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United Producers, Inc. Market Report

Owenton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 4, 2026

54 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 54 245 391
Feeder cattle 42 187 310
Slaughter cattle 11 58 76
Replacement cattle 1 0 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends due to being closed last week for the winter storm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 value added 518 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,279 -14.72
545 545 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,344 +30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 fancy 340 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,530 -65.00
360 fancy 360 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,620 -20.00
370–395 390 6 420.00–435.00 $427.59 $1,668 -12.38
402 fancy 402 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,849 —
489–493 491 7 422.50–425.00 $423.92 $2,081 +25.89
520 520 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,924 -12.71
565–595 580 2 360.00–372.50 $366.09 $2,123 -11.35
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,424 -10.00
425 425 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,318 —
450 450 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,710 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,683 -5.00
500–510 505 2 360.00–365.00 $362.48 $1,831 +2.32
525 fancy 525 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,179 —
660 660 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,376 —
795 795 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,968 -40.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,080 -92.20
685 685 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,969 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 80-85% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,541 —
1115–1255 1185 80-85% 2 161.00–166.00 $163.35 $1,936 —
1250–1290 1270 80-85% 2 150.00–158.00 $153.94 $1,955 +7.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $975 -33.81
1050–1135 1093 85-90% 2 113.00–118.00 $115.40 $1,261 -6.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1945 1595 2 180.00–184.00 $182.44 $2,910 —
1815 1815 1 199.00 $199.00 $3,612 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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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.