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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 12, 2023

673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.38/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 631 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.83/cwt -2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 469 lb · 55 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.35/cwt -8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 673 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 673 1,433 1,210
Feeder cattle 667 1,431 1,206
Slaughter cattle 6 2 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

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
300 300 1 172.50 $172.50 $518 —
345 fancy 345 1 201.00 $201.00 $693 —
385–390 fancy 388 3 205.00–210.00 $206.65 $802 -10.85
390 390 1 177.50 $177.50 $692 —
400 fancy 400 5 213.00 $213.00 $852 +6.42
430–435 433 3 179.00–189.00 $184.66 $800 +5.12
450–466 fancy 463 18 213.00 $213.00 $986 -4.37
475 475 1 173.00 $173.00 $822 -8.00
502–533 520 16 175.00–189.00 $176.97 $920 -8.21
535 value added 535 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,033 -15.30
555–596 587 14 168.50–184.50 $179.65 $1,055 -3.36
595 value added 595 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,119 —
601–632 value added 624 41 177.00–180.50 $177.82 $1,110 -2.18
602–648 643 24 160.00–173.00 $171.20 $1,101 -1.89
673 value added 673 18 178.00 $178.00 $1,198 —
663–696 678 9 158.00–173.00 $167.94 $1,139 -4.26
705–745 729 21 150.00–164.00 $157.50 $1,148 -8.01
767–770 767 8 155.00–165.00 $163.75 $1,256 +2.72
803 803 14 157.00–160.00 $159.36 $1,280 +3.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–540 538 4 167.00–168.00 $167.75 $902 +14.59
558–595 578 14 158.00–164.00 $159.97 $925 -10.03
661–670 665 5 150.00 $150.00 $998 -10.00
785 785 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,020 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 172.50 $172.50 $509 -5.00
317–325 320 3 162.50–165.00 $164.15 $525 -0.74
320 fancy 320 1 178.00 $178.00 $570 —
352 fancy 352 2 177.50 $177.50 $625 —
350–390 366 7 160.00–167.00 $165.01 $604 +2.71
400–445 426 30 160.00–172.00 $165.33 $704 -3.01
459 fancy 459 19 173.00 $173.00 $794 +1.33
450–496 474 36 152.00–169.00 $157.46 $746 -2.77
501–502 value added 501 12 165.00–169.00 $168.33 $843 —
500–548 528 25 146.00–159.00 $152.63 $806 -9.94
555–590 564 13 144.00–158.00 $148.98 $840 -16.98
561–594 value added 581 36 161.00–164.00 $161.80 $940 —
604–630 value added 613 18 157.00–161.00 $157.44 $965 —
600–645 624 14 140.00–155.00 $143.42 $895 -18.99
651–696 673 54 145.50–153.25 $150.35 $1,012 -8.02
728 728 20 145.00–152.75 $151.59 $1,104 -1.93
750–772 767 4 131.00–142.00 $139.31 $1,069 -1.97
808–825 value added 811 6 137.00–138.00 $137.17 $1,112 -12.83
800–840 826 4 107.00–124.00 $112.30 $928 -21.56
890 890 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,166 +22.00
900 900 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,170 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 275 3 147.50–155.00 $150.18 $413 —
400–445 423 2 142.00–154.00 $147.68 $625 —
563–585 570 6 134.00–138.00 $134.85 $769 —
620–625 622 3 122.00–133.00 $129.31 $804 -9.69
712 712 2 130.00 $130.00 $926 ±0.00
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 -11.99
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 137.50 $137.50 $484 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 fancy 250 1 210.00 $210.00 $525 —
265 265 1 195.00 $195.00 $517 +5.00
325 325 2 175.00 $175.00 $569 -10.00
313–348 fancy 331 6 216.00–217.50 $216.79 $718 +2.79
377 fancy 377 4 203.00 $203.00 $765 -36.00
397 397 2 186.00 $186.00 $738 -1.00
400–407 405 3 191.00–195.00 $192.32 $779 +4.82
450–460 fancy 453 4 188.00–193.00 $191.73 $869 —
450–480 473 5 163.00–180.00 $170.68 $807 +10.68
502–508 fancy 506 5 184.00–187.00 $185.19 $937 —
500–540 516 8 165.00–170.00 $167.25 $863 +9.25
560–583 572 14 145.00–160.00 $153.83 $880 —
600–605 602 3 145.00–160.00 $154.97 $933 —
675–695 683 3 129.00–140.00 $133.62 $913 —
720 720 1 119.00 $119.00 $857 -10.99
942 942 2 84.00 $84.00 $791 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 123.00 $123.00 $480 —
400 400 1 123.00 $123.00 $492 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 145.00 $145.00 $725 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–820 800 85-90% 2 39.00–40.00 $39.49 $316 —
945 945 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $520 —
1035 1035 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $642 -3.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $968 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,463 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 135.00 $135.00 $459 —

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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.