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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 24, 2022

698 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.12/cwt +10.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 767 lb · 87 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.20/cwt +5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 781 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.69/cwt +7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 617 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 698 820 817
Feeder cattle 687 820 810
Slaughter cattle 11 0 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to 3-10-22 : Feeders under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeders 600 lbs and over sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 175.00 $175.00 $578 -5.00
370–377 374 6 175.00–178.00 $176.51 $660 —
425 425 8 185.00 $185.00 $786 +5.02
450–490 467 18 169.00–193.00 $179.80 $840 +3.51
515–520 value added 516 5 196.00–200.00 $199.19 $1,028 +17.19
510–545 523 12 173.00–189.00 $176.40 $923 +0.50
577–592 588 13 169.00–182.50 $178.54 $1,050 +8.79
630–644 643 13 153.00–168.00 $160.83 $1,034 +2.18
655–662 658 14 153.00–164.50 $162.60 $1,070 +7.60
705–707 707 15 140.00–146.00 $140.40 $993 -0.70
750–770 761 20 143.00–145.50 $145.00 $1,103 +9.00
769 value added 769 67 147.75 $147.75 $1,136 +2.75
812 value added 812 24 139.00 $139.00 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 4 121.00 $121.00 $512 -46.00
521 521 3 161.00 $161.00 $839 -1.77
615 615 4 134.00 $134.00 $824 -10.17
685 685 1 143.00 $143.00 $980 +9.62
725 725 6 134.00 $134.00 $972 +9.00
761 761 7 131.50 $131.50 $1,001 -4.50
890 890 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,086 -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
338 338 3 137.50 $137.50 $465 -21.28
390 390 1 174.00 $174.00 $679 +8.00
405 405 2 161.00 $161.00 $652 -2.16
452–490 473 28 159.00–168.00 $163.97 $776 +7.73
503–543 523 9 153.00–157.00 $153.77 $804 +1.94
575 575 3 152.00 $152.00 $874 +7.51
600 value added 600 14 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
615–640 630 18 134.00–148.00 $137.01 $863 +1.40
671–681 674 24 133.00–136.00 $135.21 $911 +1.88
702–747 720 16 125.00–130.00 $127.59 $919 +0.75
763–783 781 41 127.00–129.50 $129.20 $1,009 +5.02
805–835 821 5 110.00–125.00 $117.92 $968 -4.43
965 965 5 109.00 $109.00 $1,052 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 332 3 124.00–145.00 $130.65 $434 -10.35
406 406 5 124.00 $124.00 $503 -25.44
460–488 479 3 121.00–139.00 $133.23 $638 -14.15
500 500 1 139.00 $139.00 $695 —
555–565 560 2 125.00 $125.00 $700 —
600 600 13 125.00–134.00 $131.92 $792 +2.23
675–685 680 2 125.00–128.50 $126.76 $862 +0.11
715–725 720 2 102.00–114.00 $107.96 $777 -14.29
905 905 2 95.00 $95.00 $860 -14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–390 380 5 172.00–178.00 $174.46 $663 -7.54
400 400 1 185.00 $185.00 $740 +16.00
455–462 460 3 171.00–187.00 $176.28 $811 +10.30
510–531 530 14 154.00–158.50 $158.19 $838 +2.42
597 597 2 141.00 $141.00 $842 -18.75
630 630 1 135.00 $135.00 $850 -5.00
850 850 1 111.00 $111.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 385 3 155.00–170.00 $159.87 $615 -1.69
475 475 2 160.00 $160.00 $760 +18.00
558–585 565 4 150.00–154.00 $152.96 $864 —
910 910 1 103.00 $103.00 $937 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 1 54.00 $54.00 $599 —
1070–1400 1181 80-85% 8 77.00–91.50 $84.28 $995 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–2075 1695 2 118.00–119.00 $118.61 $2,010 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 94.50 $94.50 $326 —

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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.