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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 27, 2022

484 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.93/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 601 lb · 72 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.85/cwt +10.46 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 572 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.01/cwt +12.37 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 465 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 484 301 344
Feeder cattle 475 294 341
Slaughter cattle 9 7 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good demand on all feeder classes. Feeders sold with a higher undertone noted on a good quality offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 5 180.00 $180.00 $698 +45.00
490 490 35 175.50 $175.50 $860 +25.50
505 505 1 170.00 $170.00 $858 +5.79
550 550 1 175.00 $175.00 $962 +22.03
600–630 601 72 153.00–169.75 $168.93 $1,015 +16.16
679–685 681 8 167.00–171.00 $168.51 $1,148 +21.39
715–742 729 4 151.00–153.00 $152.02 $1,108 -4.48
751–760 758 15 153.50–160.00 $154.79 $1,173 +1.98
833 833 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,208 -4.02
875 875 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,216 +13.00
907–927 911 10 144.00–150.00 $148.78 $1,355 +18.78
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–515 506 5 145.00–147.00 $146.19 $740 +2.86
555 555 2 135.00 $135.00 $749 +1.88
682 682 2 130.00 $130.00 $887 +1.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 145.00 $145.00 $392 —
345 345 3 144.00 $144.00 $497 -0.20
375 375 3 120.00–130.00 $126.67 $475 -2.87
405–445 427 6 150.00 $150.00 $640 +8.84
455–495 465 45 142.00–154.50 $152.01 $707 +12.37
510–545 526 5 140.00–145.00 $142.07 $747 +8.35
557–583 572 70 142.00–155.00 $149.85 $857 +10.46
610 value added 610 3 151.00 $151.00 $921 +5.01
600–647 632 4 125.00–126.00 $125.75 $795 -6.09
651–657 value added 655 8 150.00–156.00 $152.24 $997 —
660 660 3 130.00–139.00 $136.00 $898 +2.93
705–737 724 36 130.00–144.00 $139.51 $1,010 +10.81
726 value added 726 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,074 —
752–795 778 14 141.00–146.00 $144.98 $1,128 +6.14
815 815 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 134.00 $134.00 $636 +13.08
575–590 582 6 126.00–134.00 $132.40 $771 —
685 685 1 124.00 $124.00 $849 —
730 730 1 115.00 $115.00 $840 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 170.00 $170.00 $476 —
330 330 1 162.00 $162.00 $535 +16.21
350 350 2 151.00 $151.00 $528 +24.70
410–445 428 2 150.00–160.00 $154.80 $663 +10.91
450–495 484 6 157.00–160.00 $158.84 $769 +10.68
510–540 522 5 135.00–145.00 $138.91 $725 +9.63
550–585 570 12 139.00–151.00 $149.32 $851 +21.81
611 611 4 145.00 $145.00 $886 —
685 685 1 131.00 $131.00 $897 —
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 145.00 $145.00 $638 +20.00
590–595 592 3 125.00–130.00 $128.32 $760 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 142.50 $142.50 $456 —
395 395 2 140.00 $140.00 $553 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1513 1505 75-80% 5 64.00–66.50 $64.49 $971 -8.01
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1157–1332 1245 80-85% 4 64.00–67.00 $65.61 $817 —

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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.