Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2024-01-31

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 31
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 211▼ 41 vs year ago 273 · −15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 34▲ 13 vs year ago 25 · +52.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good 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 $233.90/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$233.90
97 head · 731 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,710
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$437
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$72.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2730235.401,71895
Medium and Large 2-3788162.521,2812thin
One grade step is worth $72.88/cwt here — about $437 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 sale97 hd
233.90
—
KY average25 barns · 8,200 hd
236.29
−2.39
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—Low1,572124.111,9516thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,487109.771,6335thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,252106.121,32813
CowsLean 85-90%Low99191.4090610
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,295140.001,8131thin

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)1,047$1,3375
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$1,1251thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265300.00/cwt300.00–300.007955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265225.00/cwt225.00–225.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,0993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,2674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586219.50/cwt205.00–223.001,2865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3788162.52/cwt160.00–165.001,2812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added847225.35/cwt225.35–225.351,90962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,8491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,115144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240221.60/cwt220.00–225.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314211.31/cwt205.00–220.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345237.50/cwt237.50–237.508191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395218.00/cwt218.00–218.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy404245.00/cwt245.00–245.009905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405187.50/cwt187.50–187.507591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428213.12/cwt210.00–220.009123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477224.56/cwt217.50–227.001,07115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485197.00/cwt197.00–197.009551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518190.00/cwt190.00–190.009842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539217.10/cwt217.00–218.001,17010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563183.77/cwt182.50–185.001,0352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2652193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,40819
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330287.50/cwt287.50–287.509491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345205.00/cwt205.00–205.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2358225.00/cwt225.00–225.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370260.00/cwt260.00–260.009621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,1443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566213.70/cwt213.00–215.001,2103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610181.76/cwt181.00–182.501,1092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2792190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,045163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,7031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,082105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1362
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,295140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6331
Bulls——1,564123.41/cwt120.00–128.001,9304
Bulls——1,755136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,3871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95391.74/cwt89.00–95.008746
Cows—Lean 85-90%95381.82/cwt78.00–86.007802
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14599.96/cwt98.00–102.501,1452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19596.39/cwt90.00–99.001,1524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198107.69/cwt104.00–112.001,2906
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,435115.94/cwt115.00–118.001,6643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477114.67/cwt114.00–115.001,6943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503102.43/cwt100.00–105.001,5402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968110.42/cwt107.00–114.001,0692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0471,336.70/head1,000.00–1,525.001,3375

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.