Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

918 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Farmers Regional Livestock Market report →

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.50/cwt ≈ $1,464/hd at 839 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.53/cwt -12.91 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 572 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.69/cwt -7.83 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 515 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 918 720 1,184
Feeder cattle 624 466 861
Slaughter cattle 201 172 121
Replacement cattle 93 82 202

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend do to last Mondays holiday.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 fancy 420 2 200.00 $200.00 $840 —
410–445 442 10 180.00–186.00 $185.44 $820 -4.56
455 455 5 172.00 $172.00 $783 -4.00
510–530 522 14 172.50–187.00 $176.94 $924 -9.45
550–586 570 9 170.00–180.00 $174.29 $993 -4.71
663 663 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,041 -8.00
735–745 740 2 150.00–164.00 $157.05 $1,162 —
839 value added 839 59 174.50 $174.50 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 7 156.00 $156.00 $807 -12.77
580 580 1 152.00 $152.00 $882 —
775 775 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,031 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 5 155.00 $155.00 $456 —
368–382 369 30 161.00–170.00 $161.93 $598 -7.45
431–446 441 13 156.00–169.00 $160.49 $708 -12.42
455–457 457 16 160.00–165.00 $164.69 $753 +1.19
512–516 515 38 157.00–159.00 $158.69 $817 -7.83
550–592 572 40 142.00–154.00 $150.53 $861 -12.91
600–642 631 12 142.00–147.50 $145.58 $919 -8.96
650–670 657 13 130.00–142.00 $134.50 $884 -20.50
745 745 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,043 -6.00
761 761 7 147.00 $147.00 $1,119 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–382 377 9 153.00–155.00 $154.55 $583 —
448 448 8 145.00 $145.00 $650 —
521 521 5 135.00 $135.00 $703 -4.00
710 710 1 122.00 $122.00 $866 -8.00
775 775 5 128.00 $128.00 $992 —
915 915 1 108.00 $108.00 $988 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 8 184.50 $184.50 $563 -10.50
370 370 11 185.50 $185.50 $686 -0.74
441 441 15 182.00 $182.00 $803 +19.00
455–472 466 14 147.50–150.00 $149.13 $695 -34.87
511 511 35 171.00 $171.00 $874 -2.30
591 591 24 163.50 $163.50 $966 -11.25
647 647 2 142.00 $142.00 $919 —
662–686 679 13 148.00–151.00 $150.10 $1,019 -3.90
753–777 761 7 125.00–132.00 $129.11 $983 +0.11
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 3 153.50 $153.50 $593 —
403 403 4 160.00 $160.00 $645 —
505 505 1 157.00 $157.00 $793 -4.00
550–582 563 17 148.00–149.00 $148.43 $836 -3.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1460–1470 1465 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,700.00–1,950.00 $1,824.57 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $369 -14.36
655–1060 846 85-90% 6 53.00–61.00 $57.47 $486 -1.89
700–1185 950 85-90% 18 64.00–72.50 $68.65 $652 +1.81
730–1115 968 85-90% 25 73.00–84.50 $78.67 $762 +11.83
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1385 1170 80-85% 25 73.50–86.50 $80.59 $943 -9.19
1020–1395 1193 80-85% 18 87.00–102.00 $93.33 $1,113 +11.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1685 1474 75-80% 5 82.50–85.00 $83.52 $1,231 —
1310–1640 1499 75-80% 7 85.50–92.00 $88.14 $1,321 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1475 1453 2 93.50–96.00 $94.73 $1,376 —
1475–1890 1672 9 117.00–123.00 $119.60 $2,000 —
1310–2310 1770 14 104.00–115.00 $109.29 $1,934 -8.95

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–915 859 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 725.00–885.00 $825.59

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–1170 973 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 585.00–1,050.00 $821.50
805–1425 1019 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 775.00–1,375.00 $1,037.45
945–1110 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 950.00–1,025.00 $990.51
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1005–1135 1091 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 700.00–910.00 $846.33
1075–1210 1143 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–885.00 $821.49
980–1285 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 900.00–1,275.00 $1,093.21
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1285 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,485.00 $1,485.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 +125.00
1160 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1095–1290 1208 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00–1,325.00 $1,178.07 —
1222 1222 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1227 1227 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,110.00 $1,110.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.