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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 4, 2024

1,419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.63/cwt +11.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,613/hd at 718 lb · 156 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $190.96/cwt +6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,482/hd at 776 lb · 114 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $218.83/cwt +12.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 582 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,419 1,069 1,433
Feeder cattle 1,414 1,064 1,431
Slaughter cattle 5 5 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to Holiday break. Strong offering of quality feeders. Good demand for 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
310 310 1 290.00 $290.00 $899 +13.69
353–355 fancy 354 4 300.00–310.00 $307.49 $1,089 +26.49
350–390 379 7 270.00–290.00 $283.29 $1,074 +18.29
401–437 fancy 417 13 288.00–300.00 $293.49 $1,224 +22.83
410–445 422 11 265.00–281.00 $275.56 $1,163 —
453–485 459 10 267.50–280.00 $273.56 $1,256 +46.06
495 fancy 495 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,411 +29.00
503–535 514 8 240.00–260.00 $253.07 $1,301 +14.79
500–544 value added 519 52 270.00–284.00 $276.24 $1,434 +12.24
576 value added 576 21 267.00 $267.00 $1,538 +24.00
550–598 583 36 235.00–255.00 $244.33 $1,424 +10.24
600–635 value added 610 45 242.50–257.00 $250.14 $1,526 +14.61
602–646 636 49 222.50–240.00 $236.48 $1,504 +18.54
650 value added 650 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,573 —
652–695 670 19 221.50–240.50 $231.18 $1,549 +16.92
702–720 707 14 204.50–218.00 $213.07 $1,506 +8.73
705–748 value added 719 142 220.00–232.25 $225.77 $1,623 +9.53
750–790 776 6 207.00–216.00 $211.52 $1,641 +18.21
757–796 value added 779 79 220.00–223.50 $221.34 $1,724 +7.30
807 value added 807 2 214.50 $214.50 $1,731 +1.25
805–840 815 27 201.00–206.00 $204.32 $1,665 +12.96
851 value added 851 20 209.50 $209.50 $1,783 —
850–892 873 32 195.00–205.00 $201.94 $1,763 +20.95
916–947 935 8 190.00–192.00 $190.73 $1,783 —
955 955 3 184.00–190.00 $186.00 $1,776 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,060 —
470 470 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,198 —
520 520 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,196 +23.77
570 570 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 +16.77
605–645 625 2 189.00–200.00 $194.32 $1,214 +12.04
685 685 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,466 +21.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 200.00 $200.00 $790 —
550–565 558 2 180.00–205.00 $192.67 $1,075 —
605–640 623 2 157.50–171.00 $164.44 $1,024 —
655 655 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,048 -8.31
745 745 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,211 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,124 —
535 535 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,137 —
735 735 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,389 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–582 573 3 214.00–223.00 $220.09 $1,261 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 320 3 230.00–247.50 $239.40 $766 +23.43
355–395 386 23 227.50–248.00 $241.54 $932 +25.79
420–447 432 13 220.00–239.00 $234.75 $1,014 +16.19
421–445 fancy 436 11 241.00–246.00 $243.06 $1,060 —
456 fancy 456 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,122 —
450–499 478 46 224.00–237.50 $231.12 $1,105 +10.86
500–531 517 20 217.50–224.00 $221.24 $1,144 +20.07
506–531 value added 520 45 231.00–233.00 $231.91 $1,206 +16.89
550–595 582 98 209.00–225.00 $218.83 $1,274 +16.99
603–642 value added 616 35 211.00–219.50 $216.83 $1,336 +11.58
605–645 619 19 191.00–209.50 $205.38 $1,271 +20.97
654–697 value added 662 40 210.00–215.50 $212.82 $1,409 +15.74
658–695 680 50 190.00–209.00 $205.72 $1,399 +32.90
710–741 720 14 189.50–198.50 $194.38 $1,400 +17.84
730 value added 730 43 206.00 $206.00 $1,504 +17.35
755–796 776 80 174.00–193.00 $189.10 $1,467 +26.26
750–798 value added 777 34 194.00–199.00 $195.35 $1,518 +7.99
829–848 839 10 178.00–179.00 $178.51 $1,498 +26.52
905–920 910 3 149.00–154.00 $150.68 $1,371 —
1020–1047 1038 3 143.00–145.00 $143.66 $1,491 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 220.00 $220.00 $715 —
480–490 485 2 214.00–216.00 $214.99 $1,043 +14.67
585–590 588 2 192.50–198.00 $195.24 $1,148 +9.81
630 630 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,071 +6.00
690–695 693 2 175.00–182.50 $178.74 $1,239 +14.74
747 747 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,195 —
895 895 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 197.50 $197.50 $662 —
635 635 1 152.50 $152.50 $968 —
650–685 662 3 142.50–156.00 $151.34 $1,002 +8.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 250.00 $250.00 $882 —
412–447 fancy 438 8 268.00–271.00 $268.71 $1,177 —
442 442 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,061 +11.44
470 fancy 470 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,208 —
488 488 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,147 +5.68
510–547 fancy 537 15 230.00–231.00 $230.75 $1,239 —
545 545 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,188 -7.00
550–563 fancy 560 5 230.00–231.00 $230.80 $1,292 —
560–598 585 5 227.00–228.00 $227.81 $1,333 +27.18
603–638 fancy 628 14 221.00–230.00 $224.65 $1,411 —
680 680 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,360 +20.00
775–777 776 3 172.00–173.00 $172.33 $1,337 +2.33
830 830 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,204 —
867 867 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,257 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 220.00 $220.00 $972 —
555 555 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 197.50 $197.50 $988 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $812 —
1135–1410 1273 80-85% 2 83.00–86.50 $84.56 $1,076 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $737 +3.89

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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.