Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

1,349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.02/cwt +9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,525/hd at 657 lb · 95 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.58/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 455 lb · 60 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.00/cwt -8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,186/hd at 520 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,349	1,201	885
Feeder cattle	834	792	658
Slaughter cattle	238	223	136
Replacement cattle	277	186	91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a light test. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with feeder heifers over 500lbs 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	4	256.00	$256.00	$1,106	—
521	521	10	252.00	$252.00	$1,313	+2.62
571	571	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,313	-19.25
583 value added	583	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,458	—
605–642	633	24	215.00–232.00	$227.94	$1,443	-11.06
651–675	657	4	217.00–218.50	$218.11	$1,433	-12.24
737	737	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,592	-31.23
965	965	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,872	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	5	239.00	$239.00	$1,040	—
527	527	4	229.00	$229.00	$1,207	-1.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,132	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,010	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
206 fancy	206	4	282.00	$282.00	$581	—
307	307	4	210.00	$210.00	$645	-32.50
384–385	384	35	220.00–229.00	$227.20	$872	-4.64
455–456	455	60	229.00–234.00	$232.58	$1,058	-4.42
517–535	520	54	225.00–237.00	$228.00	$1,186	-8.72
575–588	587	38	222.00–223.00	$222.95	$1,309	-7.78
600–605	601	15	197.00–210.00	$204.10	$1,227	-31.90
657 value added	657	80	235.50	$235.50	$1,547	—
653–665	659	15	210.00–221.50	$213.49	$1,407	-9.44
710 value added	710	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,541	—
740	740	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,406	-25.50
805–838	820	13	189.00–201.00	$195.34	$1,602	—
980	980	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,646	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	212.50	$212.50	$521	—
330	330	1	200.00	$200.00	$660	—
449	449	13	200.00	$200.00	$898	—
655	655	3	198.00	$198.00	$1,297	-7.50

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,054	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	4	162.00	$162.00	$619	-9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	260.00	$260.00	$520	—
281	281	9	262.00	$262.00	$736	+2.00
366	366	24	256.00	$256.00	$937	+1.00
445	445	24	251.50	$251.50	$1,119	—
450	450	11	233.00	$233.00	$1,048	-17.00
508	508	35	244.50	$244.50	$1,242	+5.50
592	592	34	223.00	$223.00	$1,320	-7.00
655–672	661	27	201.00–210.00	$206.58	$1,365	-6.16
745	745	16	193.00	$193.00	$1,438	+6.00
761	761	3	182.00	$182.00	$1,385	-15.00
812	812	2	153.00	$153.00	$1,242	-13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	223.00	$223.00	$491	—
380	380	4	239.00	$239.00	$908	—
464	464	12	198.00	$198.00	$919	-37.00
528	528	10	223.00	$223.00	$1,177	+8.00
560–585	576	22	185.00–202.00	$196.33	$1,131	-18.67

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	12	218.00	$218.00	$774	-5.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935–1020	983	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,316.86	—
955–1435	1244	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	1,275.00–1,925.00	$1,564.76	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	192.50	$192.50	$982	—
746	746	9	161.00	$161.00	$1,201	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–1000	790	85-90%	12	50.00–70.00	$63.99	$506	—
835–1265	1033	85-90%	27	74.00–89.00	$82.96	$857	—
895–1185	1054	85-90%	20	104.00–112.00	$106.74	$1,125	+44.90
775–1310	1069	85-90%	52	90.00–103.50	$97.06	$1,038	-1.16

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1600	1278	80-85%	44	96.00–109.50	$104.15	$1,331	-1.76
1075–1675	1316	80-85%	33	110.00–128.00	$114.83	$1,511	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1785	1491	75-80%	17	98.00–108.00	$103.98	$1,550	-2.89
1445–1575	1493	75-80%	5	111.00–112.00	$111.20	$1,660	+4.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1425	1308	3	115.00–117.00	$115.93	$1,516	—
1280–2460	1749	18	120.00–128.00	$124.58	$2,179	—
1685–2045	1805	6	129.00–135.00	$130.81	$2,361	-4.31

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1065	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,107.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1345	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,050.00–2,150.00	$1,738.29
1060–1120	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	935.00–1,235.00	$1,126.31
922–1365	1106	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	975.00–1,435.00	$1,171.05
1000–1220	1110	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,225.00	$1,157.43
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,385.00	$1,385.00
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00
980–1380	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,060.00–1,800.00	$1,358.88
910–1455	1163	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,200.00–1,750.00	$1,527.90
1110–1395	1237	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,260.00	$1,188.41
1175–1335	1262	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,310.00	$1,269.42
1160–1465	1278	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,150.00–1,560.00	$1,381.78
1195–1465	1340	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,550.00	$1,385.73
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1375	1375	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
900–985	943	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,323.87
830–1050	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,260.00–1,435.00	$1,380.54
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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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
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1025–1040	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–1,800.00	$1,514.59	—
932–1285	1116	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	1,275.00–2,400.00	$1,655.81	+377.99
1090–1215	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,800.00	$1,595.56	+317.74
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1232	1232	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	-110.00
1242	1242	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,275.00	$2,275.00	+865.00
1277	1277	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,625.00	$1,625.00	+175.00
1070–1510	1278	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,625.00–2,500.00	$2,211.48	+761.48
1160–1365	1297	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–2,050.00	$1,856.17	—
1080–1560	1333	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,410.00–1,535.00	$1,481.75	+331.75
1405	1405	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	-321.20
1425	1425	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	+453.80
1495	1495	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1510	1510	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	-485.00
1520	1520	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	+465.00
1810	1810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
1225	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

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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.