Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 25, 2024

912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.86/cwt +19.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,429/hd at 678 lb · 162 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.87/cwt +18.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 620 lb · 129 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.12/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,582/hd at 673 lb · 83 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 912 418 455
Feeder cattle 912 413 455
Slaughter cattle 5

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 285.00 $285.00 $940
340 fancy 340 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,054
440 fancy 440 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,342
475 fancy 475 1 304.00 $304.00 $1,444
495 495 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,252 -20.00
533 value added 533 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,466
565–580 value added 575 3 264.00–266.00 $264.66 $1,522 +1.66
565–590 582 11 230.00–241.00 $232.43 $1,353 -3.51
609–625 value added 618 114 252.00–260.00 $256.45 $1,585 +11.45
605–647 635 15 224.00–247.00 $234.30 $1,488 +4.03
652–695 670 64 221.00–238.00 $233.89 $1,567 +7.28
668–698 value added 682 19 239.00–239.50 $239.26 $1,632 -1.07
713–730 value added 721 50 227.50–231.00 $229.23 $1,653 +4.23
700–742 724 18 204.00–219.00 $211.01 $1,528 -5.20
761 value added 761 15 223.00 $223.00 $1,697
755–788 775 38 206.00–219.00 $213.38 $1,654 +3.37
804–835 810 8 192.00–207.00 $203.24 $1,646 +12.91
820–845 value added 829 39 210.00–212.00 $210.47 $1,745
859 value added 859 10 210.00 $210.00 $1,804
885 885 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,779 +12.98
935 935 12 170.00–188.00 $186.50 $1,744 +4.50
965–985 972 3 170.00–180.00 $176.62 $1,717
1040 1040 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,810
1235 1235 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,890

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 257.50 $257.50 $592
325 325 1 230.00 $230.00 $748 -15.00
360–396 385 10 240.00–248.00 $247.16 $952 +7.16
432 432 2 226.00 $226.00 $976 +1.36
455–485 474 7 223.00–239.00 $230.89 $1,094 +4.53
507–538 value added 532 18 234.50–236.50 $235.47 $1,253
505–547 544 21 214.00–231.00 $228.43 $1,243 +12.65
555–560 value added 558 5 230.00–235.00 $231.40 $1,291
555–595 579 15 207.00–228.00 $221.92 $1,285 +12.60
605–647 627 32 200.00–217.00 $208.91 $1,310 +11.99
653–697 675 116 195.00–213.00 $210.61 $1,422 +19.55
685 value added 685 46 211.50 $211.50 $1,449
710–740 726 29 185.00–205.00 $201.12 $1,460 +6.58
757–781 774 45 192.00–202.50 $198.20 $1,534 +16.19
797 value added 797 7 212.50 $212.50 $1,694
812–830 819 9 177.50–193.00 $181.15 $1,484
851–895 869 12 176.00–183.50 $180.85 $1,572
925 925 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,517
957 957 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,656 +30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 219.00 $219.00 $668
382 382 2 220.00 $220.00 $840 +10.00
485 485 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,062 +12.42
565–587 577 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,154 +5.00
735 735 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,323
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,040

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 fancy 310 1 280.00 $280.00 $868
386 386 3 240.00 $240.00 $926 +9.00
430 fancy 430 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,161 +25.00
470–490 478 5 230.00–232.00 $231.01 $1,104 +8.08
550–581 573 4 228.00–230.00 $229.52 $1,315 +36.52
601 601 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,370 +31.03
650–680 664 5 200.00–208.00 $205.38 $1,364 +0.39
750 750 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,350
865 865 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,233
970 970 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,358
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,224
690 690 2 182.00–183.00 $182.50 $1,259
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,041

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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.