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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 26, 2023

458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.54/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,281/hd at 788 lb · 56 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $171.12/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 478 lb · 28 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.88/cwt +5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 761 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 458 673 434
Feeder cattle 455 667 423
Slaughter cattle 3 6 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good demand on all classes of feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 fancy 368 4 207.50–222.00 $215.36 $793 +8.71
370 370 2 193.00 $193.00 $714 +15.50
405 405 1 207.50 $207.50 $840 +22.84
415–435 fancy 426 7 218.00–220.50 $219.04 $933 +6.04
460 fancy 460 2 217.00 $217.00 $998 +4.00
480–485 483 4 204.00–207.00 $205.51 $993 +32.51
505–547 533 3 194.00–195.00 $194.68 $1,038 +17.71
577–594 590 19 176.50–188.50 $184.19 $1,087 +4.54
607–635 611 7 166.50–171.00 $167.17 $1,021 -4.03
643 value added 643 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,151 +1.18
680 680 12 163.00–171.00 $169.00 $1,149 +1.06
681 value added 681 5 174.50 $174.50 $1,188 -3.50
702 value added 702 12 170.00 $170.00 $1,193 —
744 744 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,220 +6.50
750–782 773 22 154.00–162.00 $158.74 $1,227 -5.01
798 value added 798 34 165.00 $165.00 $1,317 —
825–837 831 4 155.00–157.00 $156.01 $1,296 -3.35
846 value added 846 15 158.00 $158.00 $1,337 —
870 870 7 157.00 $157.00 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 2 174.00 $174.00 $879 +6.25
770 770 2 137.50 $137.50 $1,059 +7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 3 150.00–165.00 $160.07 $381 —
288 288 3 179.00 $179.00 $516 +6.50
300–335 fancy 320 8 181.00–186.00 $184.63 $591 +6.63
320–330 326 4 150.00–160.00 $155.27 $506 -8.88
350–395 377 9 160.00–174.00 $168.05 $634 +3.04
410–445 432 13 160.00–174.00 $169.79 $733 +4.46
437 fancy 437 4 180.00 $180.00 $787 —
452–482 fancy 470 10 177.00–180.00 $178.85 $841 +5.85
452–498 483 18 160.00–170.00 $166.83 $806 +9.37
522 value added 522 2 173.00 $173.00 $903 +4.67
520–545 531 17 163.00–169.00 $167.07 $887 +14.44
570–595 585 15 141.00–154.00 $148.21 $867 -0.77
588 value added 588 4 157.50 $157.50 $926 -4.30
607 value added 607 2 159.50 $159.50 $968 +2.06
600–645 610 20 144.00–157.00 $154.46 $942 +11.04
655–669 665 22 136.00–147.50 $142.97 $951 -7.38
711–748 733 12 133.00–142.00 $139.35 $1,021 -12.24
758 value added 758 20 146.50 $146.50 $1,110 —
755–790 770 7 138.00–142.00 $140.24 $1,080 +0.93
817–835 819 10 131.00–141.00 $139.98 $1,146 +27.68
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 131.00 $131.00 $773 -3.85
621 621 4 132.00 $132.00 $820 +2.69
675 675 1 129.00 $129.00 $871 —
710 710 2 128.00–129.00 $128.50 $912 -1.50
835 835 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,002 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 170.00 $170.00 $493 -25.00
342 342 2 192.50 $192.50 $658 +17.50
355–380 368 2 191.00–198.00 $194.38 $715 +8.38
402–421 415 7 180.00–194.00 $188.25 $781 -4.07
415 fancy 415 1 200.00 $200.00 $830 —
460–475 469 6 174.00–186.00 $181.29 $850 +10.61
510–525 515 3 173.00–174.00 $173.34 $893 +6.09
560–596 590 6 157.50–160.00 $157.90 $932 +4.07
665 665 1 147.00 $147.00 $978 +13.38
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 165.00 $165.00 $561 —
555–585 570 2 140.00–141.00 $140.49 $801 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 155.00 $155.00 $512 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $564 +5.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 80-85% 1 58.50 $58.50 $731 —

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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.