Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 12, 2022

451 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.00/cwt ≈ $1,295/hd at 875 lb · 59 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.93/cwt +11.54 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 517 lb · 31 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.85/cwt +14.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 616 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	451	284	355
Feeder cattle	446	281	353
Slaughter cattle	5	3	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good to very good demand noted for all feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages of feeder classes. Higher undertones noted as well for all classes of feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	185.00	$185.00	$416	—
345	345	2	207.00	$207.00	$714	+19.50
360–391	383	4	175.00–184.00	$181.89	$697	+7.75
423	423	6	200.00	$200.00	$846	+23.17
451 fancy	451	3	203.00	$203.00	$916	—
457–493	487	15	183.00–196.00	$189.82	$924	+12.90
543–547	545	10	182.00–182.50	$182.20	$993	+13.66
550–573	568	13	174.00–182.50	$180.91	$1,028	+11.12
600–620 value added	609	20	173.00–180.00	$176.04	$1,072	—
620–648	636	7	154.00–165.00	$156.01	$992	-0.66
655–660	658	3	164.00–170.00	$165.99	$1,092	+12.47
710–735	718	15	149.00–155.00	$151.79	$1,090	+11.15
750–767	760	12	150.00–155.00	$152.07	$1,156	—
805	805	2	117.00	$117.00	$942	-16.14
875 value added	875	59	148.00	$148.00	$1,295	—
996	996	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,175	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	172.50	$172.50	$448	—
300	300	1	170.00	$170.00	$510	—
420–427	424	4	170.00–177.00	$173.47	$736	—
510–530	520	2	152.00–154.00	$152.98	$795	-10.27
565–597	581	4	166.00–169.00	$167.54	$973	+13.03
600	600	1	135.00	$135.00	$810	-12.16
693	693	3	156.50	$156.50	$1,085	+11.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	4	170.00–177.00	$173.72	$483	—
335	335	1	163.00	$163.00	$546	—
375–390	383	7	167.00–174.00	$172.27	$660	+8.12
407–447	429	13	155.00–168.00	$162.16	$696	+1.70
455–483	476	17	153.00–163.00	$158.47	$754	+6.17
505–545	517	31	150.00–164.00	$158.93	$822	+11.54
550–597	576	20	143.00–152.00	$148.60	$856	+2.66
605 value added	605	18	148.00	$148.00	$895	—
620–623	622	5	137.00–144.00	$139.79	$869	+6.07
659–668	665	20	142.00–147.00	$143.49	$954	+12.02
758–773	769	10	127.50–132.50	$128.98	$992	+3.98
855	855	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,009	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	135.00	$135.00	$418	—
350–391	378	7	150.00–156.00	$151.45	$572	-0.55
450–480	470	3	140.00–144.00	$142.72	$671	+10.09
605–645	625	2	120.00–125.00	$122.42	$765	—
670–695	683	4	124.00–127.00	$125.75	$859	+4.75
765	765	1	115.00	$115.00	$880	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–338	330	5	175.00–188.00	$184.69	$609	+1.69
380	380	2	180.00	$180.00	$684	—
400	400	1	175.00	$175.00	$700	-2.00
450–490	473	3	161.00–174.00	$166.15	$786	—
509–540	512	10	162.50–167.50	$166.97	$855	-3.03
550–585	579	9	149.00–155.00	$153.69	$890	—
635	635	1	130.00	$130.00	$826	-3.00
675–695	685	3	123.00–137.00	$131.40	$900	+2.40
725	725	2	127.00	$127.00	$921	—
845	845	1	113.00	$113.00	$955	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	155.00	$155.00	$465	—
790	790	1	117.00	$117.00	$924	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1653	1653	75-80%	3	74.00	$74.00	$1,223	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1440	1323	80-85%	2	74.00–79.00	$76.72	$1,015	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	1	100.00	$100.00	$845	—
915	915	1	109.00	$109.00	$997	—

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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.