Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-08-02

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 2
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
108 head
96 vs last sale 204 307 vs year ago 415 · 74.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
33 vs last sale 32 46 vs year ago 19 · +242.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
6 vs last sale 9 2 vs year ago 5 · 40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to low number of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.01/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$216.01
37 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,078
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.32
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2494225.331,11330
Medium and Large 2-3521176.079187thin
One grade step is worth $49.26/cwt here — about $195 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 sale37 hd
216.01
KY average26 barns · 4,124 hd
225.33
−9.32
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
BullsLow1,432125.181,7924thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,286113.871,46436
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,534112.121,7207thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86493.0580411
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,370132.001,8081thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$1,3022thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)860$1,1501thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2554241.00/cwt240.00–245.001,3355
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,1352
SteersMedium and Large 2-3312211.00/cwt211.00–211.006582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added512257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373228.26/cwt220.00–237.508516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622227.28/cwt223.00–234.001,4145
BullsMedium and Large 2-3478212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy432286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,2362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468230.31/cwt222.50–232.501,0789
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2683
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3625157.50/cwt157.50–157.509841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419230.27/cwt225.00–232.509654
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,1791
BullsMedium and Large 2-3855110.00/cwt110.00–110.009411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2358238.72/cwt237.50–240.008552
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3062
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy458283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,2962
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,573105.46/cwt104.00–106.501,6593
CowsLean 85-90%89595.48/cwt90.00–99.008554
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295120.41/cwt120.00–121.501,5594
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,503114.32/cwt113.50–115.501,7183
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,510125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,8951
CowsLean 85-90%79682.83/cwt81.00–86.006594
SteersSelect and Choice1,370132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,8081
CowsLean 85-90%912103.42/cwt102.00–106.009433
Bulls1,270111.50/cwt111.50–111.501,4161
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283114.86/cwt110.50–118.501,47423
CowsBoner 80-85%1,288108.45/cwt106.50–109.501,3979
Bulls1,700139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,3631
Bulls1,378125.10/cwt120.00–129.001,7242
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2990110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0891
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-28601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1731,301.60/head1,250.00–1,350.001,3022
BullsMedium and Large 2-3655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
BullsMedium and Large 2-3240202.50/cwt202.50–202.504861
BullsMedium and Large 2-3965120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1581
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395187.50/cwt187.50–187.507411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2955155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2507233.70/cwt230.00–236.001,1853
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500167.50/cwt167.50–167.508382
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3315207.50/cwt207.50–207.506541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3855120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0261
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3390195.00/cwt195.00–195.007611

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.