Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 11, 2023

695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $236.53/cwt -3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 382 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $204.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 586 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $196.96/cwt +4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 523 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 695 962 750
Feeder cattle 411 597 534
Slaughter cattle 178 202 105
Replacement cattle 106 163 111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was mixed with a good quality offering. Feeder bulls 300-400 lbs were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand, while bulls over 400 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 lower throughout the weight classes. Feeder heifers 300-600 lbs were 3.00 to 7.00 higher with a good supply and heifers over 600 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower but with limited comparisons. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,045 —
548 548 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,233 +1.74
581 value added 581 6 238.00 $238.00 $1,383 +13.00
585 585 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,252 +14.00
647 value added 647 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,449 +5.46
695 695 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,320 —
705 705 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,382 —
750 750 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,170 —
805 805 4 193.00 $193.00 $1,554 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 205.00 $205.00 $871 —
450–498 464 10 189.00–197.00 $191.57 $889 —
540 540 1 180.00 $180.00 $972 —
590 590 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,239 —
618 618 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,224 —
665 665 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,144 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,564 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 7 230.00 $230.00 $690 +3.00
382–386 385 16 201.00–221.00 $214.79 $827 +3.11
430–434 433 6 205.00–210.00 $208.34 $902 +7.34
462–472 464 23 196.00–211.00 $208.34 $967 +8.22
507–539 523 24 190.00–205.50 $196.96 $1,030 +4.16
572 572 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,167 +11.06
604–640 617 11 187.00–196.00 $190.39 $1,175 +12.56
683–698 689 5 172.00–178.00 $176.00 $1,213 -2.00
750–780 760 3 155.00–175.00 $168.16 $1,278 —
808 808 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 190.00 $190.00 $494 —
376 376 9 180.00 $180.00 $677 —
475 475 7 189.00 $189.00 $898 —
510–545 527 10 160.00–180.00 $170.96 $901 —
572–585 579 2 170.00–176.00 $172.97 $1,001 —
620 620 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,054 —
690 690 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,000 —
725 725 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,153 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1220 1155 2 129.00–130.00 $129.47 $1,495 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 227.50 $227.50 $592 —
304 304 8 252.50 $252.50 $768 +4.50
355–389 382 38 227.00–244.00 $236.53 $904 -3.47
467 467 20 229.00 $229.00 $1,069 —
527–545 528 13 210.00–218.00 $217.37 $1,148 -1.63
586 586 25 204.00 $204.00 $1,195 -1.00
657–672 670 12 175.00–184.00 $182.53 $1,223 -8.47
749 749 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,161 -4.00
772 772 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,127 +1.00
930 930 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,256 —
1018 1018 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,303 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 222.50 $222.50 $734 —
468 468 4 197.00 $197.00 $922 —
516 516 9 190.00 $190.00 $980 -9.00
595 595 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,113 +7.81
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 210.00 $210.00 $598 —
405 405 1 200.00 $200.00 $810 —
457–465 459 9 160.00–177.00 $173.73 $797 -1.27
530 530 1 160.00 $160.00 $848 —
566 566 4 161.00 $161.00 $911 —
880 880 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855–1165 1010 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,060.00–2,000.00 $1,602.13 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–855 728 85-90% 5 30.00–55.00 $41.81 $304 —
830–1280 1014 85-90% 37 62.00–77.00 $71.28 $723 -1.71
875–1395 1080 85-90% 23 76.00–87.00 $80.54 $870 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1285 1168 80-85% 2 97.00–108.00 $101.95 $1,191 —
860–1975 1229 80-85% 39 75.00–84.00 $81.06 $996 -9.99
1065–1450 1276 80-85% 20 85.00–94.50 $88.82 $1,133 -14.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1760 1514 75-80% 15 78.00–84.00 $81.62 $1,236 -8.25
1335–1795 1590 75-80% 12 85.00–91.00 $86.81 $1,380 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–2230 1606 9 101.00–114.00 $106.39 $1,709 —
1385–2230 1850 11 115.00–121.00 $117.32 $2,170 —
2210 2210 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,807 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–1075 846 (<2 yrs)Open 7 600.00–1,285.00 $899.16
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 825.00 $825.00
730–1215 993 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 550.00–1,035.00 $867.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
645 645 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00
915–1035 975 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–775.00 $739.81
990 990 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
955–1205 1043 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 875.00–1,575.00 $1,220.77
920–1305 1056 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,299.39
1005–1235 1086 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 750.00–985.00 $855.79
955–1225 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00–1,100.00 $1,008.85
775–1485 1172 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 800.00–1,585.00 $1,243.62
1085–1400 1218 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,625.00 $1,393.70
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00
Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
590 590 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 460.00 $460.00
790 790 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–975 857 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 625.00–1,200.00 $929.81
920 920 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 +467.99
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1110–1305 1208 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,410.00–1,550.00 $1,485.65 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 5 107.50 $107.50 $462 —
530 530 1 107.50 $107.50 $570 —

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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.