Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2020

430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.66/cwt ≈ $867/hd at 625 lb · 42 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.23/cwt ≈ $721/hd at 571 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.11/cwt ≈ $803/hd at 573 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 430 525 677
Feeder cattle 421 — 636
Slaughter cattle 9 — 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

There was good demand for feeder classes and buyers showed strong interest in all classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
315–317 316 3 152.50–165.00 $160.85 $508
380 380 1 161.00 $161.00 $612
402–435 415 4 144.00–154.00 $147.11 $611
456–480 464 20 137.00–150.00 $143.95 $668
506–548 524 24 134.00–144.00 $139.73 $732
554–585 573 29 134.00–142.00 $140.11 $803
600–648 625 42 129.00–142.00 $138.66 $867
665–697 682 9 122.00–134.00 $129.56 $884
715–735 733 10 125.00–132.50 $131.35 $963
781–789 784 29 130.00–130.50 $130.38 $1,022
890 890 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,068
975 975 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,121
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
380 380 2 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $522
425 425 1 134.00 $134.00 $570
485 485 1 135.00 $135.00 $655
536 536 4 127.00 $127.00 $681
560 560 1 122.00 $122.00 $683
600–608 606 8 123.00–124.00 $123.75 $750

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
270–290 280 2 124.00–126.00 $124.96 $350
300 300 1 120.00 $120.00 $360
375–392 386 7 125.00–135.00 $128.93 $498
400–440 428 20 123.00–135.00 $127.22 $545
452–495 471 22 120.00–131.00 $127.00 $598
500–545 522 18 116.00–129.00 $125.44 $655
550–598 571 32 120.00–128.00 $126.23 $721
665–670 666 10 118.00–121.00 $118.60 $790
705–740 718 13 112.00–121.00 $120.14 $863
778–780 779 4 111.00–115.00 $114.00 $888
800–837 820 12 108.00–113.00 $112.08 $919
870 870 1 106.00 $106.00 $922
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
285 285 1 115.00 $115.00 $328
378 378 3 120.00 $120.00 $454
420 420 1 107.00 $107.00 $449
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534
580 580 2 110.00 $110.00 $638
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776
995 995 1 95.00 $95.00 $945
1045 1045 1 94.00 $94.00 $982

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
280 280 1 145.00 $145.00 $406
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510
350–380 367 3 145.00–155.00 $148.18 $544
405 405 1 138.00 $138.00 $559
450–482 461 7 138.00–145.00 $139.00 $641
465 fancy 465 1 152.00 $152.00 $707
500–540 520 10 122.00–132.00 $129.60 $674
568–590 576 8 120.00–128.00 $124.09 $715
611–645 620 4 116.00–121.00 $119.70 $742
680–685 683 3 114.00 $114.00 $779
705 705 1 106.00 $106.00 $747
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
395 395 1 135.00 $135.00 $533
480–491 489 6 130.00–135.00 $134.18 $656
520 520 1 100.00 $100.00 $520
890 890 1 81.50 $81.50 $725

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1345 1345 80-85% 1 37.50 $37.50 $504
1230–1690 1480 80-85% 4 49.00–52.50 $50.75 $751
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
730–915 823 85-90% 2 34.00–38.00 $36.22 $298
895 895 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $367
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1620 1620 75-80% 1 50.50 $50.50 $818

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
550 550 1 76.00 $76.00 $418

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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.