Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-10-27

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 27
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
489 head
64 vs last sale 553 214 vs year ago 275 · +77.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
44 vs last sale 96 3 vs year ago 55 · 5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
41 vs last sale 61 12 vs year ago 8 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feed heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.76/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$142.76
166 head · 666 lb average
Value per head Derived
$951
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.98
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2669144.11964157
Medium and Large 2-3616119.337359thin
One grade step is worth $24.77/cwt here — about $229 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 sale166 hd
142.76
KY average23 barns · 5,326 hd
150.75
−7.98
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
BullsAverage1,51079.911,20611
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23458.5072222
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61758.399445thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average89552.7947210
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,66071.001,1791thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2-3328104.00/cwt104.00–104.003412
HeifersMedium and Large 2-389093.00/cwt93.00–93.008281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2417130.94/cwt125.00–134.005466
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added532156.00/cwt156.00–156.008303
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410108.56/cwt106.00–111.004452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2533124.16/cwt120.00–133.0066218
HeifersMedium and Large 2-378994.01/cwt91.00–97.007424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270121.00/cwt121.00–121.003272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added598138.50/cwt138.50–138.5082814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2702108.00/cwt108.00–108.007582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567115.92/cwt114.00–119.0065713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384133.39/cwt127.00–137.005127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2668126.79/cwt119.00–132.0084710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added732146.81/cwt146.00–147.001,07547
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added652150.00/cwt150.00–150.0097818
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,015108.06/cwt100.00–112.001,0973
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477161.93/cwt160.00–168.007724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2728124.51/cwt121.00–126.009066
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2614120.38/cwt115.00–126.007396
SteersMedium and Large 2-384095.00/cwt95.00–95.007981
SteersMedium and Large 2-378592.00/cwt92.00–92.007221
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2798135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0773
SteersMedium and Large 1-2614132.92/cwt123.00–139.0081611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3552129.00/cwt129.00–129.007122
SteersMedium and Large 2-3440142.00/cwt142.00–142.006252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582146.88/cwt135.00–149.5085519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380165.97/cwt164.00–169.006315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523144.02/cwt138.00–149.0075315
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
SteersMedium and Large 2-3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420167.02/cwt166.00–168.007012
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,160104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2062
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added809143.20/cwt143.20–143.201,15815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2683124.95/cwt120.00–130.008534
BullsMedium and Large 2-3275147.66/cwt147.00–148.004063
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665128.54/cwt125.00–129.508559
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433159.66/cwt150.00–167.0069117
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572134.27/cwt131.00–139.0076813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622128.11/cwt122.00–136.0079720
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450169.00/cwt169.00–169.007611
SteersSelect and Choice1,66071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,1791
CowsLean 85-90%92954.56/cwt51.50–58.505075
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,81562.50/cwt62.50–62.501,1341
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56857.36/cwt54.00–61.008994
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25562.46/cwt62.00–63.007842
CowsLean 85-90%77544.03/cwt41.00–46.503413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24459.23/cwt56.00–61.5073717
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16051.76/cwt50.00–53.006003
CowsLean 85-90%99061.50/cwt61.50–61.506092
Bulls1,78986.74/cwt83.00–90.001,5525
Bulls1,27774.21/cwt72.00–79.009486
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,088835.43/cwt730.00–985.009,0896
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,275882.43/cwt640.00–1,080.0011,2512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,063707.44/cwt600.00–790.007,5205
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,048699.24/cwt580.00–770.007,3283
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364161.86/cwt155.00–167.005894
BullsMedium and Large 2-385583.00/cwt83.00–83.007101
BullsMedium and Large 2-384586.00/cwt86.00–86.007271
BullsMedium and Large 2-3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760102.00/cwt102.00–102.007752
BullsMedium and Large 2-3228135.10/cwt132.00–138.003082
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565108.00/cwt108.00–108.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475128.26/cwt120.00–131.0060921
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635108.98/cwt108.00–111.006923
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3695104.00/cwt104.00–104.007233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2745118.00/cwt118.00–118.008792
BullsMedium and Large 2-3615117.69/cwt117.00–119.007243
HeifersMedium and Large 2-372685.37/cwt80.00–89.006205
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3245118.00/cwt118.00–118.002891
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3459111.52/cwt111.00–113.005124
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530116.51/cwt114.00–118.006184
BullsMedium and Large 1-2462149.58/cwt149.00–150.006915
BullsMedium and Large 2-377297.00/cwt97.00–97.007492
BullsMedium and Large 1-2538143.04/cwt137.00–149.0077010
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,07094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326121.02/cwt120.00–123.003956
BullsMedium and Large 2-3320147.33/cwt147.00–148.004713
BullsMedium and Large 2-3489135.98/cwt130.00–138.006654
BullsMedium and Large 2-3373144.53/cwt140.00–149.005392
BullsMedium and Large 2-3527124.53/cwt121.00–128.006564
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325167.00/cwt167.00–167.005431
BullsMedium and Large 2-3582122.00/cwt122.00–122.007102
BullsMedium and Large 1-2810106.52/cwt103.00–110.008632

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.