Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-03-02

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 2
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
710 head
546 vs last sale 164 153 vs year ago 557 · +27.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
22 vs last sale 26 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
5 vs last sale 2 59 vs year ago 66 · 89.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers over 500 lbs sold steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.81/cwt on 377 head.
Average price
$140.81
377 head · 606 lb average
Value per head Derived
$853
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.01
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2609141.83864352
Medium and Large 2-3564126.5271325
One grade step is worth $15.31/cwt here — about $150 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 sale377 hd
140.81
KY average22 barns · 4,645 hd
147.82
−7.01
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
BullsHigh1,38699.151,3746thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20776.7592722
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59476.351,2174thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94370.7066710
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,55593.001,4461thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2336174.64/cwt171.00–182.505874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518150.40/cwt141.00–156.0077925
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576135.66/cwt127.00–144.0078141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430203.00/cwt203.00–203.008731
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3355143.97/cwt142.00–146.005112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3665116.00/cwt116.00–116.007711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added610143.00/cwt143.00–143.0087236
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2905109.00/cwt109.00–109.009862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004681
SteersMedium and Large 2-3624142.92/cwt134.00–146.008924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378166.89/cwt160.00–175.006318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2711126.41/cwt117.00–130.0089926
SteersMedium and Large 1-2786140.86/cwt138.00–142.251,10724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added552188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0389
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added522187.50/cwt187.50–187.509794
SteersMedium and Large 2-3313172.48/cwt170.00–175.005402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623132.81/cwt125.00–137.5082741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added790139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,09860
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3360156.00/cwt156.00–156.005621
SteersMedium and Large 2-3733127.34/cwt126.00–130.009336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469189.17/cwt185.00–194.0088718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2585163.49/cwt159.00–169.009567
SteersMedium and Large 2-3772130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0042
SteersMedium and Large 2-3517154.31/cwt150.00–159.007983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2611159.84/cwt157.00–169.0097732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1043
SteersMedium and Large 1-2362207.50/cwt207.50–207.507512
SteersMedium and Large 2-3558156.00/cwt155.00–157.008702
SteersMedium and Large 2-3468167.00/cwt167.00–167.007823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674152.33/cwt147.00–158.001,02728
SteersMedium and Large 1-2437184.84/cwt184.50–188.0080810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719150.66/cwt139.00–155.001,08321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2537174.53/cwt165.00–179.0093714
SteersMedium and Large 2-3681139.13/cwt136.00–140.009479
BullsMedium and Large 1-2745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added526175.00/cwt175.00–175.009216
BullsMedium and Large 1-2612145.70/cwt140.00–150.008927
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424177.97/cwt170.00–182.007554
BullsMedium and Large 1-2536153.42/cwt148.00–160.008229
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy440195.00/cwt195.00–195.008581
CowsLean 85-90%91364.45/cwt63.00–66.005882
CowsLean 85-90%93375.02/cwt74.00–77.007003
HeifersSelect and Choice1,55593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,4461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22476.33/cwt72.00–80.009349
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14568.29/cwt65.00–70.007827
CowsLean 85-90%96170.60/cwt68.00–73.006785
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59476.35/cwt74.00–80.001,2174
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25587.26/cwt84.50–90.001,0956
Bulls1,855112.50/cwt111.00–114.002,0872
Bulls1,19294.97/cwt90.00–98.001,1323
Bulls1,03085.00/cwt85.00–85.008761
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,1561
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,375989.50/cwt850.00–1,075.0013,6062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,465925.00/cwt925.00–925.0013,5511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005782
BullsMedium and Large 2-3620132.00/cwt132.00–132.008182
BullsMedium and Large 1-2383178.49/cwt174.00–181.006845
BullsMedium and Large 2-3315152.50/cwt152.50–152.504801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390162.00/cwt162.00–162.006321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy458165.00/cwt165.00–165.007562
BullsMedium and Large 2-3524146.02/cwt142.00–148.007654
BullsMedium and Large 2-3445164.00/cwt164.00–164.007301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2761127.23/cwt120.00–131.009686
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490160.39/cwt160.00–161.007865
BullsMedium and Large 1-2825107.00/cwt107.00–107.008831
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3483133.62/cwt132.00–134.006455
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004882
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3857111.00/cwt111.00–111.009513
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3703111.99/cwt110.00–114.007872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2676131.51/cwt124.00–136.008896
BullsMedium and Large 2-3562137.25/cwt136.00–138.007714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664126.02/cwt122.00–130.0083714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426159.22/cwt151.00–167.5067835
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added566148.21/cwt147.00–150.0083941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3583120.00/cwt120.00–120.007003
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3523129.65/cwt129.00–130.006783
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420138.00/cwt138.00–138.005801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472151.16/cwt147.00–156.007139
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3645115.67/cwt115.00–116.007463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2763122.14/cwt120.00–123.009327

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.