Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

832 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $217.00/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,150/hd at 991 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.11/cwt -21.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 586 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $305.61/cwt -4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 464 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 832 1,155 1,175
Feeder cattle 501 813 799
Slaughter cattle 193 206 169
Replacement cattle 138 136 207

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers, bulls and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with the exception of a couple extremely 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
460 460 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,414 -12.34
518 value added 518 4 307.50 $307.50 $1,593 +7.50
516–526 521 16 286.00–297.00 $291.45 $1,518 +14.59
552 value added 552 5 302.00 $302.00 $1,667 —
585 585 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,638 +15.42
690 value added 690 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,815 —
783 783 7 238.00 $238.00 $1,864 +15.00
865 value added 865 11 227.00 $227.00 $1,964 —
991 value added 991 53 217.00 $217.00 $2,150 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,169 —
460 460 1 286.00 $286.00 $1,316 -6.66
515 515 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,324 —
589 589 12 260.50 $260.50 $1,534 —
630 630 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,506 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,375 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 5 290.00 $290.00 $835 -17.45
339 339 19 301.00 $301.00 $1,020 —
393 393 15 291.00 $291.00 $1,144 -8.73
457–475 462 16 263.00–267.00 $264.03 $1,220 -7.22
463 value added 463 8 275.00 $275.00 $1,273 —
519 519 15 252.00 $252.00 $1,308 -6.00
565–593 585 27 223.50–228.00 $224.90 $1,316 -7.45
593 value added 593 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,405 —
600 600 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 —
660 value added 660 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,518 —
795 795 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,471 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 256.00 $256.00 $901 -19.00
445 445 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,068 —
458 458 13 249.50 $249.50 $1,143 +6.07
535 535 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,252 +1.51
690 690 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,346 -14.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,477 —

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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 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,006 —
360–370 367 22 305.00–316.00 $312.57 $1,147 -27.43
463–467 464 25 301.00–306.50 $305.61 $1,418 -4.39
527 527 10 283.00 $283.00 $1,491 -7.00
572 572 12 260.00 $260.00 $1,487 -9.00
642 642 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,573 —
670 670 2 248.00 $248.00 $1,662 -8.50
740 740 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,576 —
777 777 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,686 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 294.00 $294.00 $1,073 -20.15
472 472 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,237 -11.00
521 521 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,302 -5.00
610 610 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,470 —
680 680 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,550 —
735 735 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,433 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845–890 868 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,335.00–1,460.00 $1,395.88 —
1045–1275 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 4 1,510.00–1,950.00 $1,738.28 —
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,535.00 $1,535.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1170 944 85-90% 21 96.00–106.00 $102.42 $967 —
780–1305 1007 85-90% 31 107.00–117.50 $112.03 $1,128 —
1050 1050 85-90% 1 88.00 $88.00 $924 —
820–1405 1055 85-90% 29 118.00–130.00 $123.27 $1,300 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1355 1201 80-85% 23 113.00–125.50 $121.24 $1,456 -14.92
1015–1450 1226 80-85% 41 126.00–151.00 $132.84 $1,629 -3.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1590 1452 75-80% 9 120.00–128.50 $124.64 $1,810 —
1385–1540 1469 75-80% 4 132.00–144.00 $135.88 $1,996 +12.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1095 1090 2 123.00–133.00 $127.98 $1,395 —
1095–1465 1303 4 137.00–147.00 $142.11 $1,852 —
1270–1985 1666 13 150.00–179.00 $162.88 $2,714 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,375.00 $1,375.00
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
970–1340 1093 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,325.00–1,685.00 $1,483.13
960–1425 1148 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,400.00–2,450.00 $1,888.73
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,485.00 $1,485.00
1030–1250 1164 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,350.00–1,725.00 $1,555.63
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1042–1430 1207 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,300.00–1,800.00 $1,576.48
990–1435 1253 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,200.00–1,750.00 $1,532.44
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
676 676 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 660.00 $660.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
823 823 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,525.00 $1,525.00
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
905 905 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,460.00 $1,460.00

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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
953–1165 1034 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 2,135.00–2,475.00 $2,224.96 —
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —
1025–1260 1143 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00–1,825.00 $1,701.64 —
1045–1211 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,925.00–2,250.00 $2,145.34 —
1010–1435 1191 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 1,825.00–2,350.00 $2,129.33 -118.87
1060–1415 1256 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 2,025.00–2,425.00 $2,244.96 -130.04

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795 795 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.