Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-03-30

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 30
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
872 head
437 vs last sale 435 155 vs year ago 717 · +21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
34 vs last sale 60 47 vs year ago 47 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
10 vs last sale 16 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $160.29/cwt on 361 head.
Average price
$160.29
361 head · 662 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,062
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.60
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2671160.771,078339
Medium and Large 2-3536152.8981922
One grade step is worth $7.88/cwt here — about $259 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 sale361 hd
160.29
KY average23 barns · 5,710 hd
163.89
−3.60
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
BullsHigh1,698116.411,97719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57889.501,4122thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24985.691,07153
CowsLean 85-90%High91882.457577thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1-2373163.52/cwt160.00–170.0061019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added778136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,05864
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2340170.21/cwt160.00–172.005796
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426164.79/cwt159.00–170.0070236
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added640155.00/cwt155.00–155.009923
SteersMedium and Large 2-3735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576167.09/cwt162.00–174.0096233
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531184.92/cwt180.00–186.0098225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added807152.10/cwt152.10–152.101,22749
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy424208.24/cwt202.00–213.008834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3382173.77/cwt170.00–176.006643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2668151.75/cwt149.00–155.501,01419
SteersMedium and Large 2-3755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009442
SteersMedium and Large 2-3495174.00/cwt174.00–174.008612
SteersMedium and Large 2-3424171.56/cwt170.00–176.007274
SteersMedium and Large 2-3515154.00/cwt154.00–154.007932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2915123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2326180.91/cwt178.00–185.005907
SteersMedium and Large 2-3318160.00/cwt160.00–160.005092
SteersMedium and Large 1-2820133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0911
SteersMedium and Large 2-3285173.00/cwt173.00–173.004932
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585140.00/cwt140.00–140.008191
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,07499.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423197.24/cwt185.00–200.008347
SteersMedium and Large 1-2474186.07/cwt180.00–193.0088239
SteersMedium and Large 1-2763149.75/cwt149.75–149.751,14320
SteersMedium and Large 1-2733141.27/cwt139.00–150.501,03652
SteersMedium and Large 2-3905110.00/cwt110.00–110.009962
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added870139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,20947
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added717153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0973
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added571185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0569
SteersMedium and Large 1-2641168.83/cwt165.00–169.501,08213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added532190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627176.32/cwt174.00–180.001,1065
Dairy SteersLarge 31,035104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0761
Dairy SteersLarge 31,095105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1503
Dairy SteersLarge 31,120105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1761
Dairy SteersLarge 31,150101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3335166.00/cwt166.00–166.005561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2579163.29/cwt153.00–168.009456
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added521178.98/cwt176.00–180.009324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2417166.97/cwt165.00–170.006965
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy406198.62/cwt190.00–201.008065
CowsLean 85-90%1,00888.03/cwt87.00–90.008873
CowsLean 85-90%89081.03/cwt78.00–83.007213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,3941
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16675.79/cwt70.00–79.008849
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31992.05/cwt90.00–99.001,21415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23985.48/cwt81.00–89.501,05929
CowsLean 85-90%73570.00/cwt70.00–70.005151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52593.50/cwt93.50–93.501,4261
Bulls1,827124.62/cwt122.50–130.502,2775
Bulls1,707117.06/cwt112.00–120.001,99812
Bulls1,32392.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,4331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4851,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0018,1911
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2920911.41/cwt675.00–1,050.008,3852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475182.39/cwt181.00–184.008669
BullsMedium and Large 1-2830111.00/cwt111.00–111.009211
BullsMedium and Large 2-3393167.18/cwt160.00–168.006579
BullsMedium and Large 1-2613165.33/cwt165.00–166.001,0133
BullsMedium and Large 2-3424164.98/cwt160.00–167.507005
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470148.00/cwt148.00–148.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2721120.26/cwt118.00–121.008678
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522157.15/cwt149.00–161.0082018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008595
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3377151.01/cwt150.00–152.005693
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3526137.50/cwt137.00–141.007238
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2606151.43/cwt147.00–151.7591815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2695146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0152
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2284165.99/cwt162.00–170.004715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471158.17/cwt150.00–164.0074526
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3474133.72/cwt130.00–136.006345
HeifersMedium and Large 2-381095.00/cwt95.00–95.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410147.00/cwt147.00–147.006034
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3613136.00/cwt135.00–137.008342
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3285137.00/cwt137.00–137.003901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775117.54/cwt116.00–120.009119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added834133.25/cwt133.25–133.251,11162
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3578133.62/cwt132.00–136.007723
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3672116.00/cwt116.00–116.007803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573149.04/cwt140.00–152.0085423
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3538132.00/cwt132.00–132.007102
BullsMedium and Large 1-2531167.85/cwt157.00–174.008919
BullsMedium and Large 1-2659141.95/cwt138.00–146.009354

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.