Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 22, 2021

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.46/cwt -4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 756 lb · 80 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.97/cwt -6.08 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 625 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.25/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 529 lb · 48 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 662 525 630
Feeder cattle 662 520 630
Slaughter cattle 5

Compared to sale on April 8, 2021: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 177.00 $177.00 $442
380–385 382 11 169.00–173.00 $172.64 $659 +2.64
412–445 429 14 163.00–178.00 $168.61 $723 -7.44
446 value added 446 22 166.75 $166.75 $744
450–481 470 3 161.00–170.00 $164.06 $771 -7.19
528 value added 528 37 162.50 $162.50 $858
520–548 532 11 157.00–165.00 $161.40 $859 -5.10
553–556 555 4 154.00 $154.00 $855 -4.44
613–625 value added 624 49 147.00–150.50 $147.21 $919
602–645 634 8 145.00–147.00 $145.47 $922 -7.58
670–687 681 8 138.00–144.00 $142.00 $967 -1.62
701–740 729 23 127.00–132.00 $130.85 $954 -3.15
752–760 753 10 128.60–129.50 $129.41 $974
757 value added 757 70 131.75 $131.75 $997 -4.75
810–816 815 17 123.50–124.00 $123.94 $1,010 -3.16
883 883 5 119.50 $119.50 $1,055 -3.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 2 158.00 $158.00 $730 ±0.00
535–545 538 3 145.00–148.00 $146.99 $791 -4.94
585–590 588 2 131.00–142.00 $136.52 $803 -8.14
620–640 627 8 110.00–137.00 $129.90 $814 -2.96
665–687 679 7 103.00–130.00 $117.43 $797
785 785 1 114.00 $114.00 $895
850 850 1 113.00 $113.00 $960
975 975 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,063

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 319 5 138.00–154.00 $146.41 $467 -12.71
359–381 373 33 149.00–160.00 $154.57 $577 -4.44
414 value added 414 7 157.00 $157.00 $650
405–445 431 18 143.00–148.00 $146.45 $631 -6.00
462 value added 462 4 150.00 $150.00 $693
472–490 478 31 140.00–145.50 $143.92 $688 -5.10
500–543 535 38 130.00–144.00 $138.97 $743 -8.75
557–590 569 12 130.00–136.00 $132.77 $755 -8.24
625–633 631 13 121.00–128.00 $122.60 $774 -4.92
651–665 662 10 122.50–124.50 $123.20 $816 -1.18
728–745 739 12 114.00–119.50 $117.27 $867 -4.99
766 766 3 116.00 $116.00 $889 -6.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408
400 400 3 134.00 $134.00 $536 +6.00
495 495 2 138.00 $138.00 $683 +1.01
510 510 1 110.00 $110.00 $561 -28.00
640 640 1 113.00 $113.00 $723
770–785 782 5 105.00–114.00 $106.77 $835 +1.27

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 168.00 $168.00 $554 +4.51
358–389 374 10 160.00–173.00 $161.27 $603 -3.73
470–483 479 3 151.00–160.00 $157.05 $752 -6.90
530 530 5 144.00 $144.00 $763 +1.99
653–660 657 2 124.00–127.00 $125.49 $824
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 147.00 $147.00 $551
440–447 443 5 140.00–141.00 $140.40 $622 -14.60
465 465 1 144.00 $144.00 $670
500–545 523 2 139.00–144.00 $141.39 $739
980 980 1 89.00 $89.00 $872

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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.