Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2024-01-03

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 3
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
78 head
70 vs last sale 148 52 vs year ago 130 · 40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
33 vs last sale 31 38 vs year ago 26 · +146.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
0 vs last sale 2 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to being closed for the Christmas and Holiday break.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $212.44/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 3 of 6 comparable sales and sits 2.04 against this barn's trailing median of $214.49.
Average price
$212.44
29 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,179
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$393
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.30
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568217.831,23825
Medium and Large 2-3473178.758454thin
One grade step is worth $39.08/cwt here — about $393 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales
235211188164median 214.4901/0703/1104/2204/2905/06
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.00, low $178.02, median $214.49 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale29 hd
212.44
KY average13 barns · 661 hd
197.15
+15.30
This barn, trailing median6 sales
214.49
−2.04
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
BullsHigh1,677113.091,8979thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56894.731,48513
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24092.061,14225
CowsLean 85-90%Average98386.8485313

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)985$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)810$8351thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2-3565195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2488239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,1662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2363205.96/cwt200.00–212.007482
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added618227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4032
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370172.00/cwt172.00–172.006361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370207.28/cwt206.00–210.007673
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2652172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2778188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,130150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3580167.00/cwt167.00–167.009691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3842
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565185.74/cwt185.00–186.001,0494
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3495165.00/cwt165.00–165.008171
BullsMedium and Large 2-3240195.00/cwt195.00–195.004681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2492
BullsMedium and Large 1-2735178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3081
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy635209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy567249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4127
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3310185.00/cwt185.00–185.005741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476185.69/cwt179.00–195.008846
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2632188.68/cwt188.00–190.001,1923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2638188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1994
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385195.00/cwt195.00–195.007511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665187.95/cwt181.00–195.001,2502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2345224.00/cwt224.00–224.007731
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2810835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bulls1,880123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,3121
Bulls1,24097.44/cwt97.00–98.001,2082
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,547100.95/cwt100.00–103.001,5623
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,85586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,5951
CowsLean 85-90%98090.31/cwt88.00–92.008856
CowsLean 85-90%93895.63/cwt93.00–98.008972
Bulls1,789116.65/cwt112.00–119.002,0876
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54393.62/cwt90.00–98.001,4459
CowsLean 85-90%1,00479.15/cwt75.00–82.007955
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23992.90/cwt89.00–98.001,15116
CowsBoner 80-85%1,390103.23/cwt101.00–106.001,4353
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16884.24/cwt81.00–88.009846

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.