Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 14, 2021

951 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.80/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 620 lb · 90 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.19/cwt -7.35 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 681 lb · 75 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $121.28/cwt -7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 779 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 951 708 0
Feeder cattle 949 706 0
Slaughter cattle 2 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Buyers showed moderate to good demand for feeder classes with higher undertones noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–380 374 9 166.00–170.00 $169.55 $634 —
405–439 428 19 150.00–162.00 $156.71 $671 +5.54
450–495 470 34 142.00–158.00 $152.63 $717 +13.82
510–548 532 42 140.00–153.00 $146.14 $777 +6.10
555–597 575 63 125.00–141.00 $134.73 $775 +1.94
600–648 620 90 125.00–138.00 $133.80 $830 +0.15
657–698 681 75 123.00–134.50 $128.19 $873 -7.35
705–748 724 55 117.00–128.00 $122.77 $889 -3.60
750–797 779 67 115.00–125.00 $121.28 $945 -7.29
860–877 874 6 113.00–115.00 $113.33 $991 —
915–930 923 2 108.00–112.00 $110.02 $1,015 -3.98
1145 1145 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 125.00 $125.00 $412 -10.00
420–435 430 3 135.00–143.00 $137.60 $592 +7.60
450–487 478 5 139.00–140.00 $139.59 $667 —
510–516 514 7 129.00–135.00 $133.44 $686 +12.44
565–598 588 5 120.00–123.00 $122.13 $718 -2.87
610–630 623 3 117.00–120.00 $117.98 $735 -5.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 131.00 $131.00 $380 —
305–340 324 6 125.00–134.00 $131.46 $426 +0.46
360–397 381 11 125.00–136.00 $132.72 $506 -2.79
420–438 428 14 117.00–130.00 $128.00 $548 +0.42
455–496 473 34 121.00–135.00 $128.44 $608 +1.51
500–545 527 59 117.00–128.00 $125.00 $659 +3.29
553–590 570 58 113.00–126.00 $122.20 $697 +1.46
600–637 621 45 110.00–118.00 $115.94 $720 -0.50
650–696 675 34 111.00–118.50 $114.42 $772 -3.41
713–747 730 26 103.00–116.50 $113.25 $827 +3.25
750–786 770 10 105.00–112.00 $109.69 $845 -8.31
835–841 840 5 105.00–110.00 $105.99 $890 +9.99
867 867 2 100.00 $100.00 $867 —
963 963 3 97.00 $97.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–390 387 5 110.00–113.00 $111.81 $433 -1.66
477 477 2 118.00 $118.00 $563 +6.45
505–515 510 2 112.00–114.00 $112.99 $576 -3.00
575 575 1 112.00 $112.00 $644 -5.00
645 645 1 105.00 $105.00 $677 -2.28
665–667 666 3 103.00–106.00 $104.00 $693 -1.00
820–830 825 2 92.00–96.00 $94.01 $776 -0.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 168.00 $168.00 $563 +3.00
350 350 1 147.00 $147.00 $514 +7.00
436–443 440 6 146.00–151.00 $148.48 $653 +4.48
455–468 463 14 140.00–150.00 $147.18 $681 +5.66
500–549 538 22 118.00–130.00 $127.37 $685 +2.37
562–590 580 9 114.00–118.00 $115.01 $667 -6.99
600–645 624 13 112.00–119.00 $115.25 $719 -1.52
650–670 662 17 112.00–120.00 $117.24 $776 -2.51
707 707 2 107.50 $107.50 $760 +2.50
765 765 4 108.50 $108.50 $830 —
820–837 828 6 100.00–109.00 $106.33 $880 +3.33
885 885 1 109.00 $109.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441 —
370 370 1 124.00 $124.00 $459 —
480 480 1 131.00 $131.00 $629 —
630 630 1 108.00 $108.00 $680 +5.03
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $344 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 80-85% 1 42.00 $42.00 $428 —

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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.