Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 26, 2021

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.71/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 617 lb · 43 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.57/cwt +7.02 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 721 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.95/cwt -7.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,008/hd at 672 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 414 538 294
Feeder cattle 404 535 294
Slaughter cattle 10 3 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Moderate to good supply of cattle. Good demand noted for all classes of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 5 174.00 $174.00 $532 +8.77
462 462 2 160.00 $160.00 $739 -2.98
500–543 530 6 150.00–165.00 $159.02 $843 -0.27
552–583 576 10 150.00–165.00 $157.34 $906 -3.28
601–645 615 7 145.00–151.00 $148.42 $913 -13.02
656–680 672 24 141.00–157.00 $149.95 $1,008 -7.89
720–740 733 10 144.00–152.00 $146.99 $1,077 +0.95
760–763 763 14 143.00–144.00 $143.86 $1,098 +7.85
800–815 810 3 132.00–133.00 $132.67 $1,075 -9.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 —
547 547 2 144.00 $144.00 $788 -4.00
565 565 1 147.00 $147.00 $831 +1.20
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 -21.92
662–675 666 3 138.00 $138.00 $919 -0.16
735–745 740 2 125.00–130.00 $127.52 $944 -7.48
865 865 1 115.00 $115.00 $995 -7.00
900 900 1 87.00 $87.00 $783 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 344 9 145.00–150.00 $149.51 $514 +8.36
350–370 360 2 140.00–145.00 $142.57 $513 -0.19
410–448 435 20 135.00–148.00 $146.31 $636 -2.18
455–490 472 10 142.00–150.00 $144.97 $684 +2.96
500–542 536 19 130.00–140.00 $135.67 $727 -5.85
550–595 572 18 130.00–143.00 $136.74 $782 -5.15
600–638 617 43 130.00–145.00 $135.71 $837 -1.48
653–667 662 19 122.00–135.00 $131.59 $871 -6.51
704–744 721 24 121.00–134.00 $131.57 $949 +7.02
765–780 774 4 115.00–123.00 $121.01 $937 -7.23
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 ±0.00
400–415 411 4 130.00 $130.00 $534 —
460–495 485 4 132.00–138.00 $135.52 $657 +7.52
530 530 1 128.00 $128.00 $678 ±0.00
601–630 606 11 126.00–129.00 $127.91 $775 +1.87
670 670 1 122.00 $122.00 $817 -3.51
730–743 740 4 118.00–119.00 $118.75 $879 +12.75
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 320 3 157.00–168.00 $164.10 $525 —
367 367 2 168.00 $168.00 $617 +14.00
405–415 409 4 155.00–161.00 $158.22 $647 +5.22
460–475 469 9 148.00–155.00 $152.56 $716 -6.79
500–546 515 17 138.00–149.00 $143.06 $737 -0.64
565–595 588 13 131.00–145.00 $141.63 $833 +2.89
630 630 1 129.00 $129.00 $813 -10.27
665–696 690 5 123.00–125.00 $123.39 $851 -9.15
700–710 705 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $839 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 145.00 $145.00 $399 —
335 335 1 137.00 $137.00 $459 —
385 385 4 146.00 $146.00 $562 —
410–435 423 2 147.00–149.00 $147.97 $626 +6.97
450–455 453 2 131.00–133.00 $131.99 $598 -13.01
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 —
560 560 1 119.00 $119.00 $666 —
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 —
945 945 1 85.00 $85.00 $803 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1095 1085 80-85% 2 48.00–49.00 $48.50 $526 —
1085–1375 1173 80-85% 4 52.00–59.00 $54.86 $644 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $368 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $632 —

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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.