Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $205.59/cwt +4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 466 lb · 44 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 382 lb · 27 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $250.16/cwt +1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 293 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 628 958 992
Feeder cattle 396 611 578
Slaughter cattle 109 174 231
Replacement cattle 123 173 183

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls under 500lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder bulls over 500lbs steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 9 238.00 $238.00 $1,064 +10.62
479 479 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,169 —
521–541 528 11 224.00–229.00 $225.86 $1,193 +0.51
673 673 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,433 +11.22
800 800 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,416 +26.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 5 210.00 $210.00 $947 -4.61
530 530 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,113 -3.00
583–595 588 5 204.00–209.00 $206.98 $1,217 -6.02
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
993 993 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,321 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 225.00–229.00 $226.82 $510 —
240 fancy 240 1 250.00 $250.00 $600 —
250 fancy 250 1 250.00 $250.00 $625 —
285 285 1 225.00 $225.00 $641 ±0.00
305 305 12 226.00 $226.00 $689 -9.00
382 382 27 219.00 $219.00 $837 -2.00
425–440 430 3 201.00–203.00 $201.68 $867 -7.91
451–496 466 44 197.50–213.00 $205.59 $958 +4.59
504–541 525 9 194.00–211.50 $201.47 $1,058 +1.43
559–586 570 15 187.50–188.50 $188.09 $1,072 -2.91
647 647 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,009 —
695 695 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,140 -12.50
700–736 727 4 147.50–153.00 $151.68 $1,103 +3.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 214.00 $214.00 $449 —
371–392 378 6 190.00–201.00 $193.80 $733 -6.07
550 550 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,006 —
610 610 1 163.00 $163.00 $994 +8.79
655 655 3 137.00 $137.00 $897 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 2 191.00–195.00 $192.89 $421 —
335 335 1 192.50 $192.50 $645 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 1 95.00 $95.00 $884 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 fancy 220 2 270.00 $270.00 $594 —
248 248 3 247.50 $247.50 $614 -1.69
250–275 fancy 263 2 267.50–270.00 $268.81 $707 —
297 297 14 247.50 $247.50 $735 -0.72
379–385 379 16 235.00–247.00 $246.24 $933 +6.24
438 438 7 237.00 $237.00 $1,038 —
509–515 509 14 217.50–220.00 $219.82 $1,119 +0.73
585 585 9 208.00 $208.00 $1,217 +1.24
626–631 629 6 188.00–193.00 $190.51 $1,198 -8.99
760–775 765 3 171.00–177.00 $173.03 $1,324 +8.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 222.00 $222.00 $511 —
360–365 361 7 217.50–222.00 $221.35 $799 -5.65
460 460 7 218.00 $218.00 $1,003 —
595 595 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,083 -7.00
663 663 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,187 —
885 885 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,350 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 225.00 $225.00 $608 —
365 365 2 208.00 $208.00 $759 +8.00
405 405 1 197.00 $197.00 $798 —
480 480 1 196.00 $196.00 $941 —
720 720 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,188 —
835 835 2 162.50–167.50 $165.00 $1,378 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130 1130 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1420 1420 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–750 740 85-90% 2 45.00–50.00 $47.53 $352 —
650–1110 901 85-90% 4 62.00–67.00 $64.69 $583 —
825–1110 948 85-90% 15 69.00–80.50 $75.67 $717 —
835–1225 1023 85-90% 22 82.00–95.00 $88.75 $908 +1.99
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1355 1176 80-85% 14 97.50–113.00 $102.11 $1,201 +9.79
1055–1350 1209 80-85% 25 86.00–95.50 $90.87 $1,099 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1605 1447 75-80% 6 97.00–106.00 $100.22 $1,450 +25.22
1365–1570 1470 75-80% 9 85.00–94.00 $90.54 $1,331 -9.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1160 1088 2 90.50–103.00 $96.33 $1,048 —
1235–1860 1494 9 113.00–120.00 $117.32 $1,753 —
1480–2055 1769 5 122.00–132.00 $127.03 $2,247 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
995–1195 1083 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 975.00–1,375.00 $1,163.57
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1045–1150 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,010.00–1,100.00 $1,057.15
980–1215 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,110.00–1,325.00 $1,269.37
995–1410 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 985.00–1,375.00 $1,184.61
1060–1295 1178 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 960.00–1,275.00 $1,133.22
1155–1235 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,375.00 $1,193.78
1145–1340 1246 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,125.00–1,300.00 $1,220.61
1260 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00
1160–1445 1333 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 935.00–1,350.00 $1,235.67
1405 1405 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1075 1075 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00

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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
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
795–1385 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 735.00–1,525.00 $1,107.30 —
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
965–1310 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00–1,600.00 $1,413.01 -382.73
1165–1555 1291 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,600.00–1,925.00 $1,716.00 —
1050–1805 1587 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,275.00–2,160.00 $2,003.66 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 100.00 $100.00 $680 —
713 713 3 99.00 $99.00 $706 —
962 962 4 94.50 $94.50 $909 —

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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.