Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

1,288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.53/cwt -7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 521 lb · 82 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.73/cwt -9.01 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 584 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $155.47/cwt -11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 517 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,288 885 1,189
Feeder cattle 900 658 909
Slaughter cattle 229 136 151
Replacement cattle 159 91 129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady with the exception of a few high dressing individuals.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 16 178.50 $178.50 $785 —
473 473 4 183.00 $183.00 $866 +4.50
530 530 10 160.00 $160.00 $848 -10.00
560–570 561 22 170.00–177.00 $176.35 $989 +18.39
600 600 2 145.00 $145.00 $870 —
654–665 658 37 148.00–156.00 $153.38 $1,009 —
718 718 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,063 -0.50
775 775 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,224 —
831 831 7 156.50 $156.50 $1,301 —
860 860 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 144.00 $144.00 $641 —
460 460 1 160.00 $160.00 $736 +6.00
526–528 527 7 138.00–139.50 $138.86 $732 —
560–590 589 28 143.00–149.00 $148.37 $874 +1.37
655 655 2 133.00 $133.00 $871 —
767 767 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,020 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 2 141.00 $141.00 $680 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 210 3 150.00–165.00 $155.49 $327 -27.51
260–283 278 5 142.00–150.00 $143.49 $399 —
367–379 376 49 137.50–143.50 $141.95 $534 -10.51
454–495 463 22 138.50–150.00 $141.29 $654 -11.71
519–531 521 82 134.00–146.00 $142.53 $743 -7.47
553–590 584 66 130.00–146.00 $137.73 $804 -9.01
630 630 2 127.00 $127.00 $800 —
653 653 3 147.00 $147.00 $960 +7.00
705 705 1 140.00 $140.00 $987 +22.50
766 766 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,072 -3.00
810–835 823 2 117.00–120.00 $118.48 $975 -13.52
890 890 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,024 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 6 130.00 $130.00 $625 -7.50
659–690 667 11 128.00–130.00 $129.44 $863 +9.44
718 718 4 127.00 $127.00 $912 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 172.50 $172.50 $500 —
303 303 11 166.00 $166.00 $503 -13.26
370 370 21 185.00 $185.00 $684 -2.00
439 439 44 176.00 $176.00 $773 +0.50
456 456 44 147.00 $147.00 $670 —
513–518 517 62 145.00–158.50 $155.47 $804 -11.53
590–592 591 35 138.50–143.00 $141.59 $837 -11.41
657–661 658 43 133.00–139.00 $138.16 $909 -5.84
755–780 759 19 109.00–123.00 $120.73 $916 -7.42
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–366 364 11 154.00–164.00 $161.31 $587 +7.31
452 452 7 159.00 $159.00 $719 +27.00
518–547 533 4 125.00–135.00 $129.86 $692 -7.37
578 578 2 139.00 $139.00 $803 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00 +48.05
1045–1455 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 4 1,025.00–1,660.00 $1,491.30 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 3 139.00 $139.00 $634 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1390 1220 80-85% 56 72.50–86.00 $80.10 $977 —
1080–1420 1260 80-85% 18 89.00–103.00 $92.24 $1,162 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–990 903 85-90% 4 37.00–47.50 $43.02 $388 —
860–1135 992 85-90% 18 72.00–82.00 $76.15 $755 +0.08
810–1130 994 85-90% 14 50.00–62.50 $56.73 $564 -19.34
805–1175 1010 85-90% 17 64.00–71.50 $67.77 $684 +11.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1700 1533 75-80% 19 77.50–85.00 $81.30 $1,246 -7.52
1405–1825 1543 75-80% 8 87.00–95.50 $90.04 $1,389 +1.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1975 1539 24 101.00–117.00 $107.82 $1,659 —
1065–2365 1562 3 90.50–97.50 $93.13 $1,455 —
1910–2045 1966 5 120.00–135.00 $126.71 $2,491 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–990 960 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 950.00–985.00 $968.05
950–1245 1058 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 750.00–1,100.00 $873.81
860–1300 1092 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,110.00–1,500.00 $1,338.01
940–1370 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 850.00–1,400.00 $1,135.36
1050–1180 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–985.00 $921.43
1132 1132 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 860.00 $860.00
985–1440 1137 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 710.00–1,125.00 $885.25
980–1455 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 775.00–1,260.00 $999.26
1213 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1145–1260 1222 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 935.00–1,425.00 $1,271.92
1055–1345 1242 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–1,225.00 $1,051.28
1080–1520 1246 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 725.00–1,250.00 $996.01
1275 1275 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1090–1780 1382 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,435.00 $1,397.62
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 +290.00
1157 1157 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 935.00 $935.00 —
1142–1330 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,025.00–1,300.00 $1,126.20 —
1255 1255 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1210–1355 1307 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,325.00–1,650.00 $1,549.68 +227.10
1170–1432 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,060.00–1,250.00 $1,194.89 -127.69
1140–1565 1353 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00–1,775.00 $1,673.75 —
1375 1375 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1590 1590 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905 905 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 585.00 $585.00 —
950–1005 978 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,100.00 $1,087.15 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 760.00 $760.00 —

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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.