Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers, Inc. Market Report

Owenton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 25, 2026

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $521.66/cwt +29.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,473/hd at 474 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $493.80/cwt +32.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,575/hd at 521 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $419.01/cwt +12.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,241/hd at 535 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 326 346 968
Feeder cattle 261 315 888
Slaughter cattle 65 29 75
Replacement cattle 0 2 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was 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
330 330 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,568 -25.00
360 360 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,602 -50.00
400–440 fancy 420 2 565.00 $565.00 $2,373 +75.00
425 thin fleshed 425 1 597.50 $597.50 $2,539 +42.50
435 435 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,197 +50.00
525 value added 525 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,520 -3.61
565 565 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,430 +40.00
575 value added 575 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,645 -10.00
600 600 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,580 —
614 value added 614 7 439.00 $439.00 $2,695 ±0.00
690 690 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,501 -27.50
708–735 715 4 369.00–377.50 $371.19 $2,654 —
813 value added 813 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,927 ±0.00
816 816 4 341.00 $341.00 $2,783 —
858 858 2 339.00 $339.00 $2,909 —
918 918 9 325.00 $325.00 $2,984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 472.50 $472.50 $2,055 —
475 475 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,924 -35.00
725 725 2 327.50 $327.50 $2,374 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 fancy 210 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,113 —
215 215 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,075 +45.00
255 255 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,275 +40.00
310 fancy 310 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,705 +35.00
335 335 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,524 -15.00
352–385 376 9 467.50–470.00 $469.72 $1,766 -15.21
415–438 431 6 450.00–460.00 $457.57 $1,972 +22.19
455–470 466 4 455.00–465.00 $461.87 $2,152 +10.19
515–545 532 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,048 -15.88
535–537 value added 536 7 425.00–445.00 $433.59 $2,324 +3.59
550–565 558 2 370.00–385.00 $377.40 $2,106 -1.42
570 value added 570 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,280 -10.00
605–608 606 5 355.00–365.00 $360.00 $2,182 ±0.00
661–668 value added 663 7 375.00–382.50 $380.34 $2,522 -1.66
692 692 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,422 —
722–735 725 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,429 —
810 810 5 318.00 $318.00 $2,576 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,682 +12.36
430–445 438 2 415.00–425.00 $419.91 $1,839 +89.91
462 462 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,010 +3.33
545 545 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,908 —
570 570 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,024 +20.00
615 615 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,091 +33.97
745 745 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,328 +57.50
790 790 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,192 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,222 —
295 295 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,475 —
300 300 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,575 +12.50
320 fancy 320 2 560.00 $560.00 $1,792 —
365–380 373 2 430.00–445.00 $437.65 $1,632 -57.35
350–388 fancy 375 3 540.00–555.00 $550.34 $2,064 +15.34
403–445 fancy 414 4 555.00–575.00 $569.62 $2,358 —
405–425 415 2 465.00–475.00 $470.12 $1,951 -17.48
458 fancy 458 3 515.00 $515.00 $2,359 —
450–480 460 3 425.00–450.00 $438.04 $2,015 -54.46
481 thin fleshed 481 13 542.50 $542.50 $2,609 —
505–537 521 15 485.00–495.00 $490.31 $2,555 +45.43
525 fancy 525 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,730 +41.31
555 fancy 555 4 462.50 $462.50 $2,567 -12.50
558–570 563 4 430.00–437.50 $433.15 $2,439 -7.58
640 fancy 640 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,624 —
648 648 7 387.50 $387.50 $2,511 -10.04
660–690 675 2 342.50–360.00 $351.06 $2,370 -28.94
702–710 705 4 322.50–340.00 $335.59 $2,366 +13.27
810 810 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,511 -30.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,290 —
335 335 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,591 —
380 380 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,539 —
420 420 2 427.50–430.00 $428.75 $1,801 +3.75
495 495 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,732 —
525–542 535 5 412.50–427.50 $417.90 $2,236 +10.40
585 585 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,340 -7.62
655 655 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,063 —
730 730 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,190 —
755 755 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,284 -12.50
825 825 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,372 —
900 900 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,520 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 465.00 $465.00 $2,464 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1255 1146 80-85% 7 151.00–159.00 $153.59 $1,760 —
1115–1185 1150 80-85% 2 140.00–141.00 $140.48 $1,616 —
1100–1420 1220 80-85% 12 160.00–168.00 $163.78 $1,998 +31.82
1185–1440 1272 80-85% 5 170.00–174.00 $171.75 $2,185 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1565 1543 75-80% 2 174.00–180.00 $177.04 $2,732 -4.47
1465–1650 1558 75-80% 2 148.00–152.00 $150.12 $2,339 —
1470–1675 1576 75-80% 7 166.00–172.00 $169.78 $2,676 —
1480–1685 1583 75-80% 2 158.00–162.00 $160.13 $2,535 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,088 —
975 975 85-90% 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,589 +29.46
980–1050 1020 85-90% 3 130.00–135.00 $132.36 $1,350 -13.64
985–1050 1024 85-90% 4 153.00–158.00 $156.04 $1,598 +10.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,081 —
1760–2070 1933 3 187.00–188.00 $187.70 $3,628 —
1645–2275 1955 3 202.00–204.00 $203.22 $3,973 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700–915 798 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 195.00–215.00 $206.29 $1,646

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 195.00 $195.00 $994 —

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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.