Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 25, 2021

817 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.70/cwt +8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 605 lb · 108 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.44/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 569 lb · 80 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.80/cwt +5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 466 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 817 994 941
Feeder cattle 810 986 940
Slaughter cattle 7 8 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good supply of calves today with moderate demand for feeder classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 160.00–170.00 $164.96 $558 -10.04
380 380 2 170.00 $170.00 $646 +0.66
408–440 413 24 160.00–174.00 $171.91 $710 +19.72
455–475 466 4 154.00–163.00 $160.78 $749 +7.01
502–540 513 49 150.00–164.00 $158.82 $815 +14.03
575–592 585 70 154.50–160.00 $155.03 $907 +14.58
610–627 620 4 139.00–151.00 $144.00 $893 +8.11
650–695 679 18 130.00–136.50 $135.05 $917 +2.81
717–732 721 9 126.50–133.00 $130.71 $942 +6.51
746 value added 746 61 133.50 $133.50 $996 +4.89
760–780 763 7 121.00–128.00 $126.98 $969 +3.29
805–824 822 22 114.00–124.50 $122.68 $1,008 +2.80
865–890 867 16 110.00–120.00 $118.48 $1,027 +3.94
905–921 920 11 113.00–117.00 $116.64 $1,073 —
990 990 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,079 —
1085 1085 1 97.50 $97.50 $1,058 —
1155 1155 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,213 —
1210 1210 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,246 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 155.00 $155.00 $465 ±0.00
350 350 1 158.00 $158.00 $553 +8.00
410 410 1 153.00 $153.00 $627 +18.00
495 495 1 141.00 $141.00 $698 +6.79
500–545 533 6 138.00–144.00 $141.70 $755 +21.70
550–594 584 12 139.00–147.00 $143.32 $837 +19.57
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 +1.98
750 750 1 113.00 $113.00 $848 —
812 812 2 106.00 $106.00 $861 —
965 965 1 98.00 $98.00 $946 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 140.00 $140.00 $392 -2.50
307–345 320 8 146.00–151.00 $149.19 $477 +9.62
358–397 379 10 132.00–149.00 $144.49 $548 +1.11
405–440 433 17 138.00–149.00 $147.55 $639 +10.91
462 value added 462 48 148.00 $148.00 $684 +1.50
450–497 474 26 132.00–143.00 $138.89 $658 +2.38
515–545 529 26 130.00–138.00 $135.52 $717 +5.45
562 value added 562 48 135.50 $135.50 $762 —
555–591 580 32 121.00–130.00 $127.86 $742 +1.78
601 value added 601 80 133.50 $133.50 $802 +8.45
600–642 618 28 115.00–126.00 $122.70 $758 +2.95
650–695 670 31 115.00–124.50 $122.12 $818 +3.15
710–745 714 10 114.00–120.00 $119.37 $852 +6.26
774 value added 774 24 119.00 $119.00 $921 —
766–793 780 8 107.00–114.00 $110.42 $861 -1.80
818 818 7 115.00 $115.00 $941 +9.00
850–865 855 3 105.00–109.00 $106.35 $909 +2.21
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 107.50 $107.50 $339 —
385 385 1 124.00 $124.00 $477 -3.76
400–440 415 3 128.00–131.00 $129.62 $538 +9.62
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 +15.00
570–590 580 2 114.00 $114.00 $661 +8.00
605–610 609 4 101.00–104.00 $103.25 $629 +8.25
760 760 1 90.00 $90.00 $684 —
870 870 1 97.50 $97.50 $848 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 157.50 $157.50 $457 —
312–330 321 4 162.00–167.00 $164.43 $528 +9.43
367–395 383 6 150.00–163.00 $158.23 $606 +7.19
405–423 414 6 159.00–160.00 $159.49 $660 +4.46
515–545 525 3 125.00–133.00 $130.23 $684 -9.53
570–580 575 2 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $782 +4.89
605–615 610 3 122.00–135.00 $129.31 $789 -0.70
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 -12.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–387 381 4 140.00–143.00 $141.52 $539 —
410–435 423 2 144.00–148.00 $146.06 $618 +13.56
470 470 1 144.00 $144.00 $677 +10.73

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $287 —
965 965 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $434 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1500 1413 2 71.50–72.00 $71.73 $1,014 —
1135–2205 1670 2 81.00–85.00 $83.64 $1,397 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —

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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.