Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-07-26

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 26
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
204 head
47 vs last sale 251 56 vs year ago 148 · +37.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
55 vs last sale 87 16 vs year ago 48 · 33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
7 vs last sale 2 0 vs year ago 9 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady, Feeder heifers also mostly steady. Feeder bulls continued to sell mostly steady. Demand was good on weaned yearling packages . Limited offering this week on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows traded steady and no trend on slaughter bulls due to limited number of animals. Supply included: 83% Feeder Cattle (13% Steers, 64% Heifers, 24% Bulls); 13% Slaughter Cattle (94% Cows, 6% Bulls); 4% Replacement Cattle (11% Bred Cows, 89% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 50%.

Groups of 20 or more:

Heifers

56 head 838 lbs $221.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.28/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$202.28
130 head · 665 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,345
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$913
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$93.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
25.80
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2712218.681,55887
Medium and Large 2577186.171,07423
Medium and Large 2-3506156.6879313thin
Large 2845151.001,2763thin
Medium and Large 3516124.846444thin
One grade step is worth $93.84/cwt here — about $913 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 sale130 hd
202.28
KY average25 barns · 5,758 hd
228.08
−25.80
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
BullsAverage2,025112.302,2742thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,569110.741,7384thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,237102.941,27325
CowsLean 85-90%Low77073.005621thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,630$1,7601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)525$1,1978

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2872182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5661
HeifersMedium and Large 2525202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0611
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3825137.02/cwt134.00–140.001,1302
HeifersMedium and Large 3775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
HeifersMedium and Large 2422191.40/cwt186.00–196.008083
HeifersMedium and Large 2768177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3592
HeifersMedium and Large 2560191.00/cwt186.00–196.001,0702
HeifersMedium and Large 2925164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5171
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320147.50/cwt147.50–147.504721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540162.50/cwt162.50–162.508781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525230.06/cwt224.00–233.001,2083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2234
SteersMedium and Large 2435175.00/cwt175.00–175.007611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009881
HeifersMedium and Large 2705196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3821
HeifersMedium and Large 2669180.91/cwt170.00–188.001,2104
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265210.00/cwt210.00–210.005571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2610247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5075
SteersMedium and Large 2485192.00/cwt192.00–192.009311
HeifersMedium and Large 2280188.00/cwt188.00–188.005262
HeifersLarge 2845151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2763
SteersMedium and Large 2855177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5131
SteersMedium and Large 2-3895135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2081
SteersMedium and Large 2310201.00/cwt201.00–201.006231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720209.32/cwt208.00–210.001,5073
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2340242.00/cwt242.00–242.008231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added552267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,4746
SteersMedium and Large 2650195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2510248.02/cwt247.00–249.001,2652
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485243.50/cwt236.00–251.001,1812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2389271.33/cwt261.00–273.001,0559
BullsMedium and Large 1-2632220.04/cwt218.00–224.001,3913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy307263.00/cwt263.00–263.008073
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14696.65/cwt90.00–102.001,1089
CowsLean 85-90%77073.00/cwt73.00–73.005621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,304109.80/cwt104.00–114.001,43214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,569110.74/cwt105.50–116.001,7384
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17383.19/cwt77.00–88.009762
Bulls2,025112.30/cwt109.50–116.502,2742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6301,760.00/head1,760.00–1,760.001,7601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24651,146.77/head900.00–1,325.001,1474
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-25851,246.90/head1,100.00–1,375.001,2474
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430253.76/cwt251.00–259.001,0913
BullsMedium and Large 2-3535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007761
BullsMedium and Large 2790174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 2518193.37/cwt185.00–218.001,0024
BullsMedium and Large 2387209.97/cwt208.00–214.008133
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
BullsLarge 2878122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0712
BullsMedium and Large 2730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1681
BullsMedium and Large 2338191.64/cwt185.00–198.006482
BullsMedium and Large 2-3760135.07/cwt125.00–145.001,0272
BullsMedium and Large 2-3745122.50/cwt122.50–122.509131
BullsMedium and Large 2475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2310238.00/cwt238.00–238.007381
BullsMedium and Large 2673179.17/cwt170.00–188.001,2062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2394210.31/cwt202.00–215.008294
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2645202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2334226.00/cwt226.00–226.007554
BullsMedium and Large 2420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550162.00/cwt162.00–162.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 3430129.78/cwt125.00–132.005583
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2415213.00/cwt213.00–213.008842
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3483161.64/cwt157.50–166.007812
HeifersMedium and Large 2473186.51/cwt175.00–196.008824
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3415160.37/cwt150.00–173.006664
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added838221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,85256
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471216.45/cwt204.00–224.001,0198
HeifersMedium and Large 2320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401

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.