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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 26, 2022

378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.15/cwt ≈ $961/hd at 722 lb · 37 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.39/cwt +3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 718 lb · 22 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.88/cwt ≈ $1,008/hd at 820 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 378 451 507
Feeder cattle 367 446 493
Slaughter cattle 11 5 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good to very good demand on all feeder classes. Strongest demand for weaned preconditioned feeders. Good demand on slaughter cows and bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 180.00 $180.00 $432 -5.00
260 260 1 195.00 $195.00 $507 —
312 312 2 204.00 $204.00 $636 -3.00
392 392 2 204.00 $204.00 $800 +22.11
408 fancy 408 3 194.00 $194.00 $792 —
400–446 431 14 171.00–183.00 $180.91 $780 -19.09
461–496 479 11 167.00–184.00 $177.80 $852 -12.02
538 538 6 177.50 $177.50 $955 -4.70
555–584 581 15 167.00–181.00 $168.55 $979 -12.36
615 value added 615 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,125 +6.96
600–645 623 16 160.00–170.00 $167.48 $1,043 +11.47
655–674 667 8 150.00–166.00 $161.83 $1,079 -4.16
710–730 718 22 150.00–159.50 $155.39 $1,116 +3.60
760 760 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,163 +0.93
822 822 8 147.00 $147.00 $1,208 +30.00
869–880 871 7 135.50 $135.50 $1,180 —
1041 1041 14 123.00 $123.00 $1,280 —
1065 1065 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,246 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 139.00 $139.00 $584 -34.47
472 472 2 150.00 $150.00 $708 —
503 503 4 159.00 $159.00 $800 +6.02
565 565 1 145.00 $145.00 $819 -22.54
605–645 629 5 140.00–145.00 $143.99 $906 +8.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 155.00 $155.00 $426 -18.72
347 347 2 165.00 $165.00 $573 +2.00
376–396 387 10 173.00–176.00 $173.87 $673 +1.60
410–431 422 7 163.00–169.00 $165.14 $697 +2.98
450–485 477 5 157.00–161.00 $160.04 $763 +1.57
516–545 532 11 143.00–159.00 $152.91 $813 -6.02
563–597 579 11 149.00–156.00 $151.40 $877 +2.80
615–625 620 8 138.00–148.50 $145.75 $904 +5.96
665–670 667 3 135.00–139.00 $137.66 $918 -5.83
700–728 value added 721 35 130.00–135.50 $134.13 $967 —
725–745 735 2 113.00–119.00 $115.96 $852 —
817–828 820 18 120.00–124.00 $122.88 $1,008 —
922 922 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 137.00 $137.00 $582 —
495 495 1 147.00 $147.00 $728 +4.28

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 155.00 $155.00 $465 -29.69
360 360 1 168.00 $168.00 $605 -12.00
405 405 2 184.00 $184.00 $745 +9.00
485 485 2 180.00 $180.00 $873 +13.85
500–507 503 5 165.00–174.00 $170.37 $857 +3.40
572–595 586 11 150.00–159.00 $154.50 $905 +0.81
605–615 610 2 130.00–145.00 $137.44 $838 +7.44
665 665 1 145.00 $145.00 $964 +13.60
717 717 6 137.00 $137.00 $982 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
450 450 1 163.00 $163.00 $734 —
505 505 1 155.00 $155.00 $783 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1446–1585 1537 75-80% 10 84.00–85.00 $84.10 $1,293 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 80-85% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,313 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1840 1840 1 114.00 $114.00 $2,098 —

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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.