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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 4, 2024

1,079 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.50/cwt ≈ $1,990/hd at 838 lb · 61 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $314.21/cwt -1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,210/hd at 385 lb · 48 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $298.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,362/hd at 457 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,079 1,302 599
Feeder cattle 734 883 372
Slaughter cattle 171 175 117
Replacement cattle 174 244 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with feeder heifers over 400lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 value added 455 1 331.00 $331.00 $1,506 —
461 461 15 301.00 $301.00 $1,388 —
505–517 516 9 297.00–300.00 $299.67 $1,546 +1.99
538 value added 538 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,668 -2.00
561 value added 561 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,683 —
605–642 625 7 270.00–281.00 $274.64 $1,716 +4.26
630 value added 630 7 295.00 $295.00 $1,858 +6.00
723 723 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,656 —
759 value added 759 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,882 +8.00
838 value added 838 61 237.50 $237.50 $1,990 —
915 915 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,161 —
534 534 9 265.50 $265.50 $1,418 +12.76
610 610 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,525 —
670 670 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,574 —
705 705 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,357 —
805 805 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,723 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,442 —
665–680 673 2 224.00–230.00 $227.03 $1,528 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 1 153.00 $153.00 $2,073 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 282.50 $282.50 $670 —
255–292 290 16 280.00–292.50 $280.69 $814 -10.81
385 385 19 266.00 $266.00 $1,024 -7.01
393 fancy 393 2 294.00 $294.00 $1,155 —
436 436 8 280.00 $280.00 $1,221 +13.00
453–457 457 32 269.00–271.00 $270.88 $1,238 -8.06
522 522 19 260.00 $260.00 $1,357 +8.96
571 value added 571 6 257.50 $257.50 $1,470 —
590 590 14 234.00 $234.00 $1,381 —
621 621 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,416 —
625–648 value added 633 6 239.00–245.00 $242.95 $1,538 +1.45
656 656 7 196.00 $196.00 $1,286 -33.81
685 value added 685 3 232.50 $232.50 $1,593 —
745 745 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,341 —
795 795 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,487 —
872 872 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,578 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 272.50 $272.50 $649 +17.50
366 366 14 255.00 $255.00 $933 +14.66
412 412 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,005 —
465–474 472 16 246.00–257.00 $254.29 $1,200 +5.29
505–545 533 26 223.50–239.00 $232.22 $1,238 -3.78
588 588 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,276 -8.00
645 645 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,322 -2.50
670 670 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,233 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1368 1368 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,888 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 3 315.00 $315.00 $734 +24.50
296 296 11 306.00 $306.00 $906 -3.09
315 315 1 300.00 $300.00 $945 —
382–387 385 48 306.00–320.00 $314.21 $1,210 -1.42
457 457 36 298.00 $298.00 $1,362 +1.00
514 514 23 286.00 $286.00 $1,470 +1.00
593 593 15 260.00 $260.00 $1,542 —
607–630 611 6 226.00–230.00 $226.69 $1,385 -20.31
650–651 651 18 220.00–228.00 $226.22 $1,473 +5.50
715–723 722 9 213.00–215.50 $215.22 $1,554 +3.22
838 838 4 192.50 $192.50 $1,613 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 285.00 $285.00 $741 —
305 305 3 280.00 $280.00 $854 —
382 382 12 268.00 $268.00 $1,024 -17.00
427 427 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,127 +28.00
458 458 20 280.50 $280.50 $1,285 +20.50
515–535 525 12 248.00–254.00 $250.94 $1,317 +1.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1422–1550 1465 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 1,800.00–1,985.00 $1,865.26 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–870 795 85-90% 2 70.00–74.00 $71.81 $571 +1.81
810–1155 964 85-90% 5 90.00–95.00 $92.66 $893 -12.97
755–1255 1000 85-90% 22 98.00–106.50 $102.52 $1,025 —
805–1200 1029 85-90% 34 107.00–119.50 $111.32 $1,145 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1360 1192 80-85% 28 108.00–119.50 $114.64 $1,367 +16.64
945–1390 1198 80-85% 31 120.00–143.50 $128.00 $1,533 +30.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1805 1455 75-80% 9 119.00–129.00 $124.74 $1,815 +5.53
1305–1905 1571 75-80% 7 109.00–118.00 $114.28 $1,795 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1465 1350 2 117.00–120.00 $118.37 $1,598 —
1175–2585 1535 10 124.00–132.00 $127.08 $1,951 —
1380–1975 1702 14 135.00–156.00 $144.45 $2,459 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–895 865 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,010.00–1,250.00 $1,134.16

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1155 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,075.00–1,475.00 $1,363.04
1050–1085 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,700.00 $1,526.92
1090 1090 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00
830–1410 1106 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,250.00–1,825.00 $1,564.41
1085–1140 1126 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,125.00–1,350.00 $1,283.16
1160 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00
1030–1525 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 1,650.00–2,000.00 $1,848.61
1050–1500 1199 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,410.00–1,800.00 $1,554.06
1162–1265 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,410.00–1,475.00 $1,443.52
1065–1465 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,125.00–1,775.00 $1,543.62

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1015 1015 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00

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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
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —
980–1390 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,400.00–2,375.00 $1,934.73 +474.73
1030–1335 1183 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,575.00–1,825.00 $1,683.88 -156.08
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00 -152.23
1145–1420 1299 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,725.00–2,425.00 $2,140.16 +62.93
1355 1355 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —

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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.