Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

731 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.94/cwt +5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 566 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $122.45/cwt +2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 583 lb · 26 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.00/cwt ≈ $1,038/hd at 811 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 731 876 809
Feeder cattle 484 603 452
Slaughter cattle 84 168 167
Replacement cattle 163 105 190

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 160.00 $160.00 $464 +2.50
410–447 435 12 144.00–154.00 $148.72 $647 —
474 value added 474 6 160.00 $160.00 $758 —
500–532 521 9 138.00–149.00 $142.17 $741 +11.17
577–587 581 5 127.00–133.00 $129.42 $752 -2.95
620–640 630 2 118.00–129.00 $123.59 $779 -2.78
642 value added 642 7 130.00 $130.00 $835 —
660–672 666 6 125.00–128.50 $126.73 $844 -1.27
698 value added 698 13 133.00 $133.00 $928 —
715 715 3 125.00 $125.00 $894 +10.00
742 value added 742 2 124.50 $124.50 $924 —
791 value added 791 12 125.00 $125.00 $989 —
811 value added 811 25 128.00 $128.00 $1,038 —
920–929 value added 929 24 118.00–120.00 $119.92 $1,114 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–293 291 6 141.00–142.00 $141.16 $411 +5.74
356–373 363 13 136.00–139.00 $137.19 $498 +4.28
405–435 430 13 119.00–133.00 $130.19 $560 +6.19
454 454 15 125.00 $125.00 $568 -1.75
475 value added 475 3 138.00 $138.00 $656 —
531–546 537 12 123.00 $123.00 $661 +1.90
550–576 564 26 114.00–121.00 $117.31 $662 +4.58
579 value added 579 4 122.00 $122.00 $706 —
630 value added 630 8 123.00 $123.00 $775 —
644 644 5 113.00 $113.00 $728 -0.50
663 value added 663 6 116.50 $116.50 $772 —
660–685 673 2 111.00 $111.00 $747 —
727 value added 727 2 112.00 $112.00 $814 —
772–774 773 7 95.50–101.50 $99.79 $771 —
886 value added 886 3 105.00 $105.00 $930 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 105.00 $105.00 $294 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 3 145.00–152.00 $147.31 $446 -12.62
360–381 379 18 151.00–158.50 $157.32 $596 +5.15
435–445 444 22 138.00–149.00 $145.64 $647 +4.64
510–528 523 23 127.00–130.00 $129.24 $676 -3.49
557–589 583 26 120.00–123.00 $122.45 $714 +2.45
603 603 3 120.00 $120.00 $724 -0.52
665–677 674 9 110.00–114.00 $112.67 $759 -1.33
749 749 9 108.00 $108.00 $809 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $507 +22.12
840–1170 990 85-90% 19 37.00–48.00 $44.04 $436 +14.16
1230 1230 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $529 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $600 +10.07
1020–1510 1270 80-85% 5 52.00–55.00 $53.91 $685 +3.98
1100–1855 1291 80-85% 14 57.00–66.50 $62.85 $811 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $624 —
1150–1370 1239 75-80% 4 53.00–58.00 $56.15 $696 —
1330–1535 1483 75-80% 4 61.00–62.00 $61.65 $914 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 65-75% 1 57.00 $57.00 $712 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1500 1480 2 78.00–81.00 $79.52 $1,177 —
1670–1965 1793 3 100.00–106.00 $103.41 $1,854 —
1470–2010 1832 8 86.50–97.00 $91.26 $1,672 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1280 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 700.00–760.00 $717.70
950–1320 1096 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 800.00–1,200.00 $945.72
915–1200 1104 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 825.00–1,100.00 $942.33
1185–1250 1239 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,260.00–1,295.00 $1,279.33
1170–1375 1257 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 700.00–900.00 $804.89
905–1400 1272 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 678.00–935.00 $849.46

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 90.00 $90.00 $472 —
560 560 4 95.00 $95.00 $532 —

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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.