Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-04-07

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 7
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
709 head
8 vs last sale 717 381 vs year ago 328 · +116.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
13 vs last sale 47 8 vs year ago 52 · +15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
3 vs last sale 3 8 vs year ago 14 · 57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.00/cwt on 319 head.
Average price
$136.00
319 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.03
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548138.50758277
Medium and Large 2-3542119.5364842
One grade step is worth $18.97/cwt here — about $110 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 sale319 hd
136.00
KY average25 barns · 5,710 hd
136.03
−0.03
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
BullsLow1,56291.571,4308thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57464.381,0138thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21662.2675734
CowsLean 85-90%Average93856.5253010

Every lot, as filed

94 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2257194.00/cwt194.00–194.004995
SteersMedium and Large 1-2382177.36/cwt167.00–181.006787
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added740125.25/cwt125.25–125.2592726
SteersMedium and Large 1-2482163.34/cwt159.00–172.0078712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575127.59/cwt121.00–134.0073417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524138.65/cwt130.00–145.0072730
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629124.62/cwt115.00–129.007846
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2731105.99/cwt105.00–110.007758
SteersMedium and Large 1-2818121.02/cwt120.00–122.009902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2434173.31/cwt167.00–180.0075217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671125.85/cwt124.50–132.0084420
BullsMedium and Large 1-2585146.63/cwt137.00–151.0085814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2818115.94/cwt112.00–120.009482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2831116.30/cwt103.00–119.009666
SteersMedium and Large 1-2663143.86/cwt134.00–148.009548
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2308146.35/cwt145.00–156.004519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423150.23/cwt142.00–155.0063514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2227154.00/cwt154.00–154.003503
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521150.58/cwt145.00–157.0078511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626141.66/cwt131.00–145.0088713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2368154.88/cwt149.00–161.005706
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2268158.30/cwt152.00–159.0042419
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380182.07/cwt179.00–189.006923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571163.04/cwt156.00–170.5093139
SteersMedium and Large 1-2514167.29/cwt164.00–175.008609
SteersMedium and Large 1-2782125.68/cwt125.00–127.009833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy344166.00/cwt166.00–166.0057116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2745143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added727151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,10127
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added684153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,05017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623152.79/cwt142.00–156.0095217
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478164.45/cwt160.00–169.007863
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy360195.00/cwt195.00–195.007021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added593139.69/cwt139.50–139.7582821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added517180.00/cwt180.00–180.009315
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-286079.00/cwt79.00–79.006791
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,100910.00/cwt910.00–910.0010,0101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy371188.00/cwt188.00–188.0069711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy328190.00/cwt190.00–190.0062310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added681133.00/cwt133.00–133.0090641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2340178.50/cwt170.00–187.006072
CowsLean 85-90%87362.85/cwt59.50–65.505493
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58963.86/cwt60.50–67.001,0157
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13755.19/cwt50.50–57.006289
Bulls1,30078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0141
Bulls1,64098.78/cwt96.00–102.001,6203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy480181.00/cwt181.00–181.008698
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2301,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0017,8351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,098759.38/cwt730.00–790.008,3382
Bulls1,56989.55/cwt85.00–93.501,4054
CowsLean 85-90%96147.86/cwt44.50–52.004605
CowsLean 85-90%98068.67/cwt67.50–70.006732
SteersMedium and Large 2-3599153.00/cwt153.00–153.009164
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3798101.00/cwt101.00–101.008062
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28267.85/cwt67.00–69.008708
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22663.38/cwt59.00–66.0077717
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3533123.34/cwt120.00–128.006576
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,105780.00/cwt780.00–780.008,6191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-389589.00/cwt89.00–89.007971
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3413119.45/cwt118.00–121.004932
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,18073.50/cwt73.50–73.508671
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,248820.23/cwt660.00–910.0010,2363
HeifersMedium and Large 2-383592.00/cwt92.00–92.007681
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,06093.00/cwt93.00–93.009861
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3667114.26/cwt111.00–116.007624
SteersMedium and Large 2-3479153.13/cwt151.00–156.007336
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3323132.95/cwt131.00–135.004292
BullsMedium and Large 2-3330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370135.82/cwt131.00–139.005035
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664135.46/cwt130.00–140.008994
BullsMedium and Large 1-2736122.14/cwt116.00–129.008996
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250173.00/cwt173.00–173.004331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467145.91/cwt135.00–150.0068135
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765121.51/cwt121.00–122.009302
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,15589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0282
BullsMedium and Large 2-3588131.47/cwt129.00–134.007732
BullsMedium and Large 2-3498150.00/cwt150.00–150.007473
BullsMedium and Large 2-3895101.00/cwt101.00–101.009041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425171.75/cwt164.00–175.007304
BullsMedium and Large 2-3645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008061
SteersMedium and Large 2-3638136.01/cwt134.00–137.008683
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
SteersMedium and Large 2-3740124.00/cwt124.00–124.009181
SteersMedium and Large 2-3517156.00/cwt154.00–157.008073
BullsMedium and Large 1-2323173.12/cwt170.00–176.005592
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3590114.00/cwt114.00–114.0067311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490132.03/cwt130.00–134.006474
SteersMedium and Large 2-3660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
SteersMedium and Large 2-3430151.38/cwt150.00–152.006513
HeifersMedium and Large 2-371595.00/cwt95.00–95.006791
BullsMedium and Large 2-3260155.00/cwt155.00–155.004031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3255140.00/cwt140.00–140.003571
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3615109.00/cwt109.00–109.006701

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.