Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers, Inc. Market Report

Owenton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 14, 2026

555 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $329.10/cwt +36.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,549/hd at 775 lb · 67 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $368.50/cwt +13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,955/hd at 802 lb · 65 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $401.41/cwt +26.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,714/hd at 676 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 555 362 502
Feeder cattle 497 251 466
Slaughter cattle 48 102 23
Replacement cattle 10 9 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate 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
310 fancy 310 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,628 —
370 370 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,665 -15.00
418–440 fancy 433 6 475.00–502.00 $493.31 $2,136 -41.69
448 448 2 437.50 $437.50 $1,960 —
462–498 484 16 451.00–465.00 $458.05 $2,217 +53.05
505 value added 505 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,222 —
520 520 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,080 -30.00
520–543 fancy 536 13 461.00–467.50 $462.94 $2,481 —
562 value added 562 2 442.50 $442.50 $2,487 —
570–598 596 14 410.00–429.00 $427.70 $2,549 +17.70
635 635 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,476 —
669 value added 669 27 411.50 $411.50 $2,753 —
670–698 691 13 360.00–386.00 $380.44 $2,629 +5.44
705 705 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,538 +20.03
722 value added 722 22 378.00 $378.00 $2,729 +15.43
784 784 6 346.00 $346.00 $2,713 +6.00
802 value added 802 65 368.50 $368.50 $2,955 +13.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,350 —
490 490 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,058 —
515 515 3 387.50 $387.50 $1,996 +62.50
592 592 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,250 +12.54
672 672 3 343.00 $343.00 $2,305 +8.00
720–727 725 4 310.00–315.00 $311.24 $2,256 —
775 775 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,228 -22.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,024 —
275 275 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,196 —
335 335 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,440 —
360 fancy 360 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,656 —
350–396 374 9 435.00–440.00 $437.08 $1,635 -11.25
411 fancy 411 4 465.00 $465.00 $1,911 —
402–438 417 11 420.00–447.50 $430.72 $1,796 -4.18
460 fancy 460 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,047 +7.50
461–495 474 20 405.00–430.00 $413.22 $1,959 +23.37
505–548 526 17 355.00–375.00 $365.24 $1,921 +8.64
550–595 575 23 355.00–370.00 $366.00 $2,104 +31.00
605–612 value added 610 8 352.50–365.00 $361.90 $2,208 —
615–645 635 4 330.00–345.00 $333.63 $2,119 +5.14
660–679 674 10 320.00–330.00 $327.53 $2,208 +17.53
708 708 3 322.50 $322.50 $2,283 +9.87
774 value added 774 65 330.00 $330.00 $2,554 —
792 792 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,376 +7.50
845 845 5 329.00 $329.00 $2,780 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,086 —
335 335 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,273 +42.50
365 365 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,369 +15.00
440–445 443 2 405.00–410.00 $407.49 $1,805 +14.13
475–495 485 2 390.00–395.00 $392.55 $1,904 +22.55
520–540 530 2 300.00–310.00 $305.09 $1,617 -34.91
550 550 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 +25.00
662 662 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,019 +5.00
1010 1010 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,272 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,566 —
350 350 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,750 +19.89
420–435 fancy 427 3 480.00–500.00 $490.08 $2,093 —
430–449 445 5 425.00–435.00 $433.07 $1,927 -16.93
450–495 473 2 402.50–407.50 $405.12 $1,916 -14.17
500–535 516 18 382.50–415.00 $403.22 $2,081 +5.39
550–566 556 11 395.00–405.00 $399.15 $2,219 —
619 619 8 362.50 $362.50 $2,244 +0.84
636 fancy 636 6 397.50 $397.50 $2,528 —
680–688 685 3 330.00–337.50 $335.02 $2,295 -9.98
810 810 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,228 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,326 —
370 370 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,406 -5.00
420 420 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,596 +10.00
495 495 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,732 +15.00
518 518 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,684 -7.54
570 570 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,080 +9.97
795 795 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,325 -20.00
840 840 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,974 —
928 928 2 282.50 $282.50 $2,622 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1260 1170 80-85% 2 125.00–128.00 $126.38 $1,479 —
1110–1320 1178 80-85% 6 134.00–138.00 $136.00 $1,602 —
1080–1440 1288 80-85% 8 140.00–148.00 $144.68 $1,863 -2.10
1360–1430 1395 80-85% 2 150.00–159.00 $154.39 $2,154 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1575 1540 75-80% 3 154.00–159.00 $155.99 $2,402 —
1545–1715 1610 75-80% 3 139.00–145.00 $141.46 $2,278 —
1650–1980 1785 75-80% 4 140.00–143.00 $141.44 $2,525 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,189 —
885 885 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,106 —
900–1035 962 85-90% 3 100.00 $100.00 $962 —
885–1170 1010 85-90% 4 110.00–112.00 $110.58 $1,117 -9.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,362 —
1545–2175 1860 2 182.00–185.00 $183.25 $3,408 —
1865 1865 1 189.00 $189.00 $3,525 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,796

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
785–1170 1024 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,800.00–2,700.00 $2,291.70

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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
1275–1280 1278 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,100.00–3,150.00 $3,124.95 —

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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.