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United Producers, Inc. Market Report

Owenton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 26, 2026

147 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $324.63/cwt ≈ $2,438/hd at 751 lb · 54 head
Owenton, KY 7-weight heifers sold at $325/cwt, running $9/cwt above the KY average ($316) and the highest of the 5 yards reporting the class. KY 7-weight heifers are down $23/cwt from their early August peak of $331. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 147 172 374
Feeder cattle 129 139 260
Slaughter cattle 12 33 71
Replacement cattle 6 — 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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
285 285 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,354 —
435 435 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,914 —
457 457 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,034 —
555–575 value added 565 2 382.50–392.50 $387.41 $2,189 +2.41
600 value added 600 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,235 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 400.00 $400.00 $940 —
360 360 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,350 —
400–410 405 2 345.00–385.00 $364.75 $1,477 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,491 -9.97
475 475 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,662 -13.29
520 520 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,872 +8.88
570–595 578 3 340.00–350.00 $346.57 $2,003 -8.43
600–645 623 2 295.00–297.50 $296.30 $1,846 -51.20
650–658 655 3 285.00–320.00 $308.43 $2,020 -9.10
750 value added 750 52 327.30 $327.30 $2,455 —
760–790 775 2 250.00–260.00 $255.10 $1,977 —
967 967 3 277.50 $277.50 $2,683 —
1060 1060 2 241.00 $241.00 $2,555 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,196 —
525 525 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,575 —
690 690 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,828 —
955 955 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,006 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,693 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,588 -40.00
420–445 432 3 430.00–435.00 $432.55 $1,869 +12.55
450–465 455 3 432.00–440.00 $434.73 $1,978 +9.73
520–535 528 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,980 +5.89
555 555 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,859 -22.50
665–670 668 3 293.00–300.00 $295.32 $1,973 -28.07
720 720 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,944 -20.00
820 820 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,050 +1.34
860 860 1 234.00 $234.00 $2,012 —
925 925 1 217.50 $217.50 $2,012 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995–1220 1084 (<2 yrs)N/A 5 2,325.00–3,800.00 $2,976.34 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 463 2 380.00–410.00 $395.24 $1,830 +45.24
580 580 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,711 +0.35
780 780 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,833 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–645 640 2 225.00–235.00 $230.04 $1,472 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,592 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 75-80% 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,514 —
1520–1660 1582 75-80% 3 159.00–168.00 $163.25 $2,583 -0.75
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1395 1267 80-85% 3 155.00–164.00 $157.97 $2,001 +0.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–2035 1610 2 172.00–179.00 $176.42 $2,840 —
1830–1910 1878 3 200.00–207.00 $202.61 $3,805 —

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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
820 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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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.