Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 8, 2021

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.67/cwt +8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 784 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.01/cwt +8.57 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 569 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.25/cwt +10.47 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 490 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 525 817 540
Feeder cattle 520 810 540
Slaughter cattle 5 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good supply of calves today with buyers showing moderate to good 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
310 310 1 184.00 $184.00 $570 +19.04
375 375 4 170.00 $170.00 $638 ±0.00
408 fancy 408 8 185.50 $185.50 $757 —
405–433 419 19 165.00–178.00 $176.05 $738 +4.14
463–498 490 29 163.50–176.00 $171.25 $839 +10.47
500–545 524 20 160.00–171.00 $166.50 $872 +7.68
555–591 589 27 154.00–161.50 $158.44 $933 +3.41
601–638 625 23 142.50–158.00 $153.05 $957 +9.05
652–689 674 16 141.00–145.50 $143.62 $968 +8.57
725 725 3 134.00 $134.00 $972 +3.29
783 value added 783 67 136.50 $136.50 $1,069 —
750–798 790 7 118.50–130.00 $127.68 $1,009 +0.70
833–845 835 9 120.00–130.00 $127.10 $1,061 +4.42
857–870 861 3 123.00–123.50 $123.17 $1,060 +4.69
937 937 6 118.50 $118.50 $1,110 +1.86
953 953 11 123.00 $123.00 $1,172 —
1052 value added 1052 51 119.50 $119.50 $1,257 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 132.50 $132.50 $404 -22.50
427–430 428 3 156.00 $156.00 $668 +3.00
490 490 2 154.00–162.00 $158.00 $774 +17.00
510–545 528 2 150.00–154.00 $151.93 $802 +10.23
575–590 585 3 144.00–146.00 $144.66 $846 +1.34
605–640 623 2 128.00–138.00 $132.86 $828 +12.86
915 915 1 102.00 $102.00 $933 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 158.00 $158.00 $450 +18.00
320–340 329 4 154.00–164.00 $159.12 $524 +9.93
358–375 365 8 150.00–165.00 $159.01 $580 +14.52
405–435 425 11 144.00–156.00 $152.45 $648 +4.90
450–498 474 17 142.00–153.00 $149.02 $706 +10.13
507–547 530 8 142.00–151.00 $147.72 $783 +12.20
550–595 569 37 132.00–144.00 $141.01 $802 +13.15
600–637 624 9 125.00–130.00 $127.52 $796 +4.82
655–692 682 20 119.00–127.00 $124.38 $848 +2.26
700–735 720 12 118.50–124.50 $122.26 $880 +2.89
763–798 772 15 118.00–124.50 $122.95 $949 +12.53
852 value added 852 28 120.00 $120.00 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 128.00 $128.00 $525 -1.62
490–495 493 2 135.00–139.00 $136.99 $675 +11.99
540 540 1 138.00 $138.00 $745 —
795 795 1 105.50 $105.50 $839 +15.50
1060 1060 1 91.00 $91.00 $965 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 163.00–164.00 $163.49 $553 -0.94
375 375 1 165.00 $165.00 $619 +6.77
410 410 2 175.00 $175.00 $718 +15.51
465–480 470 3 159.00–166.50 $163.95 $771 —
535–540 537 3 140.00–146.00 $142.01 $763 +11.78
555–590 574 4 143.00–145.00 $143.74 $825 +7.73
635 635 1 136.00 $136.00 $864 +6.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 155.00 $155.00 $636 +8.94
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 80-85% 1 54.50 $54.50 $651 —
1180–1330 1255 80-85% 2 68.00–70.50 $69.32 $870 —
1390 1390 80-85% 1 71.50 $71.50 $994 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,051 —

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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.