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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 28, 2024

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $313.93/cwt +9.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,663/hd at 530 lb · 59 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $290.98/cwt +11.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 635 lb · 56 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $296.11/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 434 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 662 780 938
Feeder cattle 661 769 935
Slaughter cattle 1 11 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. 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
220 220 1 300.00 $300.00 $660 —
310 310 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,038 -37.50
305–321 fancy 317 11 342.50–400.00 $364.34 $1,155 -13.62
367 367 10 319.00 $319.00 $1,171 +13.65
359–387 fancy 376 14 335.00–386.00 $375.74 $1,413 +26.11
420–425 423 3 297.50–315.00 $303.29 $1,283 -3.76
410–445 fancy 433 21 327.50–351.00 $340.16 $1,473 -11.66
451–477 fancy 458 8 323.00–343.00 $337.79 $1,547 +12.57
470 470 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,422 -7.72
510–525 518 2 270.00–279.00 $274.57 $1,422 +12.07
502–547 value added 530 57 303.00–328.00 $315.31 $1,671 -7.90
552–590 value added 573 8 290.00–299.00 $296.30 $1,698 -10.21
575 575 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,581 -18.33
610–645 632 8 265.00–275.00 $268.73 $1,698 -3.36
605–640 value added 636 48 285.00–298.00 $294.69 $1,874 +4.98
680–684 value added 682 16 274.00–279.00 $277.25 $1,891 -6.75
722–745 726 21 242.50–245.00 $243.95 $1,771 +0.50
750–782 758 18 228.00–240.00 $236.04 $1,789 -5.46
850–866 858 21 219.00–228.00 $222.84 $1,912 +4.98
925 value added 925 16 224.00 $224.00 $2,072 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,373 -11.00
605 605 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,558 +1.24
695 695 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,647 -5.13
733 733 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,671 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 257.50 $257.50 $966 —
400 400 1 240.00 $240.00 $960 —
580–590 585 3 224.00–251.00 $241.59 $1,413 —
625 625 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,375 —
685 685 2 180.00–228.00 $204.00 $1,397 +17.75
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,262 —
840 840 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272–275 fancy 274 4 323.00–325.00 $324.01 $888 —
309–323 314 8 295.00–305.00 $301.15 $946 +17.34
360 360 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,062 —
352–385 fancy 362 31 312.50–334.00 $320.38 $1,160 +22.86
403–444 fancy 432 32 292.00–308.00 $302.37 $1,306 -2.28
425–441 437 14 275.00–284.00 $281.80 $1,231 +0.36
455–462 fancy 461 6 298.00–299.00 $298.84 $1,378 -3.33
460–488 477 8 275.00–286.00 $284.16 $1,355 +4.86
500–547 518 11 248.00–262.00 $255.83 $1,325 +5.95
513–537 value added 520 20 270.00–283.00 $278.50 $1,448 -3.46
550–568 value added 552 27 264.00–269.00 $268.43 $1,482 +7.55
565–595 584 8 240.00–257.50 $245.26 $1,432 +4.50
607–620 611 3 222.00–233.50 $229.61 $1,403 -4.00
674 value added 674 8 237.00 $237.00 $1,597 —
660–688 683 31 228.00–232.00 $229.71 $1,569 +9.75
711–745 value added 737 13 221.00–224.00 $221.67 $1,634 —
755–790 767 5 190.00–193.00 $190.62 $1,462 -17.25
810 value added 810 8 213.00 $213.00 $1,725 —
810–830 820 2 186.00–196.00 $191.06 $1,567 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 230.00–260.00 $244.81 $943 —
410–435 420 5 240.00–250.00 $245.09 $1,029 +2.59
450–470 460 2 215.00–230.00 $222.66 $1,024 -9.75
550–599 591 6 168.00–225.00 $176.84 $1,045 -44.54
600–622 615 3 170.00–207.00 $182.04 $1,120 —
682 682 4 157.50 $157.50 $1,074 -29.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 2 265.00–267.50 $266.28 $1,092 —
455–495 478 3 257.50–265.00 $260.72 $1,246 —
525 525 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,247 —
575 575 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,300 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,421 +32.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 300.00 $300.00 $735 —
255–292 fancy 277 5 340.00–346.00 $343.27 $951 —
325 325 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,008 +17.00
350 fancy 350 1 333.00 $333.00 $1,166 +12.82
430 fancy 430 3 309.00–327.00 $315.00 $1,354 —
515–530 523 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,375 -3.00
520–545 fancy 539 4 292.50–295.00 $293.10 $1,580 —
562–570 565 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,526 +5.73
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 245.00 $245.00 $588 -30.00
535 535 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,300 +15.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,630 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,058 —

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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.