Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-06-10

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 10
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
214 head
134 vs last sale 80 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
1 vs last sale 15 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
10 vs last sale 13 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no comparison on feeders due to light run last week, Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, no comparison on slaughter bulls due to light numbers last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.14/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$121.14
88 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$22.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.78
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522122.9564274
Medium and Large 2-3527113.4559711thin
Small and Medium 1-2488107.005222thin
Small and Medium 2-3410100.004101thin
One grade step is worth $22.95/cwt here — about $232 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
121.14
KY average26 barns · 5,911 hd
128.91
−7.78
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
BullsLow1,62595.001,5445thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12367.147549thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average80844.793622thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007071
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563116.97/cwt110.00–120.006598
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616118.16/cwt111.00–123.0072810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290131.00/cwt131.00–131.003801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3523116.29/cwt109.00–120.006083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2540123.17/cwt116.00–127.0066511
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3623106.97/cwt106.00–109.006663
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429133.47/cwt127.00–136.0057312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-289080.00/cwt80.00–80.007121
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2370111.00/cwt111.00–111.004111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2489128.34/cwt126.00–137.0062816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2327124.53/cwt120.00–126.504077
SteersMedium and Large 1-2558142.85/cwt136.00–145.0079718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415158.32/cwt156.00–162.006573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550112.00/cwt112.00–112.006161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531137.96/cwt134.00–141.007335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295147.00/cwt147.00–147.004341
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760116.50/cwt116.00–117.008856
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2611141.61/cwt134.00–147.508657
SteersMedium and Large 1-281091.00/cwt91.00–91.007371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472149.18/cwt145.50–154.007049
SteersMedium and Large 1-2333147.56/cwt140.00–155.004912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2676126.53/cwt122.00–129.0085510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2702120.00/cwt120.00–120.008422
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,200990.00/cwt990.00–990.0011,8801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629124.39/cwt120.00–128.007827
BullsMedium and Large 1-2684119.01/cwt116.00–120.008144
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2605103.00/cwt103.00–103.006231
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3575105.00/cwt105.00–105.006041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2704111.43/cwt108.00–112.007847
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,290850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,9651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,1651
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37372.22/cwt72.00–72.509922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05265.69/cwt61.00–69.506917
CowsLean 85-90%80844.79/cwt42.00–48.003622
BullsMedium and Large 2-3425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2316160.00/cwt160.00–160.005065
BullsMedium and Large 2-3510121.00/cwt121.00–121.006171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520136.58/cwt135.00–139.007105
BullsMedium and Large 1-281095.00/cwt95.00–95.007701
Bulls1,24075.50/cwt75.50–75.509361
BullsMedium and Large 2-3484130.73/cwt128.00–136.006333
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578130.00/cwt130.00–130.007515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2782100.00/cwt100.00–100.007822
Bulls1,60594.82/cwt92.50–96.501,5222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720115.19/cwt114.00–116.008295
BullsMedium and Large 1-2392149.00/cwt149.00–149.005843
Bulls1,838104.92/cwt103.50–106.501,9282
BullsMedium and Large 1-2405162.83/cwt162.00–163.006596
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470146.00/cwt144.00–150.006863
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3430116.58/cwt113.00–120.005012

How this sale compares

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.