Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2024-02-14

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
237 head
▼ 394 vs last sale 631▼ 110 vs year ago 347 · −31.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 84▲ 32 vs year ago 34 · +94.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 20▼ 1 vs year ago 3 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold steady 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher and feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. 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 $237.31/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$237.31
88 head · 726 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$749
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2737238.611,76084
Medium and Large 2-3481210.001,0114thin
One grade step is worth $28.61/cwt here — about $749 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 sale88 hd
237.31
—
KY average25 barns · 7,110 hd
245.74
−8.43
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—Low1,701124.562,1197thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,553111.391,73012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,246106.151,32226
CowsLean 85-90%High88995.368488thin

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)2,155$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,1501thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295255.00/cwt255.00–255.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380220.00/cwt220.00–220.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,3161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469275.02/cwt270.00–277.501,2908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2597260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628236.86/cwt233.00–247.001,4874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added797231.75/cwt231.75–231.751,84764
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412240.67/cwt240.00–241.009923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432264.85/cwt252.50–267.501,14410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470223.87/cwt221.00–230.001,0523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484250.02/cwt240.00–255.501,2107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520232.35/cwt223.00–237.501,2088
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569228.51/cwt228.00–230.001,3004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624203.52/cwt197.00–207.001,2705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677194.98/cwt185.00–200.001,3203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,135112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3220180.00/cwt180.00–180.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3260225.00/cwt225.00–225.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310245.00/cwt245.00–245.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330277.50/cwt277.50–277.509161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390255.00/cwt255.00–255.009951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,1751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422275.16/cwt270.00–285.001,1613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469269.52/cwt265.00–280.001,26411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530271.36/cwt267.50–275.001,4382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614230.64/cwt223.00–238.001,4169
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668225.50/cwt225.50–225.501,5068
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678183.99/cwt168.00–193.001,2473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2888127.56/cwt120.00–135.001,1332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,535112.30/cwt110.00–116.001,7242
Bulls——1,723125.77/cwt123.00–128.002,1673
Bulls——1,835135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,4772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82585.00/cwt85.00–85.007011
Cows—Lean 85-90%86290.67/cwt88.00–95.007823
Cows—Lean 85-90%925101.46/cwt99.00–108.009394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242106.40/cwt103.00–110.501,32116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25096.68/cwt93.00–100.001,2095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254114.82/cwt113.00–117.001,4405
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535114.04/cwt109.00–117.001,7518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560100.46/cwt98.00–102.501,5673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,0601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-22,1552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.