Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers, Inc. Market Report

Owenton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, July 22, 2026

95 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (21)

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 95 182 118
Feeder cattle 74 151 95
Slaughter cattle 18 26 16
Replacement cattle 3 5 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers steady on a lite test, Feeder heifers 8.00-12.00 lower on a lite test, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,100 —
300 300 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,350 —
410 410 2 432.00 $432.00 $1,771 —
520–540 533 3 392.00–430.00 $404.35 $2,155 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 —
465–470 468 2 350.00–407.00 $378.35 $1,771 —
560–575 568 2 310.00–320.00 $314.93 $1,789 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,211 +25.00
345 345 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,501 -32.50
360–368 365 3 435.00–437.00 $436.34 $1,593 +9.40
400 400 1 412.00 $412.00 $1,648 -12.84
450 450 1 392.00 $392.00 $1,764 -8.00
515–540 529 6 345.00–377.00 $356.87 $1,888 -23.13
570 570 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,881 —
605–607 607 4 300.00–316.00 $312.01 $1,894 -13.79
817 817 3 276.00 $276.00 $2,255 —
935 935 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,244 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 385.00–412.00 $397.76 $1,265 +7.76
350–385 372 3 360.00–395.00 $376.79 $1,402 —
445 445 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,624 —
470 470 2 340.00–365.00 $352.50 $1,657 -33.21
540–545 543 2 285.00–300.00 $292.53 $1,588 —
555–565 560 2 275.00–280.00 $277.52 $1,554 —
700 700 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,925 —
755 755 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,661 -55.00
865 865 1 257.00 $257.00 $2,223 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,920 —
1055 1055 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,532 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,125 —
300–325 313 2 485.00–502.00 $493.16 $1,544 —
370 370 1 427.00 $427.00 $1,580 -53.08
420–435 428 2 427.00–433.00 $430.05 $1,841 -19.95
480 480 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,016 -5.00
600–625 608 3 310.00–330.00 $321.78 $1,956 -23.22
655–675 665 2 315.00–325.00 $320.08 $2,129 -14.92
710–740 718 5 250.00–297.00 $265.65 $1,907 -53.35
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 395.00 $395.00 $889 —
370 370 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,517 —
660 660 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,564 —
905 905 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,036 -17.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1256–1485 1361 80-85% 8 176.00–199.00 $190.30 $2,590 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 85-90% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,605 —
1155 1155 85-90% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,571 —
1185 1185 85-90% 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,813 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1560 1548 75-80% 2 198.00–201.00 $199.49 $3,088 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740–2185 1963 2 220.00–225.00 $222.22 $4,362 —
1970 1970 1 211.00 $211.00 $4,157 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–970 935 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,150.00–2,250.00 $2,201.87

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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
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —

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Price trend

high 374.68 low 340.00 Jan 2026 Jul 2026

750–799 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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