Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 9, 2021

755 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.32/cwt +13.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 724 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.55/cwt +13.88 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 624 lb · 67 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.25/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 679 lb · 62 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 755 1,033 708
Feeder cattle 742 1,031 706
Slaughter cattle 13 2 2

Good demand noted for all classes of cattle. Strongest demand was noted for weaned and preconditioned cattle.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 176.00 $176.00 $598 +6.37
350 350 2 171.00 $171.00 $598 +5.00
400–445 418 4 161.00–176.00 $167.48 $700 +17.59
450–495 473 3 173.00–178.00 $175.28 $829 +29.51
505 value added 505 1 170.00 $170.00 $858 +15.75
512–540 524 9 153.00–165.50 $158.36 $830 +12.02
555 value added 555 2 170.00 $170.00 $944 +20.00
560–590 574 7 149.00–158.00 $152.79 $877 +13.31
602–648 624 67 152.00–164.00 $157.55 $983 +13.88
660–698 680 18 140.00–152.50 $147.30 $1,002 +7.00
701–745 720 37 135.00–149.50 $147.50 $1,062 +10.76
727 value added 727 39 153.00 $153.00 $1,112
760–792 775 12 140.00–150.50 $144.62 $1,121 +12.92
800–844 825 25 140.00–148.00 $144.68 $1,194 +14.29
867 value added 867 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,300
855–880 870 8 130.50–146.50 $139.76 $1,216 +8.06
905–915 914 13 125.00–138.00 $137.01 $1,252 +13.01
955 955 1 134.50 $134.50 $1,284 +11.15
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 155.00 $155.00 $504
370–382 378 3 154.00–155.00 $154.67 $585 +4.67
407 407 5 142.00 $142.00 $578
458–498 479 7 161.00–162.50 $161.67 $774 +34.69
530 530 1 134.00 $134.00 $710 +2.00
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 +17.05
620–645 633 2 140.00–143.00 $141.47 $896 +10.44
672 672 2 128.00 $128.00 $860 +4.00
741 741 3 119.00 $119.00 $882 -5.00
751–762 755 5 134.00–138.00 $136.39 $1,030
805 805 1 123.00 $123.00 $990
890–892 891 3 120.00–128.00 $125.34 $1,117

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 144.00 $144.00 $324
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 -5.00
325–340 332 4 140.00–144.00 $143.02 $475 +9.30
385–397 391 6 143.00–153.00 $147.98 $579 +11.80
400–448 433 13 145.00–151.00 $148.86 $645 +19.62
450–498 479 34 133.50–147.00 $139.69 $669 +6.61
503–535 520 26 131.00–145.00 $140.46 $730 +13.86
550–590 577 43 130.00–145.00 $136.81 $789 +7.91
605–648 625 44 122.00–136.00 $131.17 $820 +7.11
650–675 668 26 123.00–137.00 $128.83 $861 +3.58
650–690 value added 687 36 140.00–141.75 $141.61 $973
701–748 719 24 120.00–133.00 $127.95 $920 +0.18
741 value added 741 24 135.50 $135.50 $1,004
753–786 766 13 119.50–127.50 $124.68 $955
820 820 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,074 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 +18.72
435 435 1 124.00 $124.00 $539 +14.49
505 505 1 131.00 $131.00 $662 +18.28
590–595 593 2 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $747 +8.53
635 635 2 115.00 $115.00 $730 +2.00
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 +0.34
810–815 813 2 100.00–106.00 $103.01 $837 -5.99
935 935 1 89.00 $89.00 $832

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 174.00 $174.00 $470 +10.00
285 fancy 285 1 192.50 $192.50 $549
385–395 388 3 173.00–174.00 $173.66 $674 +18.99
410–440 425 11 160.00–171.00 $168.21 $715 +20.17
480–495 489 9 154.00–161.00 $158.14 $773 +14.75
500–530 525 7 140.00–151.00 $148.69 $781 +18.69
572–586 577 17 141.00–145.50 $143.90 $830 +18.37
615–635 620 13 138.50–145.00 $143.72 $891 +13.02
657–680 665 3 136.00–140.00 $138.64 $922 +10.04
706–743 721 6 128.00–136.00 $131.73 $950 +16.73
770 770 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,070 +29.33
850 850 1 106.00 $106.00 $901
1012 1012 2 91.50 $91.50 $926
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 142.50 $142.50 $416
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 +20.00
407 407 7 154.00 $154.00 $627 +34.00
505 505 1 138.00 $138.00 $697 +23.48
585 585 1 123.00 $123.00 $720 +23.00
632 632 3 128.00 $128.00 $809 +21.79
697 697 2 119.00 $119.00 $829 +2.00
845 845 1 111.00 $111.00 $938
992 992 2 90.00 $90.00 $893

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1255 1186 80-85% 6 52.00–56.50 $54.19 $643
1090–1285 1188 80-85% 2 48.00 $48.00 $570
1430 1430 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $872
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $462

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,160
2060 2060 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,998

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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.