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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

1,006 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $281.40/cwt +12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,329/hd at 472 lb · 50 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $353.29/cwt +14.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 381 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.00/cwt ≈ $1,654/hd at 488 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,006 741 1,095
Feeder cattle 693 466 648
Slaughter cattle 179 164 207
Replacement cattle 134 111 240

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 400lbs sold sharply higher with feeder bulls over 400lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with several high dressing individuals.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,227 —
388 fancy 388 14 374.00 $374.00 $1,451 —
448 448 10 325.00 $325.00 $1,456 +5.00
488 488 31 339.00 $339.00 $1,654 —
501 501 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,463 +9.00
553 value added 553 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,659 -5.50
587 587 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,585 -8.00
617–643 629 9 266.00–267.00 $266.45 $1,676 -11.55
652–683 673 7 256.00–265.00 $259.49 $1,746 +5.30
732 732 3 253.00 $253.00 $1,852 +22.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,490 +39.00
532 532 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,317 -3.99
625 625 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,500 —
656–688 672 6 230.00–240.00 $235.12 $1,580 +7.12
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,551 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,276 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 340.00 $340.00 $731 +51.69
307 307 19 285.00 $285.00 $875 +5.22
372 372 27 297.00 $297.00 $1,105 +21.42
404 value added 404 21 325.00 $325.00 $1,313 —
460 460 30 273.00 $273.00 $1,256 +4.00
491 value added 491 20 294.00 $294.00 $1,444 —
510 510 14 269.00 $269.00 $1,372 —
578 value added 578 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,445 —
595 595 27 231.00 $231.00 $1,374 -9.00
605 value added 605 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,482 —
605–635 620 4 230.00–236.00 $233.07 $1,445 +13.07
660 value added 660 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,538 —
660 660 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,472 +7.71
978 978 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,526 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 270.00 $270.00 $824 —
380–381 380 17 273.00–280.00 $277.11 $1,053 +40.11
439 439 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,111 —
502 502 2 248.00 $248.00 $1,245 +8.00
566 566 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,217 -9.44
610 610 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 —
655 655 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,349 —
737 737 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,327 —
800 800 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,496 —
875 875 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,592 —
935 935 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,262 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,053 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–640 625 2 201.00–213.00 $206.86 $1,293 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 14 349.50 $349.50 $1,000 +24.82
380–386 381 31 347.50–355.00 $353.29 $1,346 +14.69
447 447 26 310.00 $310.00 $1,386 -8.00
510 510 22 287.50 $287.50 $1,466 +6.50
581 581 24 265.00 $265.00 $1,540 +1.08
657 657 7 254.00 $254.00 $1,669 +11.00
732 732 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,545 —
758 758 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,683 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 305.00 $305.00 $824 +35.00
390 390 7 322.50 $322.50 $1,258 +4.14
441 441 8 275.00 $275.00 $1,213 —
480 480 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,200 -37.50
506–518 514 15 255.00–262.00 $259.70 $1,335 +7.20
580 580 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,351 —
655 655 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,572 —
770 770 2 190.00–195.00 $192.50 $1,482 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935–1288 1162 (<2 yrs)N/A 5 1,400.00–2,025.00 $1,817.79 —
1185–1410 1323 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 1,525.00–1,975.00 $1,774.87 -10.13

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1105 874 85-90% 5 80.00–90.00 $87.01 $760 —
775–1125 917 85-90% 17 93.50–105.00 $100.85 $925 —
810–1160 1006 85-90% 28 107.00–117.00 $112.11 $1,128 —
860–1155 1012 85-90% 15 118.00–127.00 $122.37 $1,238 +6.37
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1360 1210 80-85% 24 115.00–125.50 $121.57 $1,471 +5.10
1010–1470 1211 80-85% 26 126.00–142.00 $131.47 $1,592 +15.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1875 1493 75-80% 9 117.00–127.00 $123.40 $1,842 —
1390–1725 1515 75-80% 13 128.00–144.00 $132.74 $2,011 +5.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,742 —
1215–1720 1436 8 138.00–148.00 $144.69 $2,078 —
1335–2280 1798 20 150.00–165.00 $156.05 $2,806 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 thin fleshed 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,210.00 $1,210.00
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
905–1120 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,250.00–1,550.00 $1,454.36
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,335.00 $1,335.00
905–1735 1146 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,050.00–2,185.00 $1,589.65
1170 1170 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00
965–1330 1193 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,150.00–1,635.00 $1,444.95
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,460.00 $1,460.00
960–1905 1242 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,575.00–2,510.00 $1,910.50
1125–1625 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,450.00–2,050.00 $1,672.42
1270–1347 1309 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,475.00–1,950.00 $1,719.49
1435 1435 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,835.00 $1,835.00

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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
930 930 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —
937–1030 956 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,900.00–2,100.00 $2,056.89 —
1153–1475 1276 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 2,175.00–2,600.00 $2,290.26 -184.74
1055–1570 1306 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,600.00–2,485.00 $2,282.72 +110.79
1130–1435 1331 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,875.00–2,500.00 $2,305.16 +133.23
1175–1570 1373 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,975.00–2,450.00 $2,246.68 —
1390 1390 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,625.00 $2,625.00 —
1520 1520 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 4 230.00 $230.00 $934 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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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.