Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 28, 2021

798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.85/cwt +6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 675 lb · 104 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.60/cwt +5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 744 lb · 90 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.48/cwt +6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 635 lb · 88 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 798 951 0
Feeder cattle 798 949 0
Slaughter cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Strong demand noted for all feeder classes wither buyers buying groups quickly. Higher undertones noted for all classes of feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 156.00 $156.00 $593 -13.55
402–410 405 4 169.00–176.00 $171.02 $693 +14.31
455–497 482 9 150.00–156.00 $154.17 $743 +1.54
500–514 512 11 144.00–151.00 $149.29 $764 +3.15
553–590 575 22 135.00–141.00 $139.34 $801 +4.61
606 value added 606 37 140.75 $140.75 $853 —
602–648 619 29 125.00–138.50 $135.37 $838 +1.57
656–685 675 104 123.00–138.50 $134.85 $910 +6.66
705–725 710 13 115.00–129.00 $123.80 $879 +1.03
711 value added 711 69 130.75 $130.75 $930 —
763 value added 763 37 127.75 $127.75 $975 —
755–776 765 29 122.00–124.00 $123.45 $944 +2.17
807–817 812 4 116.00–120.00 $118.01 $958 —
915–933 929 4 110.00–112.00 $111.51 $1,036 +1.49
961 value added 961 54 116.50 $116.50 $1,120 —
1084 1084 6 104.50 $104.50 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 142.50 $142.50 $584 +4.90
530 530 1 123.00 $123.00 $652 -10.44
605 605 1 100.00 $100.00 $605 -17.98
815 815 1 112.00 $112.00 $913 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 135.00 $135.00 $358 +4.00
345 345 1 135.00 $135.00 $466 +3.54
350–385 360 4 138.00–144.00 $140.84 $507 +8.12
405 fancy 405 1 150.00 $150.00 $608 —
405–435 424 18 135.00–145.50 $140.58 $596 +12.58
455–498 482 16 123.00–134.00 $128.70 $620 +0.26
521 value added 521 20 131.50 $131.50 $685 —
500–545 523 15 120.00–130.00 $125.61 $657 +0.61
552–587 573 25 117.00–126.00 $122.81 $704 +0.61
600–645 622 35 112.00–123.00 $119.43 $743 +3.49
643 value added 643 53 124.50 $124.50 $801 —
650–680 674 35 107.00–119.50 $115.53 $779 +1.11
704–743 734 23 107.00–114.00 $111.62 $819 -1.63
747 value added 747 67 121.00 $121.00 $904 —
765–786 781 4 114.00 $114.00 $890 +4.31
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 104.00–110.00 $107.00 $637 -5.00
605 605 1 96.00 $96.00 $581 —
780 780 1 98.00 $98.00 $764 —
840 840 1 85.00 $85.00 $714 -9.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 144.00 $144.00 $641 -4.48
455 455 1 139.00 $139.00 $632 -8.18
500–533 517 9 126.00–141.00 $134.33 $694 +6.96
575–595 585 2 119.00–127.00 $123.07 $720 +8.06
602 602 2 124.00 $124.00 $746 +8.75
687 687 2 114.00 $114.00 $783 -3.24
733 733 8 111.00 $111.00 $814 +3.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 104.00 $104.00 $666 -4.00
810 810 1 72.50 $72.50 $587 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 95.00 $95.00 $399 —

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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.