Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 10, 2020

708 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.57/cwt +6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 791 lb · 77 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.50/cwt ≈ $1,129/hd at 852 lb · 62 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.37/cwt +6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 725 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 708 365 1,576
Feeder cattle 706 365 1,553
Slaughter cattle 2 — 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday sale: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Plain quality feeders sold 2.00 to4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–430 423 8 147.00–155.00 $151.17 $639 +10.38
453–475 value added 457 5 150.00 $150.00 $686 —
487–495 489 5 138.00–142.00 $138.81 $679 +3.72
520–547 539 17 133.00–145.00 $140.04 $755 +6.04
558–593 580 12 131.00–138.00 $132.79 $770 -1.45
605–642 633 28 127.00–136.00 $133.65 $846 +3.82
653–680 665 29 127.00–136.50 $135.54 $901 +11.04
707–747 725 55 122.00–128.00 $126.37 $916 +6.87
760–797 791 77 121.00–129.50 $128.57 $1,017 +6.57
805 805 1 120.00 $120.00 $966 —
852 value added 852 62 132.50 $132.50 $1,129 —
902 902 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,028 —
957 957 19 123.75 $123.75 $1,184 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 135.00 $135.00 $452 —
437 437 2 130.00 $130.00 $568 +3.00
525 525 1 121.00 $121.00 $635 -2.32
570 570 1 125.00 $125.00 $712 -0.71
614–631 622 20 120.00–126.00 $123.10 $766 —
660–675 668 2 120.00 $120.00 $802 +6.76
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 -2.00
755 755 2 115.00 $115.00 $868 —
800 800 1 105.00 $105.00 $840 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 318 3 131.00 $131.00 $417 +14.97
380–390 385 6 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $522 +19.44
405–443 426 8 124.00–131.00 $127.58 $543 +12.55
475–489 481 13 125.00–128.00 $126.93 $611 +12.23
505–530 519 15 118.00–127.00 $121.71 $632 +4.82
557–585 561 8 118.00–124.00 $120.74 $677 +4.94
600–631 619 14 114.00–118.00 $116.44 $721 —
655–688 684 42 114.00–118.50 $117.83 $806 +1.83
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
756 756 18 118.00 $118.00 $892 —
820 820 1 96.00 $96.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 134.00 $134.00 $456 —
363–385 370 3 110.00–120.00 $113.47 $420 +1.14
445 445 2 122.00 $122.00 $543 +15.00
475–490 485 3 106.00–123.00 $111.55 $541 -1.45
507–518 513 4 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $595 +11.99
575 575 3 117.00 $117.00 $673 +13.24
615–645 628 4 101.00–110.00 $107.28 $674 +0.52
695 695 3 105.00 $105.00 $730 ±0.00
710 710 10 105.00 $105.00 $746 —
750 750 1 106.00 $106.00 $795 —
805 805 1 95.00 $95.00 $765 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 165.00 $165.00 $544 +16.00
355 355 2 140.00 $140.00 $497 —
425 425 1 144.00 $144.00 $612 +18.50
480–490 485 2 140.00–143.00 $141.52 $686 +16.18
540 540 2 125.00 $125.00 $675 +6.09
565 565 2 122.00 $122.00 $689 +5.68
600–640 612 5 114.00–119.00 $116.77 $715 +5.77
675–685 676 8 118.00–120.00 $119.75 $810 +9.42
742 742 2 105.00 $105.00 $779 —
842 842 6 103.00 $103.00 $867 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582–592 587 4 116.00–118.00 $116.99 $687 +6.99
620–645 637 3 102.00–105.00 $102.97 $656 +1.31
803 803 2 95.00 $95.00 $763 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 80-85% 1 32.50 $32.50 $392 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $762 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 7 110.00 $110.00 $503 —

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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.