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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 11, 2024

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $282.23/cwt -8.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,352/hd at 479 lb · 24 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.06/cwt +8.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,814/hd at 720 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $287.74/cwt -6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,660/hd at 577 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 302 662 657
Feeder cattle 302 661 657
Slaughter cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 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
391 fancy 391 3 336.00 $336.00 $1,314 -39.74
410–445 428 2 287.50–308.00 $297.33 $1,273 -5.96
455 455 2 290.00–295.00 $292.50 $1,331 -10.00
460–470 fancy 463 7 315.00–319.00 $317.84 $1,472 -19.95
510 value added 510 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,581 -5.31
515–535 522 6 280.00–293.00 $284.70 $1,486 +10.13
553–591 value added 572 8 293.00–301.00 $296.87 $1,698 +0.57
550–596 580 12 273.00–289.00 $281.65 $1,634 +6.65
605–642 620 15 255.00–274.00 $263.44 $1,633 -5.29
665–695 682 11 255.00–264.00 $262.26 $1,789 —
711–725 value added 712 14 252.00–259.00 $256.07 $1,823 —
710–748 735 7 240.00–245.00 $244.03 $1,794 +0.08
838 838 19 221.00 $221.00 $1,852 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 205.00–277.50 $241.68 $1,015 +1.68
490 490 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,298 —
550 550 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,416 +15.91
620 620 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,364 ±0.00
705 705 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,361 —
760 760 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,459 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,650 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 301.00 $301.00 $798 —
325 325 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,008 +8.85
365–378 374 6 295.00–300.00 $299.19 $1,119 +4.19
400–442 fancy 425 15 300.00–303.00 $301.29 $1,280 -1.08
410–445 433 3 287.50–294.00 $291.95 $1,264 +10.15
475 fancy 475 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,401 -3.84
450–497 480 20 266.00–285.00 $279.68 $1,342 -4.48
501 501 5 266.00 $266.00 $1,333 +10.17
552–585 571 17 235.00–255.00 $244.96 $1,399 -0.30
620 620 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,451 +4.39
610–623 value added 621 9 241.00–248.00 $244.01 $1,515 —
662 value added 662 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,595 +4.00
690 690 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,490 -13.71
702 value added 702 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,580 +3.33
720–721 720 12 215.00–220.00 $218.75 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 432 3 225.00–245.00 $231.72 $1,001 -13.37
505 505 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,035 —
602 602 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,144 +7.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,102 -3.78

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 fancy 265 1 362.50 $362.50 $961 +19.23
305 fancy 305 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,014 —
320 320 1 305.00 $305.00 $976 -5.00
405 405 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,235 —
482 482 2 294.00 $294.00 $1,417 —
550 550 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,526 +7.50
605 605 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,452 —
625 fancy 625 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,612 —
705 705 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,565 —
780 780 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,739 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 200.00 $200.00 $970 —

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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.