Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

1,189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.49/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 523 lb · 68 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.75/cwt ≈ $1,209/hd at 847 lb · 61 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.56/cwt -3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 588 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,189 808 1,017
Feeder cattle 909 523 684
Slaughter cattle 151 135 166
Replacement cattle 129 150 167

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers,6.00-8.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower.Heavy supply with weak demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 5 141.00 $141.00 $603 —
462 462 2 141.00 $141.00 $651 —
521–525 522 23 135.00–140.00 $138.25 $722 -6.92
577–592 589 25 136.00–140.00 $136.78 $806 -9.88
616–636 624 8 125.00–130.00 $128.09 $799 -16.91
662 662 23 126.50 $126.50 $837 -11.50
672 value added 672 3 135.00 $135.00 $907 —
707 707 5 132.00 $132.00 $933 +2.00
769 value added 769 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,038 —
847 value added 847 61 142.75 $142.75 $1,209 —
949 949 18 129.00 $129.00 $1,224 +7.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 148.00 $148.00 $429 —
420 420 1 136.00 $136.00 $571 —
500–535 518 2 122.00–124.00 $122.97 $637 —
565 565 2 120.00 $120.00 $678 —
610 610 1 122.00 $122.00 $744 —
655 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 141.00 $141.00 $310 —
292 292 7 132.00 $132.00 $385 -8.07
339 fancy 339 10 140.00 $140.00 $475 —
375–380 378 13 130.00–132.00 $130.92 $495 -5.35
392 fancy 392 16 142.00 $142.00 $557 —
454–455 454 30 128.00–130.00 $129.47 $588 +2.47
472 fancy 472 6 141.00 $141.00 $666 —
516–518 518 37 125.00–129.00 $128.03 $663 -0.97
530 value added 530 31 140.00 $140.00 $742 +5.50
586–591 588 56 120.00–124.50 $122.56 $721 -3.05
608–610 value added 609 4 129.00–132.00 $130.50 $795 —
640–648 647 8 110.00–120.00 $111.24 $720 -5.88
650 650 16 118.00 $118.00 $767 -0.39
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 —
745 value added 745 7 122.00 $122.00 $909 -4.63
756 756 7 104.00 $104.00 $786 -1.00
765 value added 765 1 115.00 $115.00 $880 —
850 850 2 107.00 $107.00 $910 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 128.00 $128.00 $401 —
352 352 17 122.50 $122.50 $431 —
420 420 1 111.00 $111.00 $466 —
461 461 18 120.00 $120.00 $553 —
515 515 7 119.00 $119.00 $613 —
551 551 19 112.00 $112.00 $617 —
633–643 641 13 103.00–106.00 $103.68 $665 —
683 683 2 104.00 $104.00 $710 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 7 167.00 $167.00 $476 +12.22
364–365 364 20 145.00–152.00 $149.20 $543 +2.80
448 448 38 146.00 $146.00 $654 +1.17
452–465 455 15 136.00–138.00 $137.46 $625 -0.44
528 528 32 130.00–136.00 $133.94 $707 -11.80
585–596 588 25 125.00–130.00 $128.58 $756 -6.56
656 656 15 123.00 $123.00 $807 -2.66
720–749 745 8 108.00–113.50 $112.84 $841 —
820–840 830 2 105.00 $105.00 $872 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 5 135.00 $135.00 $621 —
551 551 10 120.00 $120.00 $661 —
635 635 11 100.00–116.00 $107.27 $681 —
660–671 667 19 106.50–112.00 $109.70 $732 —
736 736 4 100.00 $100.00 $736 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 8 129.00 $129.00 $466 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 935.00 $935.00 —
1420 1420 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1355 1211 80-85% 16 65.50–70.50 $67.21 $814 —
1100–1380 1216 80-85% 7 50.00–58.00 $53.96 $656 —
1040–1375 1221 80-85% 38 55.00–64.50 $61.52 $751 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $357 —
930–1085 987 85-90% 18 55.00–67.50 $60.17 $594 -1.00
820–1095 1007 85-90% 9 51.00–54.50 $53.40 $538 -0.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1645 1517 75-80% 3 65.00–68.50 $66.84 $1,014 -3.40
1405–1995 1553 75-80% 11 57.00–64.50 $62.57 $972 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–2335 1655 4 80.00–86.00 $83.18 $1,377 —
1580–1865 1708 6 97.00–104.50 $99.58 $1,701 -3.59
1405–1965 1747 9 90.00–96.00 $93.69 $1,637 -9.48

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
737 737 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 710.00 $710.00
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–905 865 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 700.00–950.00 $826.01
910 910 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
970–1075 1023 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 685.00–810.00 $744.29
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
880–1465 1036 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 785.00–1,075.00 $919.34
915–1200 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 575.00–785.00 $692.37
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
885–1405 1122 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 735.00–1,150.00 $867.37
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
865–975 920 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00–925.00 $854.48

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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
875 875 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -200.00
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 -160.00
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 4 93.00 $93.00 $476 —
643 643 3 90.00 $90.00 $579 —

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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.