Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 25, 2021

1,096 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.00/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 711 lb · 99 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.46/cwt +4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 706 lb · 93 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.69/cwt +5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 664 lb · 93 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,096 798 341
Feeder cattle 1,083 798 338
Slaughter cattle 13 — 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Strong demand noted today as buyers bought all classes of cattle quickly. Higher undertones noted on feeder classes of cattle when they were sold.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–348 347 4 155.00–160.00 $156.24 $542 —
360–365 fancy 363 2 175.00–183.00 $179.03 $650 —
385 385 2 154.00–162.00 $158.00 $608 +2.00
445 445 1 157.00 $157.00 $699 —
451 fancy 451 8 171.00 $171.00 $771 —
450–497 476 11 150.00–161.50 $157.38 $749 +3.21
500–540 526 11 149.00–161.50 $157.40 $828 +8.11
550–585 571 23 140.00–154.00 $146.47 $836 +7.13
576 value added 576 27 156.50 $156.50 $901 —
600–647 612 44 134.00–148.00 $139.28 $852 +3.91
650–687 664 93 131.00–143.50 $140.69 $934 +5.84
705–735 711 99 120.00–132.00 $131.00 $931 +7.20
771–795 774 65 120.00–126.50 $125.35 $970 +1.90
815 value added 815 33 126.75 $126.75 $1,033 —
820–849 843 45 113.00–123.00 $121.92 $1,028 +3.91
858 858 13 123.00 $123.00 $1,055 —
910–945 925 4 108.00–113.00 $110.26 $1,020 -1.25
950–993 979 3 112.00–114.00 $112.65 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 135.00 $135.00 $580 -7.50
490 490 1 115.00 $115.00 $564 —
535 535 1 103.00 $103.00 $551 -20.00
550–595 582 6 130.00–139.00 $134.77 $784 —
615–641 637 6 120.50–124.00 $121.06 $771 +21.06
670–695 689 7 124.00–125.00 $124.42 $857 —
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
778 778 3 110.00 $110.00 $856 —
810 810 1 107.00 $107.00 $867 -5.00
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 134.00 $134.00 $362 -1.00
315–340 327 3 137.00–147.50 $142.22 $465 +7.22
350–388 379 10 130.00–144.00 $136.22 $516 -4.62
406–445 433 17 132.00–144.00 $140.17 $607 -0.41
451 value added 451 14 146.00 $146.00 $658 —
455–497 474 22 130.00–144.00 $138.39 $656 +9.69
500–547 528 61 123.00–138.50 $134.60 $711 +8.99
550–595 580 33 122.00–132.00 $126.82 $736 +4.01
600–645 617 74 120.00–129.00 $127.11 $784 +7.68
657–694 681 41 115.00–123.25 $121.72 $829 +6.19
704 value added 704 71 124.00 $124.00 $873 —
702–747 711 22 119.00–122.50 $121.71 $865 +10.09
774–791 780 35 118.00–120.50 $119.49 $932 +5.49
800–841 823 15 113.00–116.00 $114.17 $940 —
867 867 2 112.00 $112.00 $971 —
907 907 2 104.00 $104.00 $943 —
967 967 2 101.00 $101.00 $977 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 123.00–126.00 $124.56 $461 —
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 —
580 580 1 118.00 $118.00 $684 +11.00
640 640 2 106.00–110.00 $108.00 $691 +12.00
675–696 687 7 109.00–112.00 $110.57 $760 —
705–745 724 4 109.00–112.00 $110.50 $800 —
760 760 1 107.00 $107.00 $813 +9.00
855 855 1 90.00 $90.00 $770 —
1010 1010 2 95.00 $95.00 $960 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 fancy 350 1 167.50 $167.50 $586 —
352–385 374 6 148.00–150.00 $148.63 $556 —
405–440 428 5 157.00–170.00 $161.32 $690 +17.32
450–495 466 10 140.00–153.00 $149.16 $695 +10.16
507–530 515 7 132.00–145.00 $141.79 $730 +7.46
550–590 574 15 125.00–140.00 $135.56 $778 +12.49
605–640 621 11 123.00–134.00 $129.38 $803 +5.38
655–695 680 7 118.00–127.00 $122.21 $831 +8.21
700–730 713 3 116.00–117.00 $116.66 $832 +5.66
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 —
865 865 1 91.00 $91.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 135.00 $135.00 $331 —
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 —
565–585 575 2 121.00–123.00 $122.02 $702 —
850 850 1 95.00 $95.00 $808 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1345 1272 80-85% 3 50.00–52.50 $50.82 $646 —
1120–1415 1291 80-85% 4 54.50–62.50 $57.54 $743 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685 1685 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $1,011 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,123 —
1650–1675 1663 2 87.00 $87.00 $1,447 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 96.00 $96.00 $634 —
845 845 2 87.00 $87.00 $735 —
910 910 1 65.00 $65.00 $592 —

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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.