Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-08-30

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 30
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
357 head
311 vs last sale 46 160 vs year ago 197 · +81.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
23 vs last sale 9 8 vs year ago 24 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
2 vs last sale 5 4 vs year ago 11 · 36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to last weeks limited number of offerings due to excessive heat in the area there was no comparable report, however this weeks market remained comparable to other markets. All feeder classes sold steady with good demand and weaned packages in the 500 to 600 pound range had strongest demand. Slaughter cows and bulls also sold steady this week.

Groups of 20 or more:

Steers Heifers

83 head 909lbs 237.25 62 head 804lbs 230.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.24/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$219.24
157 head · 624 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,368
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$756
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$65.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.58
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2668231.661,547116
Large 1-2510199.001,0151thin
Medium and Large 2524196.621,03122
Large 2453173.757864thin
Medium and Large 2-3476166.2479114thin
One grade step is worth $65.43/cwt here — about $756 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 sale157 hd
219.24
KY average25 barns · 4,505 hd
228.82
−9.58
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
BullsAverage1,550121.691,88610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,575108.001,7011thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,141103.541,18210
CowsLean 85-90%Average99692.0991711

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,575$1,6732thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)810$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$8101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)830$7251thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,030$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$9751thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 2-3395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530254.00/cwt248.00–256.001,3464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy424267.38/cwt263.00–272.001,1344
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378225.79/cwt220.00–232.508536
HeifersLarge 2325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
HeifersLarge 2405185.00/cwt185.00–185.007491
HeifersMedium and Large 21,045114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428234.63/cwt220.00–240.001,00412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2711230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6354
HeifersMedium and Large 2420216.00/cwt216.00–216.009072
HeifersMedium and Large 2585215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2581
HeifersMedium and Large 2650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 2625182.46/cwt177.50–187.501,1402
HeifersMedium and Large 2342208.32/cwt207.50–210.007123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2640222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3365181.00/cwt181.00–181.006611
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450182.50/cwt182.50–182.508211
HeifersLarge 2540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008642
HeifersMedium and Large 2480205.50/cwt200.00–211.009864
HeifersMedium and Large 2705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
HeifersMedium and Large 2910127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1561
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3263175.00/cwt175.00–175.004602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy369277.43/cwt266.00–285.001,0244
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy474283.00/cwt262.50–289.001,34110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568234.04/cwt227.50–237.001,3297
SteersMedium and Large 1-2672251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6872
SteersMedium and Large 2700195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3651
SteersMedium and Large 2435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007831
SteersMedium and Large 2670201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3475
SteersMedium and Large 2815172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4021
SteersMedium and Large 2-3648150.00/cwt150.00–150.009723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added569266.45/cwt260.00–273.001,5166
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added909237.25/cwt237.25–237.252,15783
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added527285.92/cwt268.00–291.001,50713
SteersMedium and Large 2395192.50/cwt192.50–192.507601
SteersMedium and Large 2580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2562239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2490238.65/cwt228.00–245.001,1695
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added703243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7087
BullsMedium and Large 1-2595229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2532265.61/cwt256.00–270.001,4133
BullsLarge 1-2305232.50/cwt232.50–232.507091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2395257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy451290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3084
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,4801
CowsLean 85-90%98896.28/cwt94.00–102.509515
CowsLean 85-90%99076.00/cwt76.00–76.007521
CowsLean 85-90%99686.90/cwt82.50–90.008664
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,575108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,7011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,147113.22/cwt112.00–114.001,2993
CowsLean 85-90%1,045108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1291
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13999.39/cwt95.00–106.001,1327
Bulls1,491120.02/cwt115.00–125.001,7897
Bulls1,065109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1611
Bulls2,000133.89/cwt130.00–137.002,6782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2780810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2830725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5751,673.00/head1,585.00–1,750.001,6732
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2810825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2870975.00/head975.00–975.009751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3970127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3720157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,1341
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665145.00/cwt145.00–145.009641
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3590180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0621
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3501155.00/cwt155.00–155.007776
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3665174.60/cwt169.00–180.001,1613
HeifersMedium and Large 2355206.18/cwt205.00–207.507323
HeifersMedium and Large 2513209.06/cwt205.00–217.501,0723
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added804230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,84962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2532236.47/cwt230.00–250.001,2585
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2865187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2340217.50/cwt217.50–217.507402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5323
HeifersLarge 1-2510199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0151
BullsMedium and Large 2270212.00/cwt212.00–212.005721
BullsMedium and Large 2300207.50/cwt207.50–207.506231
BullsMedium and Large 2710189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy562245.96/cwt244.00–250.001,3823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy488253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,2354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2487235.79/cwt227.50–245.001,1486
BullsMedium and Large 2375211.00/cwt211.00–211.007911
BullsMedium and Large 2675187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2661
BullsMedium and Large 2880180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2415265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1002
BullsMedium and Large 2245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004901
BullsMedium and Large 2625202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2631

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.