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United Producers, Inc. Market Report

Owenton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 15, 2026

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $505.01/cwt +6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,638/hd at 522 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $437.69/cwt +62.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,644/hd at 604 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $487.96/cwt +21.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,636/hd at 540 lb · 21 head
Owenton, KY 5-weight steers sold at $499/cwt, among the strongest in the state and $8/cwt above the KY average ($491), though $9/cwt under Paris, KY ($508). With 386 head offered, this market continues to hold solid ground on the state's lighter steer offerings. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 386 740 565
Feeder cattle 321 665 479
Slaughter cattle 58 60 60
Replacement cattle 7 15 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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
225–245 fancy 235 2 550.00–600.00 $576.06 $1,354 —
245 245 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,225 —
270 270 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,418 -64.16
292 fancy 292 3 610.00 $610.00 $1,781 —
345–348 fancy 348 7 605.00 $605.00 $2,105 ±0.00
380 380 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,014 +15.00
405–430 fancy 418 2 530.00–565.00 $548.02 $2,291 +12.78
485 485 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,352 +90.00
485 fancy 485 1 535.00 $535.00 $2,595 +32.36
500–545 516 10 465.00–475.00 $471.03 $2,431 +21.25
524–545 value added 526 18 485.00–527.50 $523.89 $2,756 -1.90
568 value added 568 2 485.00 $485.00 $2,755 +10.40
550–590 580 5 450.00–475.00 $468.17 $2,715 +15.49
610–625 value added 618 2 415.00–430.00 $422.59 $2,612 —
651–655 value added 652 6 422.50–430.00 $423.76 $2,763 —
700 value added 700 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,695 -34.00
755–765 value added 760 2 370.00–375.00 $372.48 $2,831 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,810 +35.00
495 495 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,485 -50.00
562–580 568 3 390.00–432.50 $418.03 $2,374 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 1 229.00 $229.00 $2,862 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 500.00–520.00 $510.80 $1,114 -49.20
280 fancy 280 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,624 ±0.00
340 340 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,649 -10.00
355–375 365 3 470.00–490.00 $478.29 $1,746 +10.99
385 fancy 385 2 560.00 $560.00 $2,156 +27.92
410–425 fancy 415 10 480.00–525.00 $497.77 $2,066 -3.14
410–445 437 7 450.00–475.00 $464.37 $2,029 +0.67
455–475 463 6 450.00–460.00 $453.38 $2,099 -14.33
455–495 fancy 482 3 480.00–485.00 $481.57 $2,321 -33.43
505–545 value added 518 4 420.00–440.00 $431.07 $2,233 +6.03
510–535 fancy 527 13 470.00–492.50 $480.45 $2,532 —
510–545 533 4 380.00–395.00 $388.71 $2,072 -6.35
550–565 value added 559 7 410.00–435.00 $416.39 $2,328 —
560–590 570 3 385.00–400.00 $389.91 $2,222 -7.05
602 value added 602 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,468 +42.20
600–615 610 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,196 +20.02
695 695 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,467 —
700–705 703 4 330.00–335.00 $331.25 $2,329 —
940 940 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,397 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,080 —
310 310 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,380 —
360–380 362 13 440.00–450.00 $440.81 $1,596 —
400–440 421 13 365.00–445.00 $424.15 $1,786 —
450–498 474 6 420.00–435.00 $422.46 $2,002 +32.46
520–545 533 2 332.50–355.00 $343.49 $1,831 +8.49
552–565 558 5 320.00–365.00 $339.82 $1,896 +29.82
660 660 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,145 +30.00
710 710 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,384 —
755 755 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,812 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,806 —
560 560 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,680 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 fancy 290 2 555.00 $555.00 $1,610 —
300–335 fancy 323 5 560.00–600.00 $569.23 $1,839 -30.77
360–390 fancy 369 8 530.00–585.00 $559.73 $2,065 -12.74
380 380 2 500.00–517.00 $508.50 $1,932 -28.88
418–440 fancy 431 6 500.00–525.00 $510.62 $2,201 -29.22
438 438 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,080 -26.44
450–485 fancy 464 5 500.00–505.00 $502.09 $2,330 -7.91
460–485 473 2 300.00–385.00 $343.62 $1,625 -129.25
470–485 475 6 470.00–490.00 $477.55 $2,268 +4.68
517 517 3 467.50 $467.50 $2,417 +1.08
541–545 fancy 544 18 485.00–500.00 $491.37 $2,673 —
560 560 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,876 -97.55
560 560 3 454.00 $454.00 $2,542 +21.45
602–608 fancy 604 23 380.00–453.00 $437.69 $2,644 —
658 fancy 658 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,566 —
725 725 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,610 -11.00
715–747 fancy 742 7 379.00–382.50 $379.48 $2,816 —
940 940 1 325.00 $325.00 $3,055 —
1030 1030 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,266 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,482 —
420–448 435 4 435.00–475.00 $460.41 $2,003 +40.41
455–490 468 4 440.00–460.00 $452.30 $2,117 —
500–530 523 5 375.00–415.00 $396.88 $2,076 +6.88
565–580 575 3 365.00–385.00 $376.77 $2,166 +30.76
655 655 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,932 —
755 755 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,359 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230–1755 1455 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 2,500.00–3,775.00 $3,170.70 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–850 838 85-90% 2 110.00–112.00 $110.99 $930 —
935–1015 970 85-90% 4 135.00–139.00 $136.95 $1,328 +6.95
900–1025 980 85-90% 3 154.00–163.00 $158.15 $1,550 +28.15
855–1185 1078 85-90% 13 168.00–187.00 $178.14 $1,920 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1405 1313 80-85% 13 168.00–205.00 $182.63 $2,398 —
1240–1385 1333 80-85% 4 153.00–162.00 $159.91 $2,132 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1735 1647 75-80% 3 169.00–195.00 $181.71 $2,993 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1685 1598 2 213.00–214.00 $213.53 $3,412 —
1280–2185 1701 13 217.00–230.00 $222.15 $3,779 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,625.00 $2,625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00 —

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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.