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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

980 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $242.08/cwt -5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 459 lb · 74 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.72/cwt +13.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 521 lb · 57 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $313.85/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 392 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 980 914 937
Feeder cattle 659 543 565
Slaughter cattle 163 151 253
Replacement cattle 158 220 119

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 2 273.00 $273.00 $1,179 —
452–462 fancy 457 10 305.00–309.00 $306.98 $1,403 +5.80
514 value added 514 10 286.00 $286.00 $1,470 +1.16
597–598 598 7 260.00–270.00 $264.28 $1,580 +11.18
603–649 630 11 235.00–242.00 $238.46 $1,502 —
657–665 663 18 245.00–250.00 $246.38 $1,633 -2.63
705 705 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,643 +10.01
746 value added 746 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,813 —
770 770 4 223.00–230.00 $226.50 $1,744 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,200 —
515–527 523 3 243.00–247.00 $244.31 $1,278 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–298 295 6 267.50–275.00 $273.81 $808 —
356–390 371 23 250.00–266.00 $258.68 $960 +6.48
454–469 459 74 230.00–253.00 $242.08 $1,111 -0.94
516–540 value added 520 47 246.00–253.00 $247.21 $1,285 —
528 528 10 233.00 $233.00 $1,230 +1.31
585–593 590 27 226.00–235.00 $231.36 $1,365 +4.36
630 value added 630 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,506 +3.00
658–685 666 14 214.00–230.00 $216.35 $1,441 +7.35
710 710 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,384 —
743 value added 743 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,635 -4.00
770 770 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,578 +15.00
800–847 831 3 191.00–196.00 $192.60 $1,601 —
924 924 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,709 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 8 239.50 $239.50 $905 —
537 537 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 230.00 $230.00 $575 —
312–330 319 4 210.00–225.00 $218.64 $697 —
638 638 7 201.50 $201.50 $1,286 +18.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 218 3 287.50–302.50 $292.19 $637 —
275 275 2 307.50 $307.50 $846 +18.23
319 fancy 319 9 337.00 $337.00 $1,075 —
347 347 4 288.00 $288.00 $999 —
387–388 387 10 278.00–287.50 $281.81 $1,091 -9.55
394 value added 394 35 323.00 $323.00 $1,273 +5.00
449 449 7 259.00 $259.00 $1,163 +5.00
456 value added 456 35 302.00 $302.00 $1,377 +7.00
461 461 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,203 +8.00
523 fancy 523 19 271.00 $271.00 $1,417 —
595 595 27 255.00 $255.00 $1,517 —
600 600 10 229.00 $229.00 $1,374 —
654 654 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,537 +12.19
730–741 736 17 200.00–218.00 $207.35 $1,526 -2.15
750 750 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,519 —
835 835 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,503 —
858 fancy 858 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,948 —
1036 1036 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,658 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 2 237.50 $237.50 $622 —
362–390 371 3 242.50–245.00 $244.12 $906 —
490–495 493 3 222.50–225.00 $224.17 $1,105 —
515 515 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,056 —
610–640 624 6 175.00–195.00 $186.63 $1,165 -0.32
675 675 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,266 —
700 700 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,260 -5.00
781–785 782 4 172.50–196.00 $190.10 $1,487 +5.10
850 850 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,424 ±0.00
945 945 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,540 —
960 960 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 262.00–280.00 $271.25 $741 —
315–320 318 2 270.00–272.50 $271.26 $863 —
529–535 531 14 234.00–243.00 $240.41 $1,277 +7.41
685–691 690 5 215.00–218.00 $215.60 $1,488 +6.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
1490 1490 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595–1365 967 85-90% 23 67.50–89.00 $81.45 $788 -42.53
725–1270 1045 85-90% 23 90.00–104.50 $96.80 $1,012 -7.85
1020–1135 1066 85-90% 4 117.00–132.00 $122.58 $1,307 —
850–1390 1101 85-90% 17 105.00–115.50 $110.06 $1,212 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1595 1283 80-85% 25 93.00–107.00 $102.48 $1,315 -3.31
1080–1480 1303 80-85% 26 108.00–118.50 $113.00 $1,472 —
1235–1475 1361 80-85% 5 120.00–127.00 $123.57 $1,682 +9.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1675 1590 75-80% 6 109.00–118.00 $114.33 $1,818 —
1650 1650 75-80% 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,112 —
1775 1775 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,704 -20.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–2175 1544 13 105.00–134.00 $121.29 $1,873 -8.77
1160–1975 1632 14 135.00–149.00 $140.15 $2,287 —
1155–2230 1756 4 150.50–155.00 $152.17 $2,672 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–955 900 (<2 yrs)Open 5 1,035.00–1,635.00 $1,385.90
715–1165 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 950.00–1,525.00 $1,253.56

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
895–1195 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,475.00–1,575.00 $1,517.82
805–1395 1069 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,135.00–2,035.00 $1,682.64
1040–1130 1077 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,550.00 $1,424.23
985–1210 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 935.00–1,210.00 $1,139.45
1113 1113 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1137 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1120–1160 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,500.00 $1,466.67
810–1370 1149 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,010.00–1,810.00 $1,387.29
1105–1380 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,600.00–2,525.00 $2,043.90
885–1525 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,075.00–1,760.00 $1,473.92

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
590–705 630 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 885.00–1,175.00 $1,047.17

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 14 209.00 $209.00 $815 —
509 509 24 210.00 $210.00 $1,069 —

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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
885 885 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00 —
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,685.00 $1,685.00 +550.00
848–1330 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,225.00–1,550.00 $1,425.17 -274.83
1005–1245 1118 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,375.00–2,285.00 $1,841.71 -371.24
1140–1150 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00–1,825.00 $1,762.77 +87.77
1532 fancy 1532 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,450.00 $3,450.00 —
1565 fancy 1565 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,975.00 $2,975.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935 935 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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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.