Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-05-18

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 18
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
322 head
265 vs last sale 587 96 vs year ago 226 · +42.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
1 vs last sale 64 2 vs year ago 65 · 3.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
3 vs last sale 4 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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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 and feeder steers over 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. 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 $168.77/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$168.77
110 head · 635 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,071
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$349
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.97
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2658170.861,12594
Medium and Large 2-3496156.4777616thin
One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about $349 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 sale110 hd
168.77
KY average27 barns · 5,239 hd
165.80
+2.97
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
BullsAverage1,468113.751,6694thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53093.201,42613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25189.141,11534
CowsLean 85-90%Average99780.908075thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,205125.501,5122thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2955116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1081
SteersMedium and Large 2-3480163.00/cwt163.00–163.007821
Dairy SteersLarge 3478114.00/cwt114.00–114.005452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2455177.00/cwt177.00–177.008058
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513164.00/cwt164.00–164.008416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621131.42/cwt124.00–134.008164
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3455136.46/cwt133.00–140.006212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2512153.36/cwt147.00–158.007853
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2323158.89/cwt152.50–164.005135
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3661107.66/cwt106.00–111.007123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0299
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665128.00/cwt128.00–128.008512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450207.50/cwt207.50–207.509343
HeifersMedium and Large 2-384096.00/cwt96.00–96.008061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429157.58/cwt154.00–163.0067611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470158.84/cwt151.00–167.0074724
SteersMedium and Large 2-3325168.00/cwt168.00–168.005461
SteersMedium and Large 2-3513163.80/cwt160.00–167.508402
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380172.50/cwt172.50–172.506563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850111.00/cwt111.00–111.009441
SteersMedium and Large 2-3421155.69/cwt155.00–157.506555
SteersMedium and Large 2-3583149.34/cwt148.00–152.008713
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,105101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2672156.86/cwt149.00–161.001,0543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2645145.00/cwt145.00–145.009353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added693167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,15754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2482198.08/cwt191.00–202.009556
SteersMedium and Large 1-2882126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1112
Dairy SteersLarge 3618115.00/cwt115.00–115.007112
Dairy SteersLarge 3406121.00/cwt121.00–121.004914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531189.28/cwt179.00–193.001,0059
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,070121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,3003
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720139.67/cwt139.00–141.001,0063
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy568177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,00512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy475192.00/cwt192.00–192.009121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy511192.50/cwt192.50–192.509844
CowsLean 85-90%1,02383.47/cwt80.00–87.008542
CowsLean 85-90%1,03092.50/cwt92.50–92.509531
CowsLean 85-90%95572.53/cwt70.00–75.006932
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49390.53/cwt85.50–94.001,3524
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60876.62/cwt73.50–80.001,2322
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52899.46/cwt96.50–103.001,5207
SteersSelect and Choice1,200120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4401
SteersSelect and Choice1,210131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20586.06/cwt81.00–90.501,03716
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33596.77/cwt91.50–102.501,29213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17979.19/cwt77.00–80.509345
Bulls1,500120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,8081
Bulls1,950127.50/cwt127.50–127.502,4861
Bulls1,210103.49/cwt101.00–106.001,2522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3801,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0015,8701
BullsMedium and Large 2-3411162.50/cwt162.00–164.006684
BullsMedium and Large 2-3384151.25/cwt150.00–152.005814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675137.00/cwt137.00–137.009252
BullsMedium and Large 2-3275163.00/cwt163.00–163.004481
BullsMedium and Large 2-3485158.00/cwt158.00–158.007661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626138.35/cwt135.00–144.0086610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009441
BullsMedium and Large 2-3743124.00/cwt123.00–125.009212
BullsMedium and Large 2-3795109.00/cwt109.00–109.008671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2443176.03/cwt168.00–180.007803
BullsMedium and Large 2-395597.00/cwt97.00–97.009261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2895112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285152.50/cwt152.50–152.504351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added509169.85/cwt168.00–171.008658
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added572147.00/cwt147.00–147.008412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560132.04/cwt127.00–137.007392
BullsMedium and Large 1-2583157.49/cwt155.00–160.009182
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007922
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3278147.50/cwt147.50–147.504102
HeifersMedium and Large 2-388590.00/cwt90.00–90.007971
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005581
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3423144.90/cwt142.50–146.006133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245159.00/cwt159.00–159.003901

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.