Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

1,294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $114.13/cwt -3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 583 lb · 68 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.42/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 513 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.21/cwt +6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 581 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,294	1,049	1,551
Feeder cattle	963	753	1,115
Slaughter cattle	122	165	238
Replacement cattle	209	131	198

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 3.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Good supply with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	5	147.50	$147.50	$655	-0.50
455–493	465	8	140.00–156.50	$152.12	$707	+7.28
521–533	526	18	130.00–140.00	$136.37	$717	+0.36
569–590	581	53	123.00–139.50	$131.21	$762	+6.21
633 value added	633	7	132.00	$132.00	$836	-3.30
650–683	654	18	121.00–130.00	$123.04	$805	-1.30
655–678 value added	657	20	133.00–137.00	$136.59	$897	+6.17
720–730	729	7	115.00–117.50	$117.15	$854	-3.85
775	775	8	119.50	$119.50	$926	—
783 value added	783	36	124.75	$124.75	$977	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	130.00	$130.00	$364	—
377	377	4	139.00	$139.00	$524	—
435	435	1	127.50	$127.50	$555	-0.50
480–482	481	3	122.50–131.00	$128.17	$616	+7.95
520–535	528	2	120.00	$120.00	$634	+2.52
550	550	1	115.00	$115.00	$632	—
715	715	1	110.00	$110.00	$786	+20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	6	132.00	$132.00	$379	+2.00
320	320	3	130.00	$130.00	$416	+1.31
366	366	21	124.00–134.00	$132.57	$485	+4.51
400 fancy	400	1	137.50	$137.50	$550	—
445	445	30	127.50	$127.50	$567	+5.22
450–487	461	32	120.00–130.00	$123.23	$568	-4.17
507–516	513	66	120.00–127.00	$122.42	$628	-0.34
550–598	583	68	109.50–120.00	$114.13	$665	-3.16
613 value added	613	17	121.00	$121.00	$742	+0.64
603–647	629	9	108.00–116.50	$111.37	$701	—
651–671	657	19	105.00–113.50	$110.16	$724	-1.42
720 value added	720	2	114.00	$114.00	$821	-4.25
723–728	727	10	94.00–102.00	$95.59	$695	-4.41
768 value added	768	17	114.00	$114.00	$876	-9.00
770	770	4	109.00	$109.00	$839	+6.50
884	884	5	102.50	$102.50	$906	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	117.50	$117.50	$311	+2.50
341	341	3	115.00	$115.00	$392	—
360–384	383	22	116.00–117.00	$116.04	$444	+1.69
405–440	423	3	107.50–112.50	$110.03	$465	+3.60
480–486	485	4	112.00–114.00	$112.50	$546	+5.00
515	515	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$554	-3.50
550–555	553	2	97.50–105.00	$101.27	$560	-10.61
600	600	2	90.00	$90.00	$540	-11.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	210	3	147.00–154.00	$149.72	$314	—
303	303	13	154.00	$154.00	$467	-4.00
375–380	376	29	142.00–149.00	$147.29	$554	-3.40
440	440	8	137.00	$137.00	$603	+8.00
451	451	23	150.50	$150.50	$679	+11.50
512–519	517	46	124.00–133.00	$130.09	$673	+4.28
559–592	578	51	116.50–121.50	$120.42	$696	+0.67
652–667	663	38	111.00–115.25	$113.56	$753	-4.03
745	745	12	108.00	$108.00	$805	+5.50
766–775	768	5	103.00–108.00	$104.01	$799	-4.43

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	123.00	$123.00	$252	—
305–325	315	2	123.00–126.00	$124.45	$392	-8.05
361–392	368	17	120.00–134.00	$131.25	$483	+1.25
435–445	440	2	118.00–125.00	$121.54	$535	—
454	454	20	123.50	$123.50	$561	+1.00
517	517	2	113.00	$113.00	$584	+6.95
595	595	1	106.00	$106.00	$631	+5.00
600	600	1	101.00	$101.00	$606	-4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350–1665	1508	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,250.00–1,285.00	$1,269.33	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1390	1208	80-85%	40	46.00–55.50	$49.72	$601	+6.21
1115–1395	1259	80-85%	14	56.00–63.50	$58.55	$737	-0.39
1105–1650	1277	80-85%	9	38.00–45.00	$42.07	$537	-16.87

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1105	949	85-90%	12	28.00–35.00	$32.37	$307	—
800–1065	979	85-90%	12	46.50–55.00	$50.64	$496	+8.79
875–1090	1005	85-90%	10	37.00–45.00	$41.34	$415	-8.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1915	1544	75-80%	17	47.50–55.00	$51.87	$801	-5.59
1445–1695	1551	75-80%	4	57.00–61.00	$58.31	$904	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1950	1665	4	63.50–77.50	$69.81	$1,162	-23.36
1495–1930	1713	5	80.00–88.50	$84.35	$1,445	+0.39
1830–1900	1860	3	90.00–97.50	$94.38	$1,755	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1490	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	735.00–1,125.00	$957.27
980–1425	1172	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	510.00–750.00	$666.11
1150–1225	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,150.00	$1,046.84
1150–1350	1252	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,050.00	$1,001.26
1190–1380	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	685.00–725.00	$706.48
1210–1370	1294	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	710.00–775.00	$741.00
1075–1595	1297	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	700.00–925.00	$809.18
1330	1330	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1130	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	-90.00
960–1260	1151	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	775.00–925.00	$857.52	—
950–1450	1179	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	710.00–860.00	$778.41	—
975–1435	1217	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	850.00–1,300.00	$1,145.45	+170.45
1165–1327	1252	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	810.00–1,175.00	$1,026.38	—
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,185.00	$1,185.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	2	76.00	$76.00	$306	—
511	511	4	72.00	$72.00	$368	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
607	607	2	89.00	$89.00	$540	—
715	715	1	80.00	$80.00	$572	—

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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.