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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

871 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.98/cwt ≈ $1,118/hd at 766 lb · 59 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.50/cwt ≈ $1,210/hd at 820 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.06/cwt +12.80 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 521 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 871 713 778
Feeder cattle 649 471 524
Slaughter cattle 121 123 126
Replacement cattle 101 119 128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No comparison due to market being closed for Holiday.Supply was good with heavy demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 157.00 $157.00 $652 +9.50
499 499 6 163.50 $163.50 $816 —
508 value added 508 3 172.00 $172.00 $874 +10.50
528 528 3 143.00 $143.00 $755 -10.17
562 value added 562 14 166.50 $166.50 $936 —
601 601 4 149.50 $149.50 $898 —
638 value added 638 10 156.50 $156.50 $998 —
677 value added 677 7 147.00 $147.00 $995 +5.00
765–766 value added 766 59 137.00–147.00 $145.98 $1,118 —
820 value added 820 59 147.50 $147.50 $1,210 —
851 851 6 132.00 $132.00 $1,123 —
932 932 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,118 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 160.00–166.00 $163.00 $513 —
535 535 1 160.00 $160.00 $856 —
615–635 625 2 144.00–145.00 $144.49 $903 —
710 value added 710 1 139.00 $139.00 $987 —
720 720 1 133.00 $133.00 $958 —
788 788 2 122.00 $122.00 $961 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 4 144.00 $144.00 $691 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 117.50 $117.50 $540 —
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 —
685 685 1 121.00 $121.00 $829 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 8 151.00 $151.00 $448 +3.50
354–375 369 29 140.00–160.00 $151.90 $561 +13.18
424 value added 424 7 151.00 $151.00 $640 —
400–438 431 11 140.00–148.00 $146.65 $632 +3.00
461–481 472 16 140.50–145.00 $142.42 $672 +6.42
482 value added 482 3 148.00 $148.00 $713 —
512 value added 512 22 149.00 $149.00 $763 —
524–545 530 20 142.50–146.00 $144.92 $768 +10.66
552–597 577 22 133.00–136.25 $134.84 $778 +9.39
611 value added 611 6 137.50 $137.50 $840 —
630 630 3 128.50 $128.50 $810 +16.62
667 value added 667 12 133.50 $133.50 $890 +13.50
670 670 4 125.50 $125.50 $841 +15.50
717 717 9 124.00 $124.00 $889 +15.50
733 value added 733 2 135.00 $135.00 $990 +20.00
802 value added 802 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,002 —
827 827 4 117.00 $117.00 $968 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 228 6 122.00–136.00 $132.88 $303 —
250 250 1 136.00 $136.00 $340 —
375 375 8 136.50 $136.50 $512 —
500 500 1 105.00 $105.00 $525 —
580 580 1 107.50 $107.50 $624 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 210 3 152.00–160.00 $155.76 $327 —
310–345 328 3 134.00–140.00 $136.36 $447 —
415–425 420 2 127.00–135.00 $130.95 $550 —
485 485 1 136.00 $136.00 $660 —
505 505 1 143.00 $143.00 $722 —
667 667 2 119.00 $119.00 $794 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 121.00 $121.00 $835 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–238 237 4 164.00–170.00 $166.98 $396 —
315 315 6 166.00 $166.00 $523 +9.00
365–380 370 22 153.50–163.00 $159.89 $592 -3.70
415 415 2 157.50 $157.50 $654 +1.53
450–498 473 33 156.50–161.00 $158.70 $751 —
510–548 530 13 139.00–145.00 $141.66 $751 -2.81
588 588 14 143.50 $143.50 $844 +12.53
605–642 621 9 126.50–132.00 $129.47 $804 —
654 654 6 138.00 $138.00 $903 +9.52
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 9 150.00 $150.00 $572 —
444 444 11 142.50 $142.50 $633 —
450 450 2 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 fancy 200 1 190.00 $190.00 $380 —
200–240 223 4 169.00–180.00 $175.37 $391 —
325 325 2 158.00–162.50 $160.25 $521 —
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 —
750 750 1 118.00 $118.00 $885 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 140.00 $140.00 $497 —
420 420 1 127.50 $127.50 $536 —
460 460 1 127.50 $127.50 $586 —
620 620 1 109.00 $109.00 $676 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1065–1250 1158 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,000.00–1,185.00 $1,099.89 -27.90

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1340 1194 80-85% 20 73.50–85.00 $77.19 $922 +6.42
1135–1255 1208 80-85% 5 54.00–60.50 $57.27 $692 -20.53
1065–1455 1224 80-85% 29 63.50–72.50 $68.81 $842 -8.99
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–855 788 85-90% 4 45.00–48.00 $47.18 $372 —
850–1060 932 85-90% 7 56.00–62.00 $59.55 $555 +0.40
835–1060 987 85-90% 12 63.50–73.50 $67.34 $665 +1.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1570 1456 75-80% 11 73.00–83.00 $77.80 $1,133 —
1420–1710 1514 75-80% 5 65.00–72.50 $69.55 $1,053 +0.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1575 1432 7 82.50–91.00 $86.23 $1,235 —
1250–1920 1629 14 92.00–102.50 $98.06 $1,597 —
1715–2170 1927 5 104.00–114.00 $107.93 $2,080 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1170 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 775.00–835.00 $807.35
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 760.00 $760.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1150 1048 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 725.00–810.00 $766.79
1106 1106 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1015–1380 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 760.00–1,160.00 $960.46
1096–1470 1171 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,131.06
970–1430 1187 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 900.00–1,000.00 $949.71
1175–1345 1287 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 735.00–950.00 $849.84
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00 $900.00

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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
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 -475.00
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 835.00 $835.00 —
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 2 83.00 $83.00 $581 —

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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.