Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-05-24

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 24
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
26 vs last sale 219 62 vs year ago 307 · 20.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
26 vs last sale 0 23 vs year ago 49 · 46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
48 vs last sale 50 1 vs year ago 3 · 33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $202.86/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$202.86
108 head · 810 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$595
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.94
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2815203.941,662105
Medium and Large 2-3647165.001,0673thin
One grade step is worth $38.94/cwt here — about $595 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 sale108 hd
202.86
KY average25 barns · 4,328 hd
218.80
−15.94
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
BullsLow1,623123.402,0034thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,578120.511,9014thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,129101.231,1438thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92895.858897thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,225113.001,3841thin

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)1,355$1,4101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,0601thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2812134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0889
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2920156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421211.41/cwt200.00–215.008908
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270210.00/cwt210.00–210.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621187.95/cwt180.00–196.001,16711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2785135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2333208.27/cwt205.00–210.006944
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added742226.50/cwt226.50–226.501,6817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added824199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,6405
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added932195.25/cwt195.25–195.251,82057
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2688176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2390207.50/cwt207.50–207.508091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added720180.75/cwt180.75–180.751,30114
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574232.65/cwt231.00–235.001,3355
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy480253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,2141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417242.50/cwt233.00–249.001,0118
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,050134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,4071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2345212.00/cwt212.00–212.007311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2255237.50/cwt237.50–237.506061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2913181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6533
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added615221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added864192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6599
SteersMedium and Large 1-2805168.00/cwt164.00–172.001,3522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2652213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3892
BullsMedium and Large 1-2360235.00/cwt235.00–235.008461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2345227.00/cwt227.00–227.007831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy431251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,0824
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy365257.50/cwt257.50–257.509401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy620218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy505248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,2521
SteersSelect and Choice1,225113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3841
CowsBoner 80-85%1,067110.65/cwt109.00–113.001,1813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15899.97/cwt98.00–102.001,1583
CowsLean 85-90%92793.82/cwt90.00–101.008703
CowsLean 85-90%95383.06/cwt81.00–85.007922
CowsLean 85-90%903111.69/cwt110.00–113.001,0092
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,625124.53/cwt121.00–128.002,0242
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,530116.48/cwt115.00–118.001,7822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17888.98/cwt86.00–92.001,0482
Bulls1,453116.30/cwt114.00–118.001,6902
Bulls1,793130.49/cwt130.00–131.002,3402
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2950119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3551,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473224.54/cwt223.00–226.001,0622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2805167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3481
BullsMedium and Large 2-3393215.00/cwt215.00–215.008453
BullsMedium and Large 2-3690172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy490221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0831
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600153.00/cwt153.00–153.009181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615200.03/cwt198.00–203.001,2305
BullsMedium and Large 1-2594204.75/cwt204.00–207.001,2164
BullsMedium and Large 1-2708190.45/cwt186.00–195.001,3482
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425192.04/cwt190.00–196.008167
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3685161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220237.50/cwt237.50–237.505231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added560218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430220.00/cwt220.00–220.009464
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565204.28/cwt200.00–208.801,1542
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3588175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0293
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3485183.35/cwt181.00–184.508893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2538190.14/cwt184.00–199.001,0237

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.