Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers, Inc. Market Report

Owenton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 18, 2026

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $332.00/cwt +13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,669/hd at 804 lb · 67 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $407.00/cwt +36.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,857/hd at 702 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $406.34/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,161/hd at 532 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 346 489 208
Feeder cattle 315 466 19
Slaughter cattle 29 23 61
Replacement cattle 2 — 128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
338 338 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,690 —
365 365 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,807 -40.00
392 fancy 392 3 520.00 $520.00 $2,038 —
405 fancy 405 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,984 —
410 thin fleshed 410 1 555.00 $555.00 $2,276 —
415 415 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,888 -20.00
470–472 471 3 477.50–495.00 $483.32 $2,276 +15.07
510 fancy 510 5 512.50 $512.50 $2,614 —
522–538 value added 535 11 472.50–486.00 $483.61 $2,587 +11.45
550 value added 550 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,585 +15.06
580 580 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,262 -33.46
604 value added 604 6 439.00 $439.00 $2,652 —
640 640 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,304 —
690 690 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,691 -1.96
702 value added 702 23 407.00 $407.00 $2,857 +30.00
828 value added 828 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,981 —
850 value added 850 3 355.00 $355.00 $3,018 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,068 ±0.00
515 515 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,802 +40.00
595 595 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,142 -40.00
655 655 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,965 -25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,092 —
275 275 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,265 —
315 fancy 315 3 515.00 $515.00 $1,622 —
320 320 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,504 +45.00
360–375 365 4 480.00–490.00 $484.93 $1,770 +34.93
405–420 fancy 413 2 475.00–480.00 $477.55 $1,972 —
428–448 432 10 422.50–440.00 $435.38 $1,881 -23.76
450 fancy 450 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,092 —
465–472 467 6 450.00–455.00 $451.68 $2,109 +19.18
527 value added 527 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,266 +22.00
510–545 533 13 390.00–407.00 $400.88 $2,137 —
560 value added 560 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,296 -5.87
565–598 591 5 375.00–395.00 $378.82 $2,239 —
605 605 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,178 +8.00
642 value added 642 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,408 -1.18
650 650 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,275 —
651 value added 651 14 382.00 $382.00 $2,487 +19.50
804 value added 804 67 332.00 $332.00 $2,669 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 430.00–435.00 $432.64 $1,601 —
440 440 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,452 —
485 485 3 430.00–435.00 $431.67 $2,094 +26.67
570 570 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,910 —
615–635 630 5 300.00–310.00 $306.03 $1,928 -11.47
710 710 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,810 -40.00
750 750 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,212 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 500.00–525.00 $512.50 $1,589 -2.50
362 fancy 362 2 535.00 $535.00 $1,937 —
385 385 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,906 +40.00
400–440 420 3 475.00–495.00 $487.60 $2,048 -9.09
469 469 4 492.50 $492.50 $2,310 —
500–510 fancy 505 2 472.50–485.00 $478.69 $2,417 —
510–535 523 2 440.00–450.00 $444.88 $2,327 —
555 fancy 555 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,636 —
555–570 563 7 435.00–460.00 $440.73 $2,481 —
605–630 621 4 395.00–405.00 $397.54 $2,469 —
660 660 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,508 —
712 fancy 712 5 367.50 $367.50 $2,617 —
700–735 718 2 315.00–330.00 $322.32 $2,314 -2.70
785 785 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,708 —
809 809 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,751 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,785 —
535 535 1 407.50 $407.50 $2,180 +102.50
582–595 586 3 401.00–411.00 $407.62 $2,389 —
625 625 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,312 —
695 695 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,276 —
770 770 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,426 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,800 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1555 1509 75-80% 4 180.00–185.00 $181.51 $2,739 —
1600 1600 75-80% 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,320 —
1495–1890 1699 75-80% 6 167.00–175.00 $171.65 $2,916 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1310 1188 80-85% 3 160.00–169.00 $163.65 $1,944 —
1215–1270 1243 80-85% 2 130.00–134.00 $131.96 $1,640 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,847 +5.00
1270–1370 1320 80-85% 2 178.00–180.00 $178.96 $2,362 +42.96
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1045 973 85-90% 2 133.00–134.00 $133.54 $1,299 -19.46
990 990 85-90% 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,213 -30.50
1040 1040 85-90% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,518 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1435 1325 2 167.00–172.00 $169.29 $2,243 —
1240–2095 1552 3 181.00–188.00 $185.28 $2,876 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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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.