Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-02-15

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 15
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
217 vs last sale 564 215 vs year ago 562 · 38.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
18 vs last sale 52 17 vs year ago 51 · 33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
43 vs last sale 46 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady with instances 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder Heifers sold steady. Slaughter Cows sold steady and Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Good demand throughout the offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $187.72/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$187.72
148 head · 648 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,216
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.87
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2415189.707877thin
Medium and Large 1-2664187.851,247139
Medium and Large 2-3333171.505702thin
One grade step is worth $18.20/cwt here — about $217 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 sale148 hd
187.72
KY average24 barns · 6,120 hd
185.85
+1.87
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
BullsHigh1,54697.121,5029thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60379.831,2803thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19876.9592118
CowsLean 85-90%Average82035.842942thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$1,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$9851thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
CowsLean 85-90%82035.84/cwt31.50–41.002942
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27885.11/cwt80.50–93.001,0889
Bulls1,808121.72/cwt121.50–122.002,2012
Bulls1,44369.59/cwt66.00–73.001,0042
Bulls1,48398.29/cwt92.00–105.501,4585
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2955985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2652145.00/cwt145.00–145.009452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2638150.48/cwt146.00–155.009602
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2739151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2728162.03/cwt154.00–170.001,1804
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475173.96/cwt165.00–178.008269
HeifersMedium and Large 2505152.00/cwt152.00–152.007681
HeifersMedium and Large 2625141.00/cwt141.00–141.008811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490131.94/cwt126.00–138.006472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy560208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1651
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,090136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384178.69/cwt170.00–185.0068616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575168.25/cwt164.00–171.0096712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427166.24/cwt160.00–171.0071011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3265178.00/cwt178.00–178.004721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added670183.50/cwt183.50–183.501,2294
SteersMedium and Large 1-2643182.44/cwt175.00–187.001,1735
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400238.00/cwt238.00–238.009524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added765175.10/cwt175.10–175.101,34063
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,18816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475215.66/cwt215.00–216.001,0243
SteersMedium and Large 2520181.96/cwt178.00–186.009462
SteersMedium and Large 2450191.00/cwt191.00–191.008601
SteersMedium and Large 2365196.00/cwt196.00–196.007153
SteersMedium and Large 2320185.00/cwt185.00–185.005921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400165.00/cwt165.00–165.006601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2569189.93/cwt187.00–196.001,0819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added603200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2068
Dairy SteersLarge 341562.00/cwt62.00–62.002571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2438209.55/cwt207.00–219.0091811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674173.18/cwt170.00–176.001,1677
SteersMedium and Large 1-2860150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325194.28/cwt188.00–200.006314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added468205.00/cwt205.00–205.009593
BullsMedium and Large 1-2560184.08/cwt172.00–192.501,0314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy425225.00/cwt225.00–225.009563
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy390205.00/cwt205.00–205.008001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy512209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0702
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59083.24/cwt82.00–84.501,3242
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,1901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13855.90/cwt53.00–59.006362
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11172.47/cwt64.00–79.508057
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006741
BullsMedium and Large 2580167.97/cwt167.00–170.009743
BullsMedium and Large 1-2275195.00/cwt195.00–195.005361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0711
BullsMedium and Large 2380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006081
BullsMedium and Large 2-3360120.58/cwt115.00–126.004342
BullsMedium and Large 2615145.00/cwt145.00–145.008921
BullsMedium and Large 2435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2752164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,2373
BullsMedium and Large 2472171.00/cwt171.00–171.008072
BullsMedium and Large 2-3785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2825139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1473
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375181.00/cwt181.00–181.006791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2739164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added602177.25/cwt177.25–177.251,06723
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475196.59/cwt183.00–201.009344
BullsMedium and Large 1-2663162.37/cwt159.00–169.001,0773
BullsMedium and Large 2527165.00/cwt165.00–165.008703
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600141.00/cwt141.00–141.008461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325174.70/cwt174.00–176.005683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy481183.85/cwt183.00–185.0088417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy415185.00/cwt185.00–185.007684
HeifersMedium and Large 2555141.00/cwt141.00–141.007831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2542187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0143
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3533137.58/cwt134.00–141.007332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526177.47/cwt169.00–180.0093318
HeifersMedium and Large 2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3740104.00/cwt104.00–104.007701

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.