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United Producers Inc. Market Report

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 29, 2026

56 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 56 285 145
Feeder cattle 45 259 85
Slaughter cattle 8 11 40
Replacement cattle 3 15 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend 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
498 498 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,992 —
528 528 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,940 +2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,639 -15.00
545 545 3 352.00 $352.00 $1,918 -10.50
590 590 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,932 +7.50
730 730 2 292.50 $292.50 $2,135 +0.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,432 —
460 460 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,610 +35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,393 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,747 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,440 -2.50
405 405 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,691 +10.00
452 452 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,695 —
570–575 572 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,959 —
653–688 667 5 312.50–315.00 $313.97 $2,094 -4.36
705 705 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,168 —
830 830 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,241 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,531 —
750 750 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,025 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,459 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,575 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $763 —
1270 1270 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,270 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1355 1340 80-85% 2 123.00–128.00 $125.47 $1,681 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 75-80% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,963 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,216 —
1565 1565 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,676 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1310 1310 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,450.00 $4,450.00 —

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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.