Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-05-31

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 31
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
75 vs last sale 245 123 vs year ago 197 · +62.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
7 vs last sale 26 7 vs year ago 26 · +26.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 2 4 vs year ago 5 · 80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher also with good demand being on weaned packages. Feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $215.67/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$215.67
175 head · 759 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$957
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$107.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.94
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2770218.921,686164
Medium and Large 2594188.171,1176thin
Large 1-2458187.508582thin
Medium and Large 2-3653111.677303thin
One grade step is worth $107.25/cwt here — about $957 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 sale175 hd
215.67
KY average19 barns · 2,745 hd
221.61
−5.94
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
BullsLow1,535109.341,6786thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21698.551,19921
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55398.391,5286thin

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)1,350$1,3101thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2695155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2514221.59/cwt210.00–226.001,13910
HeifersMedium and Large 2330204.00/cwt204.00–204.006731
HeifersMedium and Large 2466199.25/cwt195.00–201.009294
HeifersMedium and Large 2525193.54/cwt190.00–200.001,0168
HeifersMedium and Large 2705151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added927204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,89157
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2582233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,35910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434215.46/cwt210.00–219.0093510
HeifersLarge 1-2715124.00/cwt124.00–124.008871
HeifersMedium and Large 2622168.58/cwt164.00–175.001,0493
HeifersMedium and Large 2275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005781
SteersMedium and Large 2280215.00/cwt215.00–215.006021
SteersMedium and Large 2-3865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
SteersMedium and Large 2-3405100.00/cwt100.00–100.004051
SteersMedium and Large 21,195120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4341
SteersMedium and Large 2840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555248.71/cwt242.00–249.501,38020
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472257.62/cwt257.00–259.001,21613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2692212.03/cwt206.00–218.001,4674
SteersMedium and Large 2428222.00/cwt222.00–222.009502
SteersMedium and Large 2390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added817209.50/cwt209.50–209.501,71259
SteersLarge 1-2475190.00/cwt190.00–190.009031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2413261.39/cwt255.00–263.001,0805
SteersLarge 1-2440185.00/cwt185.00–185.008141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535240.67/cwt230.00–246.001,2883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2487249.88/cwt246.00–255.001,21710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420253.62/cwt240.00–260.001,0657
BullsMedium and Large 1-2511235.37/cwt228.00–240.001,2036
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610219.39/cwt216.00–230.001,3385
BullsMedium and Large 1-2579226.51/cwt223.00–230.001,3114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy505251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2681
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54094.48/cwt92.50–96.001,4554
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580106.20/cwt103.00–109.501,6782
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235105.26/cwt101.00–110.001,30011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21992.97/cwt84.00–98.001,1339
CowsBoner 80-85%98575.00/cwt75.00–75.007391
Bulls1,53588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,3511
Bulls1,535113.61/cwt106.50–120.501,7445
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470123.00/cwt123.00–123.005781
BullsMedium and Large 2285185.00/cwt185.00–185.005271
BullsMedium and Large 2835145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2111
BullsLarge 1-2590163.00/cwt163.00–163.009621
BullsMedium and Large 2470185.00/cwt185.00–185.008701
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
BullsMedium and Large 2540175.00/cwt175.00–175.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3312
BullsMedium and Large 2316210.81/cwt210.00–211.006665
BullsMedium and Large 2673145.00/cwt145.00–145.009763
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
BullsMedium and Large 2370200.03/cwt191.00–210.007403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373216.55/cwt210.00–225.008086
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy502240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,20511
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3595140.00/cwt140.00–140.008331
BullsMedium and Large 2750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
BullsMedium and Large 2420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
HeifersMedium and Large 3460100.00/cwt100.00–100.004601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2318216.22/cwt206.00–219.006885
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3145200.00/cwt200.00–200.002901
HeifersMedium and Large 3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481216.47/cwt212.00–218.001,0414
HeifersMedium and Large 2380205.00/cwt205.00–205.007791
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520172.50/cwt172.50–172.508971
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3295192.50/cwt192.50–192.505681
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3360168.73/cwt167.50–170.006072
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475172.00/cwt172.00–172.008171
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3733132.53/cwt130.00–135.009712

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.