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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 23, 2023

938 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.61/cwt -2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 733 lb · 78 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $177.05/cwt -5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 622 lb · 74 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $196.23/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 523 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 938 979 698
Feeder cattle 935 978 687
Slaughter cattle 3 1 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

All feeder classes sold with a higher undertone noted. 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
276–296 284 8 252.50–262.50 $256.42 $728 —
314–335 317 7 253.00–267.50 $265.31 $841 +17.81
330–335 fancy 334 10 275.00–285.00 $283.02 $945 +9.02
380–395 fancy 388 8 257.50–261.00 $259.76 $1,008 —
360–397 389 11 241.00–253.00 $249.26 $970 +17.63
420–437 429 5 236.00–244.00 $240.60 $1,032 +18.10
443 value added 443 25 250.50 $250.50 $1,110 —
458–470 value added 463 21 242.50–251.00 $244.66 $1,133 —
450–480 473 20 223.00–234.00 $229.99 $1,088 -8.13
500–547 524 21 217.00–226.50 $220.68 $1,156 +2.25
525–546 value added 536 10 237.00 $237.00 $1,270 +3.02
568–587 value added 578 26 230.50–235.50 $232.77 $1,345 +12.26
570–590 581 11 213.00–225.50 $222.25 $1,291 +20.03
615–645 637 54 200.00–216.50 $211.24 $1,346 +14.88
673–680 675 37 190.00–205.50 $200.96 $1,356 +1.62
702–741 727 57 173.00–188.00 $183.25 $1,332 +4.45
756–762 761 28 174.00–187.00 $183.82 $1,399 +5.18
811–841 832 31 172.00–180.00 $173.37 $1,442 +2.59
860–897 881 4 160.00–161.00 $160.24 $1,412 —
902 902 10 166.00 $166.00 $1,497 +5.88
1037 1037 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,524 -3.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 172.50 $172.50 $906 -25.50
550 550 1 167.50 $167.50 $921 -9.50
637 637 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,210 —
740 740 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,221 +15.00
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,101 —
730 730 1 131.00 $131.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,079 +7.17
675 675 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,222 -3.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 207.00 $207.00 $424 —
290 290 1 202.50 $202.50 $587 —
295 fancy 295 3 220.00 $220.00 $649 —
313 fancy 313 12 256.00 $256.00 $801 +28.00
305–332 325 6 212.50–225.00 $220.32 $716 +5.32
350–385 370 6 211.00–225.00 $217.84 $806 +9.84
360–390 fancy 380 6 227.50–228.00 $227.84 $866 -2.16
402–404 fancy 404 33 225.00–239.00 $236.89 $957 +14.15
401–445 416 10 202.50–220.00 $214.86 $894 +9.18
451 fancy 451 8 220.00 $220.00 $992 —
457–482 471 22 197.00–211.00 $205.83 $969 +2.59
500–547 522 47 190.00–198.00 $193.44 $1,010 +2.06
500–533 value added 527 19 202.00–206.00 $203.13 $1,070 +0.09
560–597 574 18 177.00–189.00 $183.21 $1,052 -4.03
607–641 value added 621 27 183.00–188.50 $186.32 $1,157 +1.17
600–645 623 47 162.00–176.50 $171.73 $1,070 -5.54
660 value added 660 24 176.25 $176.25 $1,163 -1.69
652–692 670 40 163.50–172.50 $170.56 $1,143 +2.39
700–728 721 4 151.50–153.00 $151.86 $1,095 -15.52
709–745 value added 734 74 164.00–169.50 $165.30 $1,213 —
778 value added 778 21 160.50 $160.50 $1,249 —
795–796 796 5 152.00–153.00 $152.20 $1,212 —
823 823 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,193 +8.47
940 940 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,222 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 185.00 $185.00 $814 +1.35
465–478 476 12 189.00–192.00 $189.83 $904 -0.37
560 560 1 171.00 $171.00 $958 -3.00
684–685 684 7 154.00–157.00 $154.43 $1,056 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 167.50 $167.50 $871 —
552 552 2 165.00 $165.00 $911 +8.18
608 608 3 150.00 $150.00 $912 —
675 675 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,012 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 161.00 $161.00 $886 -18.00
670 670 1 140.00 $140.00 $938 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 137.50 $137.50 $880 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 245.00 $245.00 $576 —
360 360 1 225.00 $225.00 $810 -3.98
420 420 2 220.00 $220.00 $924 -1.14
455 455 1 215.00 $215.00 $978 -4.48
550–572 561 4 195.00–201.00 $197.94 $1,110 +8.76
607 607 2 177.50 $177.50 $1,077 -9.49
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 190.00 $190.00 $456 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,176 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $506 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $807 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720 1720 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,116 —

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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.