Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 22, 2020

365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.61/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 636 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.89/cwt -8.55 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 521 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.80/cwt -10.43 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 569 lb · 17 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 365 430 666
Feeder cattle 365 421 666
Slaughter cattle 9

Compared to Thursday(10-8-20) : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 141.00 $141.00 $557 -20.00
410–445 431 5 135.00–145.00 $140.79 $607 -6.32
455–482 469 4 132.00–138.00 $135.09 $634 -8.86
537–547 540 6 134.00 $134.00 $724 -5.73
551–570 556 9 133.00–138.50 $134.24 $746 -5.87
627–640 631 3 129.50–130.00 $129.83 $819 -8.83
636 value added 636 67 139.00 $139.00 $884
680 680 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $847 -5.06
708 708 7 119.50 $119.50 $846 -11.85
760–790 768 4 122.00 $122.00 $937 -8.38
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 134.00 $134.00 $504 -3.50
430 430 1 127.00 $127.00 $546 -7.00
455–467 463 3 120.00–130.00 $126.72 $587 -8.28
515–545 528 3 121.00–128.00 $123.32 $651 -3.68
550–562 558 10 122.00–127.00 $125.71 $701 +3.71
650–690 668 3 110.00–120.00 $113.24 $756
735 735 4 117.00 $117.00 $860
795 795 1 106.00 $106.00 $843
890 890 1 110.00 $110.00 $979

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–337 324 12 113.00–119.00 $116.03 $376 -3.97
365–392 375 10 113.00–124.00 $116.07 $435 -12.86
413–435 424 9 113.00–119.00 $115.03 $488 -12.19
451–485 461 7 114.00–115.00 $114.70 $529 -12.30
501–541 521 34 114.00–121.00 $116.89 $609 -8.55
550–579 569 17 110.00–118.00 $115.80 $659 -10.43
669 669 6 116.00 $116.00 $776 -2.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 105.00–116.00 $112.33 $404 -7.67
420 420 1 107.00 $107.00 $449 ±0.00
473 473 3 113.00 $113.00 $534 +3.00
545 545 1 104.00 $104.00 $567
567–597 583 5 101.00–107.00 $103.76 $605 -6.24
615–645 628 6 105.50–108.00 $106.76 $670
692 692 2 105.00 $105.00 $727 -5.00
790 790 1 86.00 $86.00 $679
810 810 1 90.00 $90.00 $729

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 149.00 $149.00 $481 -1.00
405 405 1 125.50 $125.50 $508 -12.50
453–484 472 14 124.00–127.00 $125.34 $592 -13.66
512–545 541 13 118.00–122.00 $118.91 $643 -10.69
570–580 577 3 115.00–119.00 $116.32 $671 -7.77
620 620 4 111.00 $111.00 $688 -8.70
665–668 667 6 110.00–111.00 $110.33 $736 -3.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 121.00–134.00 $127.24 $484 -7.76
406 406 1 116.00 $116.00 $471
470 470 1 121.00 $121.00 $569 -13.18
515–532 526 3 113.00–117.00 $114.30 $601 +14.30
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622
635–640 638 3 94.00–106.00 $101.66 $649
665–680 674 4 95.00–106.00 $102.78 $693

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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.