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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 8, 2022

427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.79/cwt ≈ $1,416/hd at 864 lb · 72 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.48/cwt -7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,021/hd at 722 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.33/cwt -1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 615 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 427 907 755
Feeder cattle 423 889 742
Slaughter cattle 4 18 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good quality offering on all classes of feeder calves. Good demand on all 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
285 285 2 190.00 $190.00 $542 —
420 fancy 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 ±0.00
446–447 446 7 172.50–176.00 $175.00 $780 -11.76
487 487 2 191.00 $191.00 $930 +1.52
525–535 527 5 190.00–193.00 $192.39 $1,014 +16.32
565 value added 565 3 173.00 $173.00 $977 -7.00
551–597 574 10 150.00–160.00 $154.49 $887 -16.81
600–632 616 11 148.00–163.00 $154.08 $949 -1.90
627 value added 627 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,066 -2.41
658–695 676 17 152.00–166.00 $161.41 $1,091 +8.82
720 value added 720 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,210 +1.50
711–748 730 7 146.00–159.00 $148.29 $1,083 -4.46
757–790 765 11 147.00–153.00 $151.81 $1,161 +10.85
805 value added 805 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,224 —
815–832 826 4 133.00–147.00 $141.78 $1,171 -8.22
855–868 862 14 148.00–153.00 $150.48 $1,297 —
865 value added 865 58 167.00 $167.00 $1,445 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 3 160.00 $160.00 $562 -10.96
415 415 1 155.00 $155.00 $643 -15.00
505 505 1 167.00 $167.00 $843 +6.16
637 637 2 140.00 $140.00 $892 -1.00
795 795 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,049 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686 —
530 530 2 144.00 $144.00 $763 —
577 577 2 147.00 $147.00 $848 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 3 170.50 $170.50 $375 —
355–370 359 5 155.00–165.00 $161.23 $579 +0.48
435–437 436 3 150.00–157.00 $152.33 $664 -0.23
470–492 479 9 150.00–155.00 $153.25 $734 +3.40
500–535 515 19 141.00–153.00 $147.70 $761 -1.01
525 value added 525 1 158.00 $158.00 $830 -0.34
550–597 582 14 140.00–154.00 $146.31 $852 +5.85
605–632 615 21 140.00–151.50 $148.33 $912 +8.15
655–682 677 15 130.00–146.00 $143.87 $974 +3.77
707–745 719 11 120.00–130.00 $128.14 $921 -19.04
705–731 value added 723 29 144.50–151.00 $146.54 $1,059 -5.46
768 value added 768 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,121 —
750–790 773 4 120.00–130.00 $123.77 $957 -2.00
820–833 831 7 128.00–135.00 $130.43 $1,084 —
965 965 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,071 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 518 2 135.00 $135.00 $699 -1.00
598 598 3 132.00 $132.00 $789 —
640 640 1 135.00 $135.00 $864 +9.00
800–805 802 3 106.00–113.00 $110.66 $887 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 180.00 $180.00 $486 —
360 360 1 182.50 $182.50 $657 +2.80
400–405 403 5 162.00–167.00 $163.99 $661 -0.67
480–499 496 9 160.00–172.50 $162.23 $805 +5.03
540–545 543 2 156.00–157.00 $156.50 $850 +4.56
565–599 589 16 148.00–155.00 $151.09 $890 +6.76
605–640 628 14 140.00–149.00 $145.18 $912 +8.18
665–687 671 7 131.00–144.00 $140.20 $941 +5.20
748 748 6 125.00 $125.00 $935 ±0.00
758 758 8 127.00 $127.00 $963 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 150.00 $150.00 $690 +7.00
550 550 1 132.00 $132.00 $726 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $546 —
970 970 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $359 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $788 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $777 —

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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.