Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2024-01-10

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 10
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
239 head
▲ 161 vs last sale 78▼ 39 vs year ago 278 · −14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 64▼ 3 vs year ago 63 · −4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 2▲ 32 vs year ago 2 · +1,600.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $214.05/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$214.05
98 head · 765 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$738
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.18
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2789215.791,70290
Medium and Large 2-3496194.509648thin
One grade step is worth $21.29/cwt here — about $738 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale98 hd
214.05
—
KY average26 barns · 10,444 hd
227.23
−13.18
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,648111.041,8305thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59597.611,5577thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26091.241,14934
CowsLean 85-90%Average93383.187768thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,190103.001,2261thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,199$1,13017
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,121$1,09210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)982$9423thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,575$1,4751thin

Every lot

73 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3392196.00/cwt196.00–196.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0101
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435193.00/cwt193.00–193.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2022
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3598183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2603238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4693
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669220.33/cwt214.00–225.001,4747
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840214.50/cwt214.50–214.501,80266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3306175.37/cwt174.00–178.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335192.00/cwt192.00–192.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363182.93/cwt181.00–185.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410167.50/cwt167.50–167.506871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413180.37/cwt171.00–185.007453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466175.71/cwt172.00–178.008194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3493151.00/cwt151.00–151.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523163.51/cwt162.00–165.008552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537180.20/cwt179.00–181.009685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565183.85/cwt176.00–189.001,03910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595160.00/cwt160.00–160.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614185.35/cwt175.00–188.001,1385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615147.00/cwt147.00–147.009041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673189.79/cwt189.00–191.001,2775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703181.57/cwt181.00–182.001,2767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2908124.55/cwt119.00–130.001,1312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2988123.98/cwt118.00–130.001,2252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270208.12/cwt202.50–211.005623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333198.61/cwt192.50–205.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395203.00/cwt203.00–203.008021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424218.54/cwt217.00–226.009276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477227.08/cwt215.00–233.001,0833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,1849
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525190.00/cwt190.00–190.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579212.12/cwt201.00–215.001,2285
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583192.49/cwt191.00–194.001,1222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619206.99/cwt198.00–210.001,2814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2832158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3152
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,190103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,325109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4441
Bulls——1,729111.55/cwt110.00–116.001,9294
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91285.14/cwt81.00–89.007763
Cows—Lean 85-90%93874.84/cwt72.00–77.007023
Cows—Lean 85-90%95592.73/cwt90.00–96.008862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24192.29/cwt88.00–96.001,14518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26484.26/cwt79.00–87.501,06510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30899.74/cwt97.00–103.001,3056
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53892.00/cwt91.00–93.001,4153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,638101.81/cwt100.00–105.001,6684
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2982941.81/head775.00–1,050.009423
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,000825.00/head775.00–875.008252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1371,096.46/head900.00–1,310.001,0969
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2261,170.41/head800.00–1,485.001,17015
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5751,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.