Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

1,165 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.57/cwt +6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 437 lb · 61 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.50/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 801 lb · 60 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $167.93/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 373 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,165 947 841
Feeder cattle 761 639 552
Slaughter cattle 207 193 133
Replacement cattle 197 115 156

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 7 195.00 $195.00 $581 -2.50
425–433 431 14 184.50–185.00 $184.64 $796 +8.64
433–436 value added 435 8 194.00–199.00 $195.87 $852 —
450 value added 450 1 191.00 $191.00 $860 —
453 453 3 180.00 $180.00 $815 +15.00
518 value added 518 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,010 —
542 542 2 170.00 $170.00 $921 +7.33
550–571 value added 560 21 178.00–183.00 $180.43 $1,010 —
591 591 8 162.00 $162.00 $957 +3.00
621–624 value added 622 21 172.00–175.00 $172.86 $1,075 —
648 648 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,030 +12.50
670 670 1 138.00 $138.00 $925 —
705 value added 705 37 151.00 $151.00 $1,065 —
745 745 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,080 +11.00
750 750 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,012 +6.00
772 value added 772 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,143 —
910 910 3 131.50 $131.50 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 157.00 $157.00 $730 —
559–577 565 8 153.00–162.00 $155.50 $879 —
652–671 663 5 140.00–142.00 $140.79 $933 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 3 176.00 $176.00 $498 +20.38
303 303 8 163.00 $163.00 $494 —
372 372 15 174.00 $174.00 $647 +4.89
403–449 437 61 165.00–177.00 $168.57 $737 +6.72
511–543 522 37 145.00–154.00 $152.72 $797 -2.02
552–575 value added 564 16 152.00–155.00 $153.47 $866 +1.47
573–587 583 24 135.00–141.00 $136.65 $797 +2.02
617–622 620 4 128.00–134.00 $130.99 $812 +3.34
656–681 662 35 133.00–138.50 $137.39 $910 +12.33
801 value added 801 60 129.50 $129.50 $1,037 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–292 276 4 155.00–162.00 $156.62 $432 —
340 340 2 157.00 $157.00 $534 —
355–383 371 18 164.00–172.00 $165.38 $614 —
448 448 10 147.00 $147.00 $659 —
454–458 455 7 138.00–159.00 $152.96 $696 —
542 542 2 135.00 $135.00 $732 —
565–597 581 14 124.00–128.50 $126.31 $734 —
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
652–671 666 8 121.00–128.00 $122.71 $817 —
745 745 2 116.00 $116.00 $864 —
978 978 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,105 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 6 183.50 $183.50 $562 +13.94
372–374 373 45 166.00–169.00 $167.93 $626 +2.14
442 442 17 176.00 $176.00 $778 —
517 517 14 169.00 $169.00 $874 +14.48
583 583 14 155.00 $155.00 $904 -3.59
668 668 5 136.00 $136.00 $908 -7.54
748 748 3 126.00 $126.00 $942 +3.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 3 161.00 $161.00 $436 —
300 300 2 181.00 $181.00 $543 —
387 387 5 151.00 $151.00 $584 —
442 442 2 147.00 $147.00 $650 —
455 455 4 152.00 $152.00 $692 —
516–543 524 10 151.00–155.00 $153.76 $806 —
592 592 5 138.00 $138.00 $817 —
617 617 2 139.00 $139.00 $858 —
681–690 683 5 128.00 $128.00 $874 —
985 985 2 92.00 $92.00 $906 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1580 1108 80-85% 25 90.50–99.50 $92.14 $1,021 +18.78
1052–1400 1161 80-85% 4 59.00–72.00 $63.83 $741 -23.20
919–1655 1219 80-85% 128 73.00–89.50 $80.81 $985 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 5 73.00 $73.00 $646 —
490–1060 888 85-90% 20 53.00–68.00 $59.47 $528 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1825 1598 75-80% 5 78.00–87.00 $83.12 $1,328 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 79.00 $79.00 $980 —
1225–2156 1689 20 103.00–119.00 $111.63 $1,885 —
1765–2409 2041 4 121.00–125.00 $123.61 $2,523 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1235 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 650.00–1,225.00 $936.30
965–1620 1097 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 38 825.00–1,375.00 $1,070.13
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1130–1455 1184 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 825.00–1,210.00 $903.84
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00
1115–1665 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 875.00–1,325.00 $1,001.20
1195–1596 1331 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,210.00–1,325.00 $1,267.07
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00 $775.00
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 875.00 $875.00
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00 $625.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
982–1025 989 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 800.00–1,000.00 $834.54

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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
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1080–1600 1282 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,375.00 $1,202.60 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1280–1495 1353 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00–1,750.00 $1,394.80 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.