Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 20, 2023

1,095 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $257.20/cwt +23.71 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 381 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $190.73/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 526 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $197.87/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 452 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,095 628 1,078
Feeder cattle 648 422 613
Slaughter cattle 207 118 252
Replacement cattle 240 88 213

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 500lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 400lbs sold sharply higher with feeder bulls over 400lbs unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 450lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder heifers over 450lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 fancy 278 2 285.00 $285.00 $792 —
462–498 476 10 244.00–245.00 $244.58 $1,164 +23.80
521 521 11 217.00 $217.00 $1,131 -2.00
565–575 569 11 216.00–220.00 $217.09 $1,235 +12.08
641 value added 641 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,282 —
677–695 680 7 180.00–185.00 $184.27 $1,253 —
732 732 2 180.50 $180.50 $1,321 —
815–830 823 2 165.50–171.00 $168.22 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 220.00 $220.00 $770 —
425 425 3 201.00 $201.00 $854 +8.00
510 510 3 184.00 $184.00 $938 —
552 552 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,021 —
645 645 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,103 —
650 650 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,066 +7.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 204.00 $204.00 $469 —
235 fancy 235 1 250.00 $250.00 $588 —
265 fancy 265 1 250.00 $250.00 $662 —
270–289 286 13 207.50–217.50 $209.75 $600 +0.75
333 333 4 215.00 $215.00 $716 —
360–375 371 30 200.00–213.00 $209.97 $779 +11.63
430–447 434 16 193.00–206.00 $204.07 $886 +19.60
452–453 452 36 195.00–199.50 $197.87 $894 -1.13
509–546 526 39 180.00–194.50 $190.73 $1,003 +1.09
589 589 15 178.00 $178.00 $1,048 -2.32
615 615 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,113 —
660–665 661 8 168.00–171.00 $168.38 $1,113 +2.54
730 730 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,226 —
835 835 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,286 +12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 189.00 $189.00 $510 —
356 356 5 195.00 $195.00 $694 —
534 534 12 175.00 $175.00 $934 —
555–578 570 6 162.00–170.00 $164.59 $938 -1.94
605–647 633 3 155.00–165.00 $158.19 $1,001 +14.19
655 655 1 144.00 $144.00 $943 —
800 800 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,096 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 4 132.25 $132.25 $854 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
231 231 3 172.50 $172.50 $398 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 225 2 237.50–247.50 $242.17 $545 +17.35
235 fancy 235 1 287.50 $287.50 $676 —
262–265 fancy 263 6 281.00–285.00 $281.67 $741 —
310–348 324 11 240.00–247.50 $244.57 $792 +2.07
350–393 376 23 237.50–246.00 $245.48 $923 +11.99
365–385 fancy 384 31 262.50–266.00 $265.89 $1,021 —
457 457 32 239.00 $239.00 $1,092 +3.50
530 530 28 211.00 $211.00 $1,118 -2.00
590 590 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,180 +11.71
629 629 5 173.00 $173.00 $1,088 -1.67
672–685 674 11 169.00–180.00 $177.97 $1,200 +11.65
760 760 6 159.50 $159.50 $1,212 +1.92
805–830 809 6 138.00–150.00 $147.95 $1,197 —
980–985 983 2 113.00–116.00 $114.50 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 227.50 $227.50 $751 —
380 380 7 207.50 $207.50 $788 —
435 435 10 190.00 $190.00 $826 -17.00
450 450 12 190.00 $190.00 $855 —
507–549 543 15 179.00–181.00 $180.75 $981 -11.75
583 583 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,020 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1045–1215 1136 (<2 yrs)N/A 5 1,225.00–1,475.00 $1,325.99 —
1335 1335 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1365 1229 80-85% 17 83.50–93.50 $88.47 $1,087 —
990–1415 1258 80-85% 40 94.00–116.00 $103.25 $1,299 —
1145–1375 1260 80-85% 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,008 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 85-90% 2 40.00–47.50 $43.75 $319 —
710–890 802 85-90% 6 50.00–60.00 $54.05 $433 —
835–1040 906 85-90% 8 64.00–74.00 $68.14 $617 -12.98
730–1220 952 85-90% 29 75.00–98.50 $85.99 $819 +40.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,076 —
1410–1665 1466 75-80% 6 84.00–94.00 $90.29 $1,324 -6.16
1405–1845 1554 75-80% 20 95.00–113.50 $102.63 $1,595 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–2255 1458 12 108.50–119.00 $114.46 $1,669 +11.43
1535–2225 1917 10 125.00–146.00 $130.59 $2,503 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00
865–1000 933 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 835.00–1,100.00 $977.09
885–1395 1048 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 935.00–1,225.00 $1,103.34
855–1285 1066 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 875.00–1,500.00 $1,265.62
942–1145 1077 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 925.00–1,425.00 $1,204.35
870–1255 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 975.00–1,700.00 $1,399.90
1080–1155 1118 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,038.76
955–1330 1127 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 950.00–1,525.00 $1,304.25
960–1470 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,075.00–1,300.00 $1,230.86
1160 1160 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00
1030–1635 1284 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,210.00–1,400.00 $1,301.76

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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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
1058 1058 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
917–1502 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,275.00–1,800.00 $1,530.26 —
1115–1290 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,375.00–1,500.00 $1,477.79 —
920–1646 1286 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 975.00–2,325.00 $1,963.39 —
1210–1530 1337 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,300.00–1,585.00 $1,443.49 —
1340 1340 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —
1255–1457 1390 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,475.00–2,225.00 $1,999.23 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 —

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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.