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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

962 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $185.33/cwt -2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 626 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $192.80/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 519 lb · 33 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $240.00/cwt -12.18 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 383 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 962 875 1,188
Feeder cattle 597 541 721
Slaughter cattle 202 212 198
Replacement cattle 163 122 269

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with feeder steers over 500lbs 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls under 600lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower with feeder bulls over 600lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with feeder heifers over 400lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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
408 value added 408 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,024 —
468 468 15 240.00 $240.00 $1,123 -3.96
525–531 530 4 221.00–224.00 $223.26 $1,183 -7.27
533–548 value added 546 12 238.00–239.50 $239.26 $1,306 —
560 value added 560 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,260 —
585 585 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,170 -24.04
601 601 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,202 -17.00
606–640 value added 613 5 213.00–220.00 $218.54 $1,340 —
653 653 8 209.00 $209.00 $1,365 +12.35
686 value added 686 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,441 —
728 value added 728 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,522 —
837 value added 837 11 200.00 $200.00 $1,674 —
905–940 917 3 160.00–165.00 $161.71 $1,483 —
1003 value added 1003 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,705 —
1080 value added 1080 27 172.00 $172.00 $1,858 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 209.00 $209.00 $940 —
550 550 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,133 +12.00
620 620 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,079 —
667 667 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,047 -28.00
807 807 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,404 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,539 —
1160 1160 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,554 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 160.00 $160.00 $728 —
565 565 1 151.00 $151.00 $853 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 207.50 $207.50 $529 —
308 308 9 227.00 $227.00 $699 —
350–383 378 12 199.00–214.00 $211.68 $800 -4.32
405 405 2 201.00 $201.00 $814 —
455–483 461 19 193.50–202.00 $200.12 $923 +10.61
506–538 519 33 188.50–195.00 $192.80 $1,001 +4.60
557–577 572 27 190.50–201.00 $192.94 $1,104 +9.47
613 value added 613 11 201.00 $201.00 $1,232 +6.00
600–649 632 23 177.50–178.00 $177.83 $1,124 +9.83
655 655 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,166 +8.00
705–749 742 6 152.50–166.00 $154.64 $1,147 -32.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 14 173.50 $173.50 $635 -24.29
459 459 11 180.00 $180.00 $826 —
566 566 6 166.50 $166.50 $942 —
670–685 678 2 150.00–160.00 $154.94 $1,050 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 210.00 $210.00 $714 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 7 248.00 $248.00 $756 —
383 383 30 240.00 $240.00 $919 -12.18
448 448 24 233.00 $233.00 $1,044 —
525 525 13 219.00 $219.00 $1,150 -6.00
567 567 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,162 -4.00
668 668 8 191.00 $191.00 $1,276 +9.28
736 736 9 159.00 $159.00 $1,170 +1.00
770 770 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,116 -9.00
800–825 813 2 130.00–143.00 $136.40 $1,109 —
850 850 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–396 367 11 211.00–220.00 $216.47 $794 -11.14
442 442 9 198.00 $198.00 $875 -8.00
512 512 5 199.00 $199.00 $1,019 -9.00
550–582 568 7 171.00–185.00 $179.19 $1,018 —
642 642 4 166.00 $166.00 $1,066 —
666 666 5 167.00 $167.00 $1,112 —
820 820 1 120.00 $120.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 14 175.00 $175.00 $796 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1435 1435 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
1390–1870 1630 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,635.00–2,200.00 $1,959.10 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1510 1449 75-80% 5 78.00–84.00 $81.65 $1,183 —
1300–2030 1539 75-80% 35 85.50–96.00 $89.87 $1,383 -8.92
1385–1760 1554 75-80% 5 98.00–106.00 $102.78 $1,597 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1405 1231 80-85% 21 87.00–96.00 $91.05 $1,121 +6.90
1055–1395 1262 80-85% 9 81.00–85.00 $83.29 $1,051 -21.25
1175–1475 1281 80-85% 6 100.00–112.00 $103.37 $1,324 -1.17
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1075 1004 85-90% 4 92.00–99.00 $94.73 $951 +19.80
820–1240 1010 85-90% 13 67.00–78.00 $72.99 $737 -1.94
785–1225 1040 85-90% 15 80.00–88.00 $84.00 $874 -0.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–2145 1521 4 123.00–125.50 $124.34 $1,891 —
1190–2010 1589 4 105.00–109.00 $107.01 $1,700 -15.41
1310–2040 1695 21 110.00–120.00 $114.86 $1,947 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
976–1182 1058 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 825.00–1,035.00 $918.81
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1045–1185 1109 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 775.00–950.00 $865.00
1055–1245 1109 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,100.00–1,375.00 $1,214.52
966–1425 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 29 850.00–1,450.00 $1,065.14
1110–1170 1140 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 850.00–1,075.00 $953.30
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
950–1472 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 1,000.00–1,475.00 $1,296.74
1175–1260 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,075.00–1,225.00 $1,147.38
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1340 1340 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
875–1060 1014 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,100.00–2,075.00 $1,700.69

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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
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
995–1145 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,175.00 $1,082.01 —
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1655 1655 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,735.00 $1,735.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
802 802 2 117.00 $117.00 $938 —

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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.