Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-06-21

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 21
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
166 vs last sale 379 382 vs year ago 163 · +234.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
3 vs last sale 56 46 vs year ago 13 · +353.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 0 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 with softer undertones. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $222.18/cwt on 273 head.
Average price
$222.18
273 head · 802 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$465
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.70
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2804223.331,796265
Medium and Large 2-3723184.191,3328thin
One grade step is worth $39.14/cwt here — about $465 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 sale273 hd
222.18
KY average25 barns · 5,490 hd
225.88
−3.70
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
BullsHigh1,561120.051,8749thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,57998.931,5637thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25098.511,23126
CowsLean 85-90%Average90481.137338thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,403140.001,9643thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$9002thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2-3780152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2388215.01/cwt212.50–222.508344
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added584220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2858
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added630238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,50348
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515218.45/cwt218.00–219.001,12511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430200.00/cwt200.00–200.008601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350202.50/cwt202.50–202.507091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2708184.99/cwt182.50–187.501,3102
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3588180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0582
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3474195.54/cwt190.00–197.509274
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3660182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468207.53/cwt202.50–215.009713
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3710165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3531195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585205.23/cwt200.00–209.001,2014
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3265192.50/cwt192.50–192.505101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2614211.81/cwt202.50–220.001,3015
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410192.53/cwt190.00–195.007892
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009782
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3630192.92/cwt190.00–195.001,2156
SteersMedium and Large 2-3820150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0794
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added854202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,72960
BullsMedium and Large 2-3990113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2535218.86/cwt210.00–222.501,1714
BullsMedium and Large 2-3404232.00/cwt232.00–232.009374
BullsMedium and Large 2-3345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006903
BullsMedium and Large 1-2335216.92/cwt210.00–220.007273
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471255.79/cwt250.00–258.001,2054
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490185.00/cwt185.00–185.009071
BullsMedium and Large 2-3535185.00/cwt185.00–185.009901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29901,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900899.86/head875.00–925.009002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,035114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1801
Bulls1,918132.22/cwt131.00–134.002,5363
Bulls998107.50/cwt107.00–108.001,0732
Bulls1,575117.19/cwt115.00–119.001,8464
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17999.18/cwt95.00–103.001,16911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21790.12/cwt86.50–93.001,0977
CowsBoner 80-85%1,376104.94/cwt101.00–108.001,4448
SteersSelect and Choice1,403140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9643
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54092.51/cwt92.00–93.001,4252
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61098.50/cwt95.00–101.001,5863
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,573106.00/cwt105.00–107.001,6672
CowsLean 85-90%93386.27/cwt83.00–90.008053
CowsLean 85-90%1,01097.00/cwt97.00–97.009801
CowsLean 85-90%85673.30/cwt70.00–78.006274
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy510240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2205210.00/cwt210.00–210.004311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2265220.00/cwt220.00–220.005831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430254.54/cwt250.00–257.501,0955
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621233.04/cwt227.50–237.501,4475
BullsMedium and Large 1-2582235.98/cwt215.00–239.001,3738
SteersMedium and Large 1-2780190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4821
Dairy SteersLarge 3623115.00/cwt115.00–115.007162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5305
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,185149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,7661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added871221.74/cwt214.00–225.651,931175
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added705227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,60458
SteersMedium and Large 1-2610235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385220.00/cwt220.00–220.008471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576239.27/cwt235.00–240.001,3787
SteersMedium and Large 2-3970157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,5281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2910178.75/cwt177.50–180.001,6272
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,062140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476240.40/cwt237.50–252.501,1445
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3635207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3181
SteersMedium and Large 2-3682208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4192
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0241
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3390192.50/cwt192.50–192.507511
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3210190.00/cwt190.00–190.003991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2532207.37/cwt200.00–212.501,10313

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.