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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 24, 2022

771 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.03/cwt -4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 718 lb · 97 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.98/cwt -10.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 673 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.30/cwt -8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 581 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 771 837 1,096
Feeder cattle 768 832 1,083
Slaughter cattle 3 5 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good demand noted for all feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned 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
307–327 314 6 177.00–184.00 $181.57 $570 —
362 fancy 362 2 195.00 $195.00 $706 —
385–398 395 5 178.00–186.00 $179.56 $709 -18.46
410 fancy 410 1 190.00 $190.00 $779 -30.00
410–445 432 6 170.00–184.00 $173.59 $750 -14.66
450–485 466 9 180.00–185.00 $182.43 $850 -4.94
472 fancy 472 2 196.00 $196.00 $925 -3.00
515–547 527 43 154.00–179.00 $171.34 $903 -11.78
535 value added 535 1 181.00 $181.00 $968 -17.00
555–595 577 33 154.00–169.00 $163.09 $941 -16.87
565–589 value added 581 12 170.00–174.00 $172.68 $1,003 -11.57
600–630 614 42 160.00–170.00 $164.91 $1,013 -14.46
655–695 673 48 146.00–158.50 $151.98 $1,023 -10.49
710 value added 710 49 154.75 $154.75 $1,099 —
700–745 726 48 140.00–151.00 $147.23 $1,069 -8.61
752–795 780 17 135.00–144.00 $142.55 $1,112 -1.32
803 803 4 143.50 $143.50 $1,152 —
892 892 7 137.00 $137.00 $1,222 -6.00
908–945 912 17 132.00–136.00 $135.58 $1,236 +1.58
955 955 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,270 —
1040 1040 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,352 —
1080 1080 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,339 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 163.00 $163.00 $562 +13.00
365 365 1 162.00 $162.00 $591 —
450–498 482 12 165.00–169.00 $167.84 $809 +1.99
512–545 522 4 140.00–149.00 $144.93 $757 -17.04
580–590 582 5 138.50–144.00 $139.71 $813 -27.29
613–635 622 5 151.00–155.00 $153.37 $954 -3.37
655–695 675 2 145.00–148.00 $146.54 $989 +3.02
760 760 1 129.00 $129.00 $980 -4.00
1005 1005 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,146 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 153.00 $153.00 $444 -27.00
300 fancy 300 1 171.00 $171.00 $513 —
315–340 334 4 150.00–161.00 $155.86 $521 -5.03
360–395 386 17 141.00–157.00 $150.86 $582 -8.75
400–445 419 21 151.00–167.00 $158.34 $663 -3.67
450–498 476 27 150.00–168.00 $160.06 $762 -3.64
507–548 529 26 140.00–157.00 $153.24 $811 -7.28
531 value added 531 4 163.50 $163.50 $868 —
555 value added 555 1 157.00 $157.00 $871 -3.00
550–597 582 46 138.00–153.00 $146.07 $850 -7.26
600–645 613 21 130.00–145.00 $139.73 $857 -1.99
651–660 value added 655 29 142.50–143.00 $142.85 $936 —
650–682 662 8 121.00–134.00 $129.69 $859 -12.40
700–743 736 8 124.00–135.00 $132.31 $974 -7.58
755–790 765 8 120.00–130.00 $125.85 $963 -1.39
787 value added 787 21 133.50 $133.50 $1,051 —
845 845 1 117.00 $117.00 $989 -12.18
887 887 6 112.50 $112.50 $998 -13.17
965 965 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 130.00 $130.00 $364 —
355–380 368 2 124.00–131.00 $127.38 $469 -16.62
435 435 2 140.00 $140.00 $609 —
495 495 1 147.00 $147.00 $728 +2.50
537 537 2 137.00 $137.00 $736 -3.00
585 585 2 127.00–134.00 $130.50 $763 -4.50
655–690 673 2 114.00–118.00 $116.05 $781 -15.97
740 740 2 120.00 $120.00 $888 -6.00
750 750 2 118.00 $118.00 $885 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–330 321 3 171.00–180.00 $174.08 $559 -19.05
380–390 385 2 169.00–170.00 $169.49 $653 -25.74
425 425 1 160.00 $160.00 $680 -27.65
471–490 476 4 164.00–167.00 $166.23 $791 -13.77
501 501 3 158.00 $158.00 $792 +1.71
553–590 567 5 144.00–148.00 $146.55 $831 -5.86
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 -15.00
680–690 685 2 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $914 +0.10
745 745 1 131.00 $131.00 $976 +1.00
792 792 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,085 +19.34
850 850 1 104.00 $104.00 $884 —
940 940 1 100.00 $100.00 $940 —
980 980 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 145.00 $145.00 $616 -25.00
450 450 2 140.00 $140.00 $630 +2.00
535 535 1 135.00 $135.00 $722 —
555–587 573 5 130.00–136.00 $131.55 $754 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1220 1160 80-85% 2 62.00–62.50 $62.26 $722 —

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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.