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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 27, 2023

419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $192.84/cwt +16.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,298/hd at 673 lb · 84 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.70/cwt -15.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 579 lb · 35 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.00/cwt ≈ $1,646/hd at 930 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 419 660 284
Feeder cattle 418 657 281
Slaughter cattle 1 3 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good demand for 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
330 330 3 240.00 $240.00 $792 —
415 415 2 235.00 $235.00 $975 -18.74
450 value added 450 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,076 —
465–478 475 7 222.50–235.00 $231.54 $1,100 -3.90
478 fancy 478 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,185 -11.61
510 value added 510 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,234 -3.52
515–535 525 4 222.00–228.00 $224.94 $1,181 -12.45
555–595 577 18 221.00–234.00 $224.65 $1,296 -19.70
579–583 value added 582 17 238.00–242.00 $239.17 $1,392 -14.83
610–635 value added 623 2 230.00–245.00 $237.35 $1,479 +8.69
635–647 639 21 217.00–224.00 $219.36 $1,402 +16.76
665 665 3 218.00–220.00 $219.33 $1,459 +4.94
705–747 730 21 186.00–197.00 $194.31 $1,418 +7.81
768 value added 768 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,521 —
826–845 837 7 180.00–186.00 $182.54 $1,528 -3.34
930 value added 930 31 177.00 $177.00 $1,646 —
1130 1130 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,446 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,205 -13.67
630 630 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,317 +24.00
657–670 662 4 194.00–206.00 $197.53 $1,308 —
745 745 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,326 +17.00
785 785 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,413 —
965 965 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,399 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–690 673 2 187.00–189.00 $187.97 $1,265 +26.97
750–790 770 2 169.00–170.00 $169.51 $1,305 —
841 841 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,346 +2.00
1055 1055 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,424 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 178.00 $178.00 $979 —
765 765 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,148 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 201.00–207.00 $203.86 $771 -11.67
400–445 425 8 200.00–211.00 $206.91 $879 -6.38
465–495 472 10 203.00–213.00 $209.39 $988 +3.89
515–531 526 10 190.00–201.00 $198.81 $1,046 +5.09
530 value added 530 19 209.50 $209.50 $1,110 -2.40
555–585 565 5 191.00–198.00 $195.74 $1,106 +0.74
620 value added 620 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,190 -1.33
600–639 622 16 177.00–187.00 $182.60 $1,136 +2.55
653–674 value added 672 78 193.00–194.00 $193.90 $1,303 -0.32
686–695 688 6 172.00–180.50 $179.07 $1,232 +6.14
700–720 711 4 170.00–178.00 $172.47 $1,226 +5.20
780 value added 780 5 169.50 $169.50 $1,322 -9.50
785 785 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,178 -12.50
801 801 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,306 +9.50
890 890 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,290 —
930 930 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 192.00 $192.00 $864 -1.34
565–595 580 2 172.00–175.00 $173.46 $1,006 +0.21
625–645 635 2 163.00–166.00 $164.48 $1,044 —
650–655 653 2 159.00–161.00 $160.00 $1,045 -3.39
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–640 623 2 150.00–152.50 $151.21 $942 —
855 855 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,240 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 235.00 $235.00 $905 -1.66
425–432 429 7 222.50–232.00 $226.53 $972 -1.44
475–485 480 3 213.00–219.00 $216.65 $1,040 +5.62
520–535 524 7 203.00–211.00 $208.67 $1,093 -15.37
550 550 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,116 —
614–630 616 7 178.00–189.00 $186.12 $1,146 -0.21
715 715 2 172.50 $172.50 $1,233 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–540 522 5 174.00–175.00 $174.59 $911 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 204.00 $204.00 $969 —
520 520 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,009 -11.00
595 595 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,130 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2165 2165 1 113.00 $113.00 $2,446 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 117.00 $117.00 $778 —
757 757 4 123.00 $123.00 $931 —

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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.