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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 14, 2024

780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $304.25/cwt -16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,596/hd at 525 lb · 67 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $285.57/cwt +12.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,356/hd at 475 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.88/cwt +8.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,426/hd at 523 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 780 1,180 979
Feeder cattle 769 1,177 978
Slaughter cattle 11 3 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, with instances of sharply higher. With 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
295 fancy 295 1 369.00 $369.00 $1,089 —
305–325 fancy 315 3 365.00–400.00 $377.96 $1,191 +16.59
330 330 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,229 —
370–395 383 2 301.00–310.00 $305.35 $1,169 -18.65
360–399 fancy 386 9 329.00–365.00 $349.63 $1,350 -9.37
400–415 fancy 411 9 327.50–358.00 $351.82 $1,446 —
400–445 428 20 293.00–315.00 $307.05 $1,314 -2.97
450–465 459 19 305.00–314.00 $310.22 $1,424 +11.22
450–498 fancy 473 20 315.00–335.00 $325.22 $1,538 +2.84
508–546 value added 516 28 311.00–330.00 $323.21 $1,668 -3.88
525 525 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,378 -28.82
500–548 531 38 282.50–298.00 $291.38 $1,547 +0.06
551–570 value added 559 6 305.00–312.00 $306.51 $1,713 +8.83
556–591 583 35 279.00–299.00 $293.33 $1,710 +24.41
602–645 621 18 263.00–287.00 $272.09 $1,690 +10.87
600–643 value added 630 12 286.00–293.00 $289.71 $1,825 +11.80
658 value added 658 13 284.00 $284.00 $1,869 +25.72
663–696 671 13 258.00–277.00 $272.45 $1,828 +22.77
708–735 value added 714 18 254.50–257.00 $256.46 $1,831 -3.54
707–748 730 18 230.00–246.50 $243.45 $1,777 -2.69
774 value added 774 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,927 +0.50
783 783 2 241.50 $241.50 $1,891 +15.23
809 value added 809 12 232.50 $232.50 $1,881 —
800–830 815 13 214.00–225.00 $222.71 $1,815 -1.73
859–885 867 13 213.00–222.00 $217.86 $1,889 -0.72
919–923 921 14 215.00–217.00 $216.14 $1,991 +13.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–520 513 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,411 +10.32
565–590 576 4 265.00–270.00 $268.28 $1,545 +19.28
600–606 605 6 252.50–257.00 $256.26 $1,550 —
659–685 668 9 234.00–248.00 $242.13 $1,617 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 230.00–265.00 $247.22 $779 —
445 445 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,202 —
450–495 472 5 270.00–287.50 $282.33 $1,333 +8.34
505–530 518 2 240.00–267.00 $253.17 $1,311 +13.17
650–653 652 4 182.50–187.50 $186.25 $1,214 -25.75
705 705 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,516 +35.50
926 926 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 322.50 $322.50 $742 —
311–325 fancy 317 8 309.00–336.00 $326.40 $1,035 +17.40
320–330 325 2 280.00–287.50 $283.81 $922 +6.41
370–390 fancy 383 11 292.00–308.00 $297.52 $1,140 -19.07
400–442 fancy 426 13 297.00–309.00 $304.65 $1,298 +3.65
435–448 446 6 279.00–294.00 $281.44 $1,255 +10.07
450–493 fancy 472 17 294.00–307.00 $302.17 $1,426 +6.04
450–495 476 45 270.00–290.00 $279.30 $1,329 +16.23
500–545 value added 517 38 270.00–293.50 $281.96 $1,458 +14.12
530–542 537 15 243.00–255.50 $249.88 $1,342 -0.84
568–585 574 10 237.00–252.00 $240.76 $1,382 -1.48
563–596 value added 581 24 258.00–265.00 $260.88 $1,516 -4.12
600–640 value added 612 28 247.00–259.00 $254.48 $1,557 +15.38
600–645 614 8 230.00–240.00 $233.61 $1,434 +14.65
637 637 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,274 -18.96
663–688 677 7 212.00–224.50 $219.96 $1,489 -0.74
700–730 703 11 208.00–224.50 $222.10 $1,561 +19.53
751–795 778 4 196.00–216.00 $207.87 $1,617 +18.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 220.00 $220.00 $583 —
315 315 1 262.50 $262.50 $827 +17.78
420 420 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,018 -3.08
450–495 471 4 206.00–250.00 $232.41 $1,095 -1.64
542–545 544 5 190.00–231.00 $212.45 $1,156 +12.45
570 570 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 +6.52
550–597 573 7 199.00–230.00 $221.38 $1,269 +7.90
650–675 665 5 180.00–201.00 $187.11 $1,244 -3.89
802 802 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,115 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
667 667 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,425 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 fancy 310 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,023 —
345 345 1 293.00 $293.00 $1,011 —
358–373 fancy 364 5 319.00–321.00 $320.18 $1,165 -4.82
440 440 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,311 —
465–490 470 7 283.00–297.00 $288.75 $1,357 +9.75
510 510 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,357 +7.99
555 fancy 555 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,582 —
550–590 564 5 259.00–268.00 $264.27 $1,490 +30.77
630 630 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,512 +20.79
665 665 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,583 —
800 800 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,480 —
865 865 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,479 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 275.00 $275.00 $605 —
305 305 1 250.00 $250.00 $762 —
360 360 1 235.00 $235.00 $846 —
520 520 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,183 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,296 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591–667 621 85-90% 5 110.00–127.00 $119.70 $743 —
610–980 766 85-90% 4 84.00–93.00 $88.22 $676 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,010 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,094 —

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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.