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United Producers, Inc. Market Report

Owenton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 4, 2026

309 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $407.28/cwt +44.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,764/hd at 679 lb · 33 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $349.17/cwt +0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,816/hd at 806 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $425.02/cwt -36.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,055/hd at 483 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 309 326 719
Feeder cattle 279 261 638
Slaughter cattle 27 65 72
Replacement cattle 3 0 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 fancy 330 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,716 —
325–340 333 2 470.00–475.00 $472.44 $1,573 -2.56
375 375 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,875 +55.00
415–420 418 2 510.00–515.00 $512.51 $2,142 +7.51
445 fancy 445 1 535.00 $535.00 $2,381 -30.00
455–460 458 2 495.00–497.50 $496.26 $2,273 —
475 fancy 475 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,494 —
500 fancy 500 6 485.00 $485.00 $2,425 —
500–540 value added 520 2 440.00–452.50 $446.49 $2,322 -33.51
525–545 535 2 407.50–410.00 $408.77 $2,187 —
583 value added 583 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,653 -5.00
625 value added 625 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,625 -19.00
625 625 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,469 -35.00
655–660 658 2 370.00–395.00 $382.45 $2,517 +19.95
671–687 value added 680 31 405.00–412.00 $408.88 $2,780 —
705 705 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,503 -16.19
728 value added 728 3 387.50 $387.50 $2,821 —
794 value added 794 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,858 —
806 value added 806 21 352.50 $352.50 $2,841 -7.50
808 808 6 337.50 $337.50 $2,727 -3.50
869–880 873 6 305.00–322.50 $316.62 $2,764 -22.38
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,162 +65.00
560 560 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,016 —
641 641 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,340 —
665 665 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,344 —
772 772 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,123 —
855 855 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,565 —

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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 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,162 +5.00
315 fancy 315 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,638 -30.00
325–345 338 3 505.00–520.00 $511.70 $1,730 +56.70
360–395 378 2 445.00–455.00 $449.77 $1,700 -19.95
380 fancy 380 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,786 —
418 fancy 418 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,006 —
420–435 428 2 440.00–450.00 $445.09 $1,905 -12.48
455 fancy 455 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,025 —
460–492 485 18 420.00–425.00 $423.91 $2,056 -37.96
535–543 540 5 370.00–380.00 $371.98 $2,009 -13.02
543 value added 543 3 415.00 $415.00 $2,253 -18.59
550 value added 550 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,255 +10.00
555 555 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,137 +7.60
605–608 value added 608 7 370.00–375.00 $370.71 $2,254 —
605–638 633 6 345.00–347.50 $347.10 $2,197 -12.90
680 value added 680 13 355.00 $355.00 $2,414 -25.34
718–745 725 4 310.00–325.00 $321.15 $2,328 -13.85
785 785 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,590 —
831 831 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,701 +7.00
915 915 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,676 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,780 -19.91
460–485 473 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,963 -20.00
545 545 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,044 +25.00
597 597 3 332.50 $332.50 $1,985 -22.50
715 715 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,930 -42.50
750 750 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,575 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 fancy 310 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,674 -20.00
310 310 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,581 -15.00
320 thin fleshed 320 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,920 —
405 thin fleshed 405 1 515.00 $515.00 $2,086 —
415 fancy 415 2 560.00 $560.00 $2,324 -9.62
428 428 6 475.00 $475.00 $2,033 +4.88
465–470 fancy 468 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,246 -35.00
465–485 478 4 450.00–470.00 $458.73 $2,193 +20.69
512 fancy 512 5 440.00 $440.00 $2,253 -80.00
500–535 518 2 410.00–430.00 $419.66 $2,174 -70.65
552 552 3 450.00 $450.00 $2,484 +16.85
570 fancy 570 3 452.50 $452.50 $2,579 -10.00
613 613 9 411.00 $411.00 $2,519 +23.50
675 675 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,329 -6.06
832 832 2 297.50 $297.50 $2,475 -12.50
1010 1010 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,727 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 470.00–480.00 $475.11 $1,582 +0.11
475 475 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,852 +40.00
535 535 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,086 -27.90
645 645 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,000 —
920 920 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,070 -55.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1320 1285 80-85% 2 146.00–150.00 $147.95 $1,901 -23.80
1350–1385 1368 80-85% 2 172.00–174.00 $173.01 $2,367 —
1355–1445 1390 80-85% 3 158.00–160.00 $158.69 $2,206 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1670 1593 75-80% 2 142.00–148.00 $145.15 $2,312 -14.98
1525–1860 1668 75-80% 3 154.00 $154.00 $2,569 —
1700 1700 75-80% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,873 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,421 -18.04
1125 1125 85-90% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,598 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,886 —
1540–2285 1800 5 189.00–195.00 $192.79 $3,470 —
1820–1875 1855 3 208.00–218.00 $213.66 $3,963 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1005 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,500.00–3,200.00 $2,868.32

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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.