Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 22, 2023

915 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $197.42/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 531 lb · 51 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.00/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 380 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $209.83/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 457 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	915	871	883
Feeder cattle	633	560	536
Slaughter cattle	172	145	234
Replacement cattle	110	166	113

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with feeder bulls over 600lbs mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower with feeder heifers over 600lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	229.00	$229.00	$698	-10.00
441	441	5	242.50	$242.50	$1,069	+2.50
462 value added	462	3	257.00	$257.00	$1,187	—
506	506	6	232.50	$232.50	$1,176	+5.50
558 value added	558	5	245.50	$245.50	$1,370	—
579	579	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,274	-16.00
635	635	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,359	+5.43
652–670	658	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,349	-13.00
730	730	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,445	—
760	760	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,444	+5.52
808	808	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,551	—
970	970	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,639	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	3	205.00	$205.00	$955	—
521–525	522	4	200.00–201.00	$200.25	$1,045	-5.75
601	601	3	186.00	$186.00	$1,118	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,229	—
970	970	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,533	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	15	220.00	$220.00	$634	-6.00
378–380	380	36	215.00–221.00	$220.00	$836	+1.97
456–463	457	33	200.50–217.00	$209.83	$959	+0.83
518–547	531	51	192.50–209.00	$197.42	$1,048	-0.85
560 value added	560	3	208.00	$208.00	$1,165	+10.25
580	580	17	194.50	$194.50	$1,128	+12.94
628	628	2	197.00	$197.00	$1,237	+17.50
651 value added	651	10	197.00	$197.00	$1,282	—
668	668	3	182.00	$182.00	$1,216	-6.00
761	761	3	164.00	$164.00	$1,248	-1.61
935	935	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,253	-6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	7	190.50	$190.50	$718	-11.50
467	467	20	193.50	$193.50	$904	-1.50
598	598	10	174.00	$174.00	$1,041	—
638	638	3	136.00	$136.00	$868	-7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	19	254.00	$254.00	$754	—
366	366	18	247.00	$247.00	$904	+4.64
462	462	26	236.50	$236.50	$1,093	+4.50
532	532	26	223.00	$223.00	$1,186	+2.00
617–648	627	28	190.50–200.00	$196.84	$1,234	-1.42
771–790	779	15	164.00–171.00	$168.16	$1,310	-3.84
921–945	926	5	137.50–145.00	$143.47	$1,329	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–379	372	16	215.00–222.00	$219.91	$818	—
451–456	454	18	200.00–202.50	$201.26	$914	-15.24
511	511	8	185.00	$185.00	$945	-7.00
580–598	586	12	185.00–194.00	$190.94	$1,119	+7.94
667	667	2	176.00	$176.00	$1,174	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1220–1465	1368	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,335.00–1,775.00	$1,626.94	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	217.50	$217.50	$544	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	85-90%	1	61.00	$61.00	$448	—
720–1195	956	85-90%	27	77.00–87.00	$82.49	$789	-6.05
780–1295	991	85-90%	31	88.00–102.00	$95.07	$942	+6.53
915–1245	1047	85-90%	5	70.00–76.00	$73.03	$765	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1375	1167	80-85%	9	92.50–99.00	$96.64	$1,128	-6.35
965–1495	1208	80-85%	43	100.00–127.00	$109.94	$1,328	+18.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1735	1447	75-80%	9	103.50–114.00	$108.10	$1,564	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1390	1233	4	109.00–112.50	$111.04	$1,369	—
1080–1460	1322	5	115.00–123.00	$119.11	$1,575	—
1370–2130	1701	9	126.00–139.00	$130.77	$2,224	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
932	932	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
865–1285	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	950.00–1,485.00	$1,244.73
1045–1085	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,235.00	$1,229.91
1060–1080	1070	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,100.47
945–1395	1086	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–1,385.00	$1,055.60
1107	1107	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,135.00	$1,135.00
1095–1115	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,135.00–1,250.00	$1,163.36
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00
970–1250	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	860.00–1,200.00	$1,123.24
860–1582	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	910.00–1,635.00	$1,250.19
1025–1265	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	985.00–1,435.00	$1,305.25
1030–1352	1236	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,050.00–1,535.00	$1,376.53

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–865	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	785.00–900.00	$844.92

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	835.00	$835.00	—
1092–1465	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00–1,585.00	$1,405.72	+34.58
1095–1380	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,360.00–1,725.00	$1,621.32	+14.22
1313	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
885–1860	1373	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–2,185.00	$1,827.13	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	-225.00

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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.