Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-06-22

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 22
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
163 head
54 vs last sale 109 129 vs year ago 292 · 44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
13 vs last sale 26 24 vs year ago 37 · 64.9%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower on a extremely light test. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $137.88/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$137.88
128 head · 733 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,011
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$364
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.06
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2738139.111,027123
Medium and Large 2-3615107.806635thin
One grade step is worth $31.31/cwt here — about $364 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 sale128 hd
137.88
KY average24 barns · 3,145 hd
147.95
−10.06
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
BullsAverage1,733120.052,0802thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16877.319037thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50576.001,1441thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330166.00/cwt166.00–166.005481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565116.00/cwt116.00–116.006551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2502124.00/cwt124.00–124.006222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630112.00/cwt112.00–112.007062
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435142.26/cwt131.00–148.006193
BullsMedium and Large 2-3590106.00/cwt106.00–106.006251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460158.00/cwt158.00–158.007271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2638132.58/cwt120.00–136.0084611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385146.00/cwt145.00–147.005622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2746149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,1154
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395151.00/cwt151.00–151.005961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2436136.24/cwt127.00–141.005943
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2666131.79/cwt131.50–132.0087820
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625126.00/cwt126.00–126.007881
SteersMedium and Large 2-3715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572132.42/cwt120.00–134.007579
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450143.00/cwt143.00–143.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2810103.00/cwt103.00–103.008341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2664144.60/cwt135.00–147.009605
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0753
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added879145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,27562
HeifersMedium and Large 2-385590.00/cwt90.00–90.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517136.87/cwt134.00–144.0070813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2495138.00/cwt138.00–138.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3628103.00/cwt103.00–103.006472
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3430123.00/cwt123.00–123.005291
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12870.53/cwt70.00–71.007962
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19276.70/cwt75.00–78.009143
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,1441
Bulls1,733120.05/cwt118.00–123.002,0802
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17385.00/cwt85.00–85.009972

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.