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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 14, 2023

1,069 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $213.48/cwt -8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 722 lb · 177 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $212.16/cwt -9.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,657/hd at 781 lb · 143 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $206.73/cwt ≈ $1,672/hd at 809 lb · 94 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,069 828 427
Feeder cattle 1,064 823 423
Slaughter cattle 5 5 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Heavy offering on feeder classes today. Preconditioned feeders saw the strongest demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 fancy 315 1 290.00 $290.00 $914 —
310–345 328 2 273.00–280.00 $276.31 $906 —
370 fancy 370 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,040 —
395 395 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,047 —
430–441 fancy 440 8 261.00–272.00 $270.66 $1,191 —
452 452 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,028 -30.61
470 fancy 470 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,203 —
520 value added 520 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,373 +4.00
503–547 531 12 231.00–240.00 $238.28 $1,265 -12.53
561 value added 561 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,363 —
555–595 582 35 221.00–240.00 $234.09 $1,362 -13.44
615–635 value added 624 11 234.50–237.00 $235.53 $1,470 -9.48
611–637 625 13 209.00–223.00 $217.94 $1,362 -18.95
650–698 673 22 200.00–218.00 $214.26 $1,442 -14.18
701–738 714 41 190.00–210.00 $204.34 $1,459 -8.85
717–735 value added 725 136 212.00–219.00 $216.24 $1,568 -11.40
765–786 value added 781 130 209.00–216.50 $214.04 $1,672 -7.49
775–787 782 13 187.00–200.00 $193.31 $1,512 —
805 value added 805 66 213.25 $213.25 $1,717 —
802–845 817 28 180.00–196.00 $191.36 $1,563 —
855–863 861 4 180.00–184.00 $180.99 $1,558 -10.55
965 965 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,737 —
980 value added 980 14 190.00 $190.00 $1,862 —
1005 value added 1005 12 185.00 $185.00 $1,859 —
1016–1045 1023 4 149.00–169.00 $163.89 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–535 533 2 202.50–210.00 $206.23 $1,099 -11.88
550–577 568 3 200.00–210.00 $203.23 $1,154 -16.77
620–643 635 6 180.00–194.00 $182.28 $1,157 -22.49
695 695 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,341 —
745 745 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,341 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–465 460 2 157.50–160.00 $158.76 $730 —
520 520 2 172.50 $172.50 $897 -22.50
652–665 656 3 165.00–170.00 $168.31 $1,104 +4.31
817 817 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,307 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 332 3 212.50–218.00 $215.97 $717 —
365–390 380 3 212.00–220.00 $215.75 $820 -13.45
400–445 433 12 205.00–225.00 $218.56 $946 -6.88
451–495 473 24 206.00–227.00 $220.26 $1,042 -0.45
500–535 value added 519 17 212.00–219.50 $215.02 $1,116 —
500–538 527 13 194.00–211.00 $201.17 $1,060 -16.08
550–596 value added 569 25 207.00–213.00 $210.46 $1,198 —
552–597 572 20 193.00–210.00 $201.84 $1,155 -5.73
613–640 value added 626 51 201.00–206.00 $205.25 $1,285 —
625–645 638 10 179.00–191.00 $184.41 $1,177 -24.31
650–696 value added 661 32 190.00–199.75 $197.08 $1,303 —
665–695 670 40 168.50–189.00 $172.82 $1,158 -45.18
700–730 value added 709 6 186.00–191.00 $188.65 $1,338 —
720–745 735 14 168.00–180.90 $176.54 $1,298 -26.55
753–780 768 7 154.00–170.00 $162.84 $1,251 —
750–775 value added 769 50 180.00–189.50 $187.36 $1,441 —
821–830 824 3 150.00–153.00 $151.99 $1,252 -29.01
830 value added 830 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,486 —
863 863 10 166.00 $166.00 $1,433 -20.28
1055 1055 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,456 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 473 3 200.00–201.00 $200.32 $948 +1.69
527 527 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,001 -10.76
560–593 582 11 181.00–189.00 $185.43 $1,079 -11.44
645 645 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,058 -23.06
675 675 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,107 -22.55
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 175.00 $175.00 $700 +5.50
527 527 2 166.00 $166.00 $875 -14.00
550 550 1 172.00 $172.00 $946 -0.19
680 680 3 143.00 $143.00 $972 +3.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 2 172.00 $172.00 $924 —
570 570 1 135.00 $135.00 $770 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 135.00 $135.00 $986 —

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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 1 247.50 $247.50 $718 —
410–447 429 4 227.00–230.00 $228.56 $981 -3.00
465–492 483 3 229.00–230.00 $229.32 $1,108 +9.45
520 520 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,170 +14.04
554–562 556 8 200.00–202.50 $200.63 $1,116 -2.77
645 645 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,213 -11.16
651 651 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,172 —
711 711 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,066 -10.00
759 759 21 170.00 $170.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 205.00 $205.00 $738 -15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 122.50 $122.50 $802 -27.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1070 1015 85-90% 2 67.00–71.00 $69.11 $701 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 80-85% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,220 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730 1730 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,522 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2090 2090 1 105.50 $105.50 $2,205 —

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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.