Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Market Report

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2026

186 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $359.50/cwt +19.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,107/hd at 586 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $407.50/cwt ≈ $1,850/hd at 454 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $325.00/cwt -20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,748/hd at 538 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 186 128 175
Feeder cattle 175 120 146
Slaughter cattle 9 4 27
Replacement cattle 2 4 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to low comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 367.00 $367.00 $2,092 +20.00
665 665 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,228 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,306 —
355 355 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,420 +35.00
467 467 14 373.00 $373.00 $1,742 —
538 538 16 325.00 $325.00 $1,748 -20.00
560 560 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,764 -8.00
705 705 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,974 -10.00
750 750 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,138 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,221 —
420–442 437 4 350.00–352.50 $350.60 $1,532 +5.60
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,630 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,378 —
305 305 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,556 —
400 400 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,680 —
454 454 17 407.50 $407.50 $1,850 —
524 524 10 380.00 $380.00 $1,991 -7.50
586 586 20 359.50 $359.50 $2,107 +19.50
650–690 677 3 310.00–312.50 $311.70 $2,110 -10.80
780 780 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,340 —
860 860 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,172 —
995 995 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,189 —
1005 1005 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,110 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 5 347.50 $347.50 $1,553 —
472 472 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,581 —
532 532 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,782 ±0.00
655 655 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,752 -37.50
725 725 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,776 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,656 —
670 670 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,077 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,876 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $663 —
1015–1135 1060 85-90% 3 110.00–121.00 $116.80 $1,238 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1375 1260 80-85% 4 128.00–134.00 $129.52 $1,632 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,839 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1095 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,600.00–2,150.00 $1,902.64

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Price trend

high 455.00 low 325.00 Apr 2026 Oct 2026

550–599 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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