Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-12-15

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 15
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
512 head
146 vs last sale 366 112 vs year ago 400 · +28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
1 vs last sale 71 15 vs year ago 87 · 17.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
3 vs last sale 4 8 vs year ago 9 · 88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $132.52/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$132.52
196 head · 625 lb average
Value per head Derived
$828
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$252
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.39
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2641135.44868167
Medium and Large 2-3532115.7261629
One grade step is worth $19.72/cwt here — about $252 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 sale196 hd
132.52
KY average24 barns · 6,988 hd
134.91
−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
BullsAverage1,82886.331,5785thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62658.039438thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27555.7871135
CowsLean 85-90%Average91251.4546913

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2-3510122.96/cwt120.00–125.006273
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3395121.00/cwt121.00–121.004782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523139.43/cwt132.00–143.0072923
HeifersMedium and Large 2-382389.51/cwt89.00–90.007372
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3340121.00/cwt121.00–121.004111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2323148.19/cwt141.00–150.004795
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664130.01/cwt120.00–133.5086318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467133.87/cwt128.00–139.0062516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629123.22/cwt116.00–128.0077511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2740109.33/cwt109.00–110.008093
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2393133.50/cwt133.00–134.005252
SteersMedium and Large 2-3878103.02/cwt102.00–104.009052
SteersMedium and Large 2-3678115.00/cwt115.00–115.007802
SteersMedium and Large 2-3573135.00/cwt135.00–135.007742
SteersMedium and Large 2-3705116.00/cwt116.00–116.008181
SteersMedium and Large 2-3614122.50/cwt122.50–122.507524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2657140.91/cwt131.00–145.009267
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515162.85/cwt155.00–169.0083919
SteersMedium and Large 1-2895145.11/cwt144.00–146.001,29918
SteersMedium and Large 2-3495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007181
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
SteersMedium and Large 2-3537136.19/cwt135.00–140.007315
SteersMedium and Large 2-3345149.00/cwt149.00–149.005141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2645145.00/cwt145.00–145.009352
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775124.48/cwt122.00–129.009659
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576156.95/cwt149.00–159.009045
SteersMedium and Large 1-2461173.68/cwt169.00–176.008018
SteersMedium and Large 2-3355124.00/cwt124.00–124.004401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2728135.56/cwt134.00–137.0098715
Dairy SteersLarge 364891.00/cwt91.00–91.005902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added836149.90/cwt149.90–149.901,25354
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added508172.21/cwt170.00–174.008759
SteersMedium and Large 1-2816148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,21210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385161.99/cwt161.00–163.006244
Dairy SteersLarge 371086.00/cwt86.00–86.006111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330172.00/cwt172.00–172.005681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2708116.03/cwt113.00–119.008212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527143.06/cwt141.00–156.0075413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy505162.76/cwt162.00–165.008224
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy475172.00/cwt172.00–172.008171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy425176.00/cwt176.00–176.007481
CowsLean 85-90%93553.42/cwt50.00–57.004996
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21047.85/cwt45.50–50.005795
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28062.91/cwt61.50–64.008053
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28656.46/cwt52.50–59.5072627
CowsLean 85-90%88647.55/cwt43.00–49.004216
CowsLean 85-90%93563.00/cwt63.00–63.005891
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66561.50/cwt61.50–61.501,0241
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62057.53/cwt53.50–60.009327
Bulls1,88885.16/cwt83.50–87.001,6084
Bulls1,59091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,4471
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,5811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577146.68/cwt146.00–147.008463
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
BullsMedium and Large 2-3565123.00/cwt123.00–123.006951
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415149.35/cwt149.00–150.006203
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480164.81/cwt158.00–168.007915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2612138.21/cwt136.00–141.008464
BullsMedium and Large 2-382085.00/cwt85.00–85.006971
BullsMedium and Large 2-376598.00/cwt98.00–98.007501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505112.50/cwt112.00–113.005682
BullsMedium and Large 2-370589.00/cwt89.00–89.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578137.64/cwt136.00–140.007967
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465120.99/cwt120.00–122.005638
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2437134.36/cwt124.00–139.0058715
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-370092.00/cwt92.00–92.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3442117.31/cwt115.00–121.005193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy357150.00/cwt150.00–150.005362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy445141.00/cwt141.00–141.006272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-281299.74/cwt99.00–100.008104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added835142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,19052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added735124.00/cwt124.00–124.009117
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3582117.60/cwt114.00–119.006847
BullsMedium and Large 1-2275168.00/cwt168.00–168.004621
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365116.00/cwt116.00–116.004231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2360167.00/cwt167.00–167.006011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424166.73/cwt157.00–171.007074
BullsMedium and Large 2-3497148.00/cwt148.00–148.007363
BullsMedium and Large 2-3621116.24/cwt115.00–120.007224
BullsMedium and Large 2-3320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
BullsMedium and Large 2-3655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341

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.