Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.91/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 514 lb · 13 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.00/cwt +8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 682 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 326 724 943
Feeder cattle 171 532 591
Slaughter cattle 106 128 174
Replacement cattle 49 64 178

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week:No trend due to market being closed for bad weather.Supply and demand was weak due to muddy conditions.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 129.50 $129.50 $411 —
425 fancy 425 1 172.00 $172.00 $731 —
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 -3.00
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 +5.94
640 640 1 130.00 $130.00 $832 +5.00
722 value added 722 9 128.00 $128.00 $924 —
775 775 3 124.00 $124.00 $961 —
855 value added 855 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,035 —
942 942 3 113.00 $113.00 $1,064 —
965 965 6 112.00 $112.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 117.00 $117.00 $626 -5.00
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 125.50 $125.50 $427 -16.57
407–435 426 6 123.00–134.00 $130.49 $556 -3.96
504 value added 504 4 130.00 $130.00 $655 —
509–545 518 9 121.00–125.00 $124.09 $643 +1.53
560–575 568 4 118.50–125.00 $121.71 $691 +3.47
600–635 618 2 108.00–114.50 $111.34 $688 -2.03
682 682 11 116.00 $116.00 $791 +8.36
775 775 2 104.00–109.00 $106.50 $825 —
855 855 1 94.00 $94.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–372 363 7 123.00–125.00 $124.17 $451 -2.33
440 440 2 117.00 $117.00 $515 -0.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 5 146.00 $146.00 $413 -27.00
330 330 2 141.00 $141.00 $465 —
372 372 2 146.00 $146.00 $543 -10.94
455–465 457 5 131.00–143.00 $140.56 $642 -5.75
510 510 5 141.00 $141.00 $719 +13.59
592 592 5 130.00 $130.00 $770 +8.16
655 655 2 120.00 $120.00 $786 —
730 730 1 113.50 $113.50 $829 —
775 775 1 100.00 $100.00 $775 -9.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 134.00 $134.00 $399 —
390 390 4 130.00 $130.00 $507 —
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1315–1420 1368 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,300.00–1,360.00 $1,331.15 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1300 1204 80-85% 5 47.50–59.50 $55.68 $670 -4.15
1105–1495 1255 80-85% 37 60.00–70.50 $65.29 $819 -2.73
1090–1420 1285 80-85% 7 71.50–80.50 $74.64 $959 +6.62
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1095 955 85-90% 11 47.00–58.50 $53.47 $511 +4.02
890–1065 997 85-90% 3 40.50–41.00 $40.67 $405 +3.06
915–1090 1019 85-90% 7 62.00–72.50 $66.28 $675 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1770 1574 75-80% 7 73.00–80.00 $76.31 $1,201 +16.29
1475–1900 1616 75-80% 13 65.50–72.00 $68.55 $1,108 +1.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 1 87.50 $87.50 $1,444 —
1415–2090 1769 4 104.00–115.00 $109.00 $1,928 +12.52
1750–2345 1981 4 90.00–101.50 $96.11 $1,904 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
897 897 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
1240 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00
1205–1355 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 835.00–885.00 $852.99
1360 1360 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
852 852 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 835.00 $835.00

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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
1015–1020 1018 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 710.00–775.00 $742.58 —
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 810.00 $810.00 —
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
952 952 2 85.00 $85.00 $809 —

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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.