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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

867 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.72/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 526 lb · 39 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $173.21/cwt -10.79 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 430 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.99/cwt -8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 578 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 867 1,069 869
Feeder cattle 487 512 517
Slaughter cattle 157 310 181
Replacement cattle 223 247 171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold on a light test. Feeder bulls under 400lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with feeder bulls over 400lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
225 fancy 225 1 222.00 $222.00 $500 —
270 fancy 270 1 235.00 $235.00 $634 —
425 425 1 197.50 $197.50 $839 -2.62
452–475 461 8 208.00–209.00 $208.39 $961 +18.39
534 534 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,068 +19.00
563–590 570 4 180.00–182.00 $181.48 $1,034 -3.52
618 value added 618 5 190.50 $190.50 $1,177 +10.00
607–635 619 9 155.00–164.00 $159.07 $985 -11.48
650–681 676 12 160.00–174.00 $170.77 $1,154 —
727 727 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,236 —
750 750 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,268 +0.49
864–886 872 13 155.50–158.50 $157.33 $1,372 +5.83
945 945 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,399 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 185.00 $185.00 $814 —
500–540 513 3 162.50–172.50 $166.01 $852 -1.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–293 293 9 180.00–190.00 $181.10 $531 —
342–343 343 9 167.00–180.00 $172.77 $593 -6.83
370 370 18 176.00 $176.00 $651 -4.00
409–439 430 32 170.00–181.00 $173.21 $745 -10.79
515 value added 515 10 184.50 $184.50 $950 —
527–539 530 29 158.00–165.00 $163.28 $865 -1.50
550–585 578 19 143.00–155.50 $152.99 $884 -8.08
661–690 672 6 140.00–150.00 $143.68 $966 -1.92
740–747 744 5 142.50–144.00 $143.40 $1,067 +18.19
838 838 5 146.50 $146.50 $1,228 +7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 164.00 $164.00 $672 +4.01
456 456 14 149.50 $149.50 $682 —
630 630 2 138.50 $138.50 $873 —
727 727 2 127.50 $127.50 $927 +13.50
770 770 1 117.50 $117.50 $905 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 200.00 $200.00 $470 -17.00
275 fancy 275 1 225.00 $225.00 $619 —
275–298 290 7 205.00–215.00 $207.60 $602 -5.86
325 325 1 200.00 $200.00 $650 -14.35
363–379 373 16 205.00–219.00 $213.89 $798 -3.11
451 451 10 201.00 $201.00 $907 +11.00
522 522 15 186.00 $186.00 $971 +7.50
589–592 590 12 160.00–175.00 $172.49 $1,018 +14.07
675 675 1 135.00 $135.00 $911 -19.33
700–720 711 4 147.00–154.00 $151.24 $1,075 +8.58
775 775 3 124.00 $124.00 $961 —
856 856 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,036 —
958 958 6 115.00 $115.00 $1,102 —
1045 1045 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 8 184.50 $184.50 $686 +0.53
446 446 4 173.00 $173.00 $772 +13.27
450 450 11 178.00 $178.00 $801 —
525–536 531 14 158.00–160.00 $158.57 $842 +7.57
575 575 1 150.00 $150.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1430 1430 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1290–1600 1445 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,375.00–1,675.00 $1,541.09 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1370 1201 80-85% 32 73.00–85.50 $79.46 $954 +0.21
1170–1250 1210 80-85% 2 71.00 $71.00 $859 -8.25
965–1490 1217 80-85% 30 86.50–103.00 $91.99 $1,120 +12.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1010 906 85-90% 5 40.00–47.50 $42.23 $383 -34.85
775–1120 931 85-90% 8 50.00–57.50 $54.75 $510 +2.20
810–1185 943 85-90% 10 69.00–82.50 $74.27 $700 +21.72
830–1240 1003 85-90% 6 60.00–68.00 $65.09 $653 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1965 1499 75-80% 18 86.00–95.00 $89.74 $1,345 +8.01
1415–1605 1509 75-80% 4 78.50–84.00 $80.86 $1,220 -8.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1550 1515 5 96.50–104.00 $100.79 $1,527 —
1670–1940 1806 7 107.00–118.00 $112.71 $2,036 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
951 951 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 950.00 $950.00
941–985 952 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 960.00–1,085.00 $1,052.67
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
965–1113 1054 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 775.00–935.00 $876.39
950–1290 1134 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,085.00–1,400.00 $1,195.52
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
995–1255 1144 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 935.00–1,250.00 $1,079.13
840–1332 1199 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 850.00–1,335.00 $1,159.24
1227 1227 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 925.00 $925.00
1070–1495 1229 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,100.00–1,725.00 $1,341.17
1020–1405 1259 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 935.00–1,110.00 $1,054.90
1250–1288 1272 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 925.00–960.00 $934.10
1405 1405 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,260.00 $1,260.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1540 1540 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
881 881 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 935.00 $935.00

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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
915–1125 999 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 825.00–1,500.00 $1,233.29 —
780–1140 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 925.00–1,375.00 $1,121.78 —
1025–1275 1145 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 825.00–1,050.00 $972.65 +34.57
1280 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,335.00 $1,335.00 —
1225–1445 1335 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,410.00 $1,382.47 —
1285–1565 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,525.00 $1,423.55 —
1495 1495 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,585.00 $1,585.00 -540.00
1860 1860 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,025.00 $2,025.00 —

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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.