Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 27, 2021

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.01/cwt +9.01 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 679 lb · 77 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.98/cwt +8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 892 lb · 68 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.04/cwt +2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 771 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 507 355 432
Feeder cattle 493 353 419
Slaughter cattle 14 2 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

There was good to moderate demand for all classes of cattle with buyers showing strong interest in weaned and pre-conditioned groups cattle. Higher undertones noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 165.00–166.00 $165.48 $468 —
335 335 1 170.00 $170.00 $570 —
362–385 372 4 169.00–173.00 $170.51 $634 +20.51
431–435 432 5 159.00–166.00 $160.41 $693 +9.80
455–491 485 12 154.00–161.00 $158.60 $769 +7.98
510–540 534 9 140.50–154.00 $145.53 $777 -0.12
575–592 580 22 142.00–159.00 $155.70 $903 +12.09
642–645 642 14 125.00–138.00 $127.86 $821 -9.14
647–649 value added 649 23 145.75–150.00 $146.49 $951 —
660–681 679 77 137.00–147.00 $143.01 $971 +9.01
716 value added 716 20 133.50 $133.50 $956 —
710–740 723 8 125.00–131.50 $129.87 $939 -1.67
750–780 771 60 120.00–132.00 $130.04 $1,003 +2.68
815–829 828 10 118.00–124.00 $118.59 $982 -5.21
858 858 11 122.00 $122.00 $1,047 +4.63
898 value added 898 57 126.75 $126.75 $1,138 —
922 922 5 114.00 $114.00 $1,051 ±0.00
970 970 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,067 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–440 418 3 144.00–145.00 $144.35 $603 —
550–570 558 11 140.00 $140.00 $781 —
655–680 672 3 122.00–128.00 $125.04 $840 +9.00
735 735 2 115.00 $115.00 $845 -2.00
792 792 4 118.00 $118.00 $935 +8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 130.00–137.50 $133.75 $341 —
342 342 4 138.00–138.50 $138.25 $473 +1.25
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 +2.50
405–412 410 8 136.00–140.00 $138.81 $569 +11.81
455–495 464 20 133.00–146.00 $141.71 $658 +8.70
500–545 522 8 133.00–137.50 $135.88 $709 +8.16
563–597 572 18 122.00–135.00 $127.81 $731 +5.74
600–635 615 3 117.00–121.00 $119.36 $734 -2.13
655–699 689 9 116.00–120.00 $116.84 $805 -2.96
715–741 737 9 112.00–113.00 $112.78 $831 -3.85
770 770 2 109.00 $109.00 $839 -3.17
853–870 859 8 97.00–107.00 $103.20 $886 -4.19
1015 1015 1 97.50 $97.50 $990 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 121.00 $121.00 $393 —
385 385 1 118.00 $118.00 $454 +3.00
410–415 413 2 118.00–124.00 $121.02 $500 —
520–535 528 2 120.00 $120.00 $634 +10.00
620 620 1 114.00 $114.00 $707 +3.75
780 780 1 94.50 $94.50 $737 +2.50
880 880 1 90.00 $90.00 $792 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 2 150.00–160.00 $154.93 $550 +8.92
415 415 2 159.00 $159.00 $660 —
472 472 4 138.00 $138.00 $651 —
557–595 570 3 128.00 $128.00 $730 -6.00
665–685 674 4 116.50–124.00 $120.88 $815 +0.59
850 850 1 94.00 $94.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —
795 795 2 102.50 $102.50 $815 +12.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 52.50 $52.50 $494 —
975 975 85-90% 1 65.50 $65.50 $639 +24.50
955–1035 995 85-90% 2 61.00–64.00 $62.56 $622 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1425 1303 80-85% 3 66.50–71.00 $68.33 $890 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 73.50 $73.50 $1,007 —
1240–1505 1385 3 96.50–98.50 $97.54 $1,351 —
1250–1680 1465 2 101.00–103.50 $102.43 $1,501 —

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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.