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United Producers, Inc. Market Report, Owenton, KY

Owenton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 11, 2026

489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $356.08/cwt ≈ $2,776/hd at 780 lb · 103 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $417.21/cwt ≈ $2,665/hd at 639 lb · 69 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $348.12/cwt ≈ $2,539/hd at 729 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 489 54 335
Feeder cattle 466 42 328
Slaughter cattle 23 11 7
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher on a limited amount of comparisons. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate to 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
380 380 1 535.00 $535.00 $2,033 —
441 fancy 441 5 505.00 $505.00 $2,227 —
445 445 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,114 —
458–495 470 3 465.00–470.00 $468.25 $2,201 —
515 515 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,189 -5.00
500–547 value added 544 17 472.00–475.00 $472.16 $2,569 +32.16
552–562 value added 555 6 445.00–460.00 $454.94 $2,525 —
566–595 583 10 410.00–432.00 $423.46 $2,469 —
600–605 603 2 370.00–390.00 $380.04 $2,292 —
638 fancy 638 25 430.00 $430.00 $2,743 —
616–649 value added 641 42 410.00–419.00 $411.37 $2,637 —
666 value added 666 7 417.50 $417.50 $2,781 —
653–676 667 15 390.00–395.00 $391.96 $2,614 —
731 value added 731 9 377.00 $377.00 $2,756 —
735–745 740 12 345.00–367.50 $365.43 $2,704 —
754–777 value added 763 35 364.50–367.50 $366.36 $2,795 —
758–789 788 68 340.00–351.10 $350.79 $2,764 —
802 802 4 322.00 $322.00 $2,582 —
880 880 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,640 —
930 930 1 286.00 $286.00 $2,660 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,349 —
495 495 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,178 —
540 540 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,674 —
590 590 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,360 —
630 630 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,922 —
680 680 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,210 —
795 795 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,464 —
800 800 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,800 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,402 —
365 365 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,642 +22.41
375 fancy 375 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,781 +25.00
410–415 413 3 452.50–465.00 $459.14 $1,896 —
489 489 4 432.50 $432.50 $2,115 +8.58
549 value added 549 10 408.00 $408.00 $2,240 —
562–584 value added 581 38 415.00–416.00 $415.87 $2,416 —
617–641 value added 629 12 372.50–380.00 $376.18 $2,366 —
638 638 9 352.00 $352.00 $2,246 —
656 value added 656 24 362.50 $362.50 $2,378 —
686–695 687 8 335.00–342.50 $341.55 $2,346 —
700–730 715 4 330.00–332.50 $331.22 $2,368 —
731 value added 731 36 350.00 $350.00 $2,558 —
822 822 11 318.50 $318.50 $2,618 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 355.00 $355.00 $728 —
485 485 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,964 +25.00
630 630 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,000 —
680 680 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,142 —
700 700 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,065 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,342 —
330 330 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,700 —
385 385 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,752 +20.00
420–423 423 6 480.00–500.00 $496.69 $2,101 —
730–735 733 2 320.00–330.00 $325.02 $2,382 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,586 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1100 1085 80-85% 2 125.00–130.00 $127.47 $1,383 -16.53
1115–1435 1275 80-85% 2 150.00–157.00 $153.94 $1,963 ±0.00
1300 1300 80-85% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,768 —
1230–1420 1346 80-85% 4 162.00–164.00 $163.29 $2,198 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1000 940 85-90% 2 107.50–112.50 $109.84 $1,032 +3.84
980 980 85-90% 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,499 —
1155 1155 85-90% 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,357 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1910 1632 3 190.00–192.00 $191.38 $3,123 —
1635 1635 1 199.00 $199.00 $3,254 —

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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.