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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

841 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.10/cwt ≈ $1,159/hd at 891 lb · 59 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.10/cwt +10.10 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 464 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $130.85/cwt +3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 529 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 841 850 1,043
Feeder cattle 611 506 790
Slaughter cattle 168 137 141
Replacement cattle 62 207 112

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to Market being closed for Holiday's.Good demand for calves and slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 154.00 $154.00 $654 —
460–493 479 15 145.00–160.00 $156.23 $748 +11.23
530–540 538 6 125.00–135.00 $133.36 $717 -0.17
543–548 value added 546 15 145.00–150.00 $146.99 $803 +2.99
574–597 584 13 125.00–132.00 $129.49 $756 +4.68
630 value added 630 3 143.00 $143.00 $901 —
628–641 635 8 132.00–132.50 $132.25 $840 —
657 value added 657 15 134.00 $134.00 $880 —
702 value added 702 16 128.00 $128.00 $899 —
752 752 2 120.00 $120.00 $902 —
753 value added 753 7 125.00 $125.00 $941 —
804–844 value added 837 23 124.00 $124.00 $1,038 —
891 value added 891 59 130.10 $130.10 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 145.00 $145.00 $348 —
250 250 1 144.00 $144.00 $360 —
441 441 3 135.00 $135.00 $595 +6.74
460 460 1 132.00 $132.00 $607 +5.00
515 515 2 115.00–120.00 $117.50 $605 -1.17
565 565 1 117.50 $117.50 $664 +5.50
612 612 2 116.00 $116.00 $710 +5.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 132.50 $132.50 $272 +2.50
255–290 273 2 132.50 $132.50 $362 +1.00
303 303 13 134.00 $134.00 $406 —
366 366 18 133.00 $133.00 $487 +5.68
400–445 434 4 120.00–127.50 $121.73 $528 -2.66
451–483 464 26 122.00–127.50 $125.11 $581 +8.11
464 fancy 464 7 134.50 $134.50 $624 —
520–521 521 15 122.00–126.50 $125.30 $653 +4.30
549 value added 549 7 130.00 $130.00 $714 +8.00
557–595 568 19 111.50–127.00 $121.82 $692 +9.24
601–638 617 15 110.00–116.50 $114.41 $706 +9.41
604–649 value added 624 9 123.00–125.00 $124.08 $774 —
666 value added 666 5 120.00 $120.00 $799 —
690–695 693 8 109.00–117.00 $114.01 $790 +9.07
727 727 5 107.00 $107.00 $778 +7.00
744–745 value added 744 18 115.00–120.00 $118.61 $882 +1.61
763 value added 763 2 118.00 $118.00 $900 —
787 787 2 104.00 $104.00 $818 —
868 868 4 108.00 $108.00 $937 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 122.50–125.00 $123.72 $297 —
255–277 270 3 112.50–117.50 $114.08 $308 —
315 315 2 117.50–125.00 $121.25 $382 +4.25
367 367 2 122.50 $122.50 $450 —
445 445 3 118.00 $118.00 $525 +4.00
490 490 1 114.00 $114.00 $559 +6.00
507 507 2 108.00 $108.00 $548 +1.77
585 585 1 104.00 $104.00 $608 +1.00
615 615 1 102.00 $102.00 $627 +6.00
690 690 1 98.00 $98.00 $676 +6.00

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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 1 155.00 $155.00 $364 —
280–294 292 6 160.00–166.00 $165.04 $482 +8.04
358–385 367 9 145.00–160.00 $153.95 $565 +9.00
441 441 3 139.00 $139.00 $613 +7.00
452 452 16 148.00 $148.00 $669 +5.00
500–538 529 25 123.50–135.00 $130.85 $692 +3.76
585–590 585 16 121.00–121.50 $121.47 $711 +1.47
658–678 672 21 115.00–117.50 $116.92 $786 +1.92
714–727 717 8 110.00–112.50 $111.87 $802 +6.17
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 127.50 $127.50 $344 -12.50
353 353 5 143.00 $143.00 $505 —
415–430 427 9 118.00–134.00 $130.54 $557 +6.97
582 582 2 115.00 $115.00 $669 —
683–690 685 6 105.00–111.50 $109.32 $749 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1370 1217 80-85% 53 47.00–56.50 $52.61 $640 +2.15
1060–1395 1224 80-85% 28 57.00–64.50 $59.36 $727 +8.90
1105–1460 1295 80-85% 9 31.00–45.00 $39.81 $516 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1155 939 85-90% 11 25.00–35.00 $31.58 $297 —
815–1065 959 85-90% 12 36.00–46.00 $40.55 $389 -9.45
895–1075 995 85-90% 12 47.00–59.50 $52.59 $523 +10.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1650 1520 75-80% 5 47.50–56.50 $51.64 $785 —
1410–1855 1557 75-80% 20 57.50–65.00 $60.89 $948 +9.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 74.00 $74.00 $884 —
1270–1930 1629 11 83.00–91.50 $87.95 $1,433 —
1720–2030 1811 4 92.50–101.50 $96.21 $1,742 +1.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1110–1145 1128 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 710.00–725.00 $717.38
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1025–1405 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 510.00–760.00 $634.14
1065–1285 1204 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 700.00–835.00 $776.63
1340 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 710.00 $710.00 -247.97
1070–1225 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–900.00 $853.38 -104.59

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 106.00 $106.00 $445 —
510 510 5 97.00 $97.00 $495 —
715 715 1 77.50 $77.50 $554 —

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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.