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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 25, 2024

297 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.13/cwt ≈ $1,679/hd at 773 lb · 58 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $281.24/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 464 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $242.94/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,522/hd at 626 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 297 302 418
Feeder cattle 297 302 418

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly 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
326 fancy 326 3 377.50 $377.50 $1,231 —
365 365 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,095 —
400 400 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,240 +12.67
432 fancy 432 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,404 —
462 462 4 312.00 $312.00 $1,441 +19.50
485 fancy 485 1 324.00 $324.00 $1,571 +6.16
500–535 515 4 295.00–300.00 $298.21 $1,536 +13.51
522–545 value added 530 3 310.00–323.00 $318.54 $1,688 +8.54
560 value added 560 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,725 +11.13
570 570 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,596 -1.65
602–642 629 7 259.00–267.50 $264.24 $1,662 +0.80
633 value added 633 4 292.00 $292.00 $1,848 —
650–660 value added 656 6 284.00–285.00 $284.17 $1,864 —
705 value added 705 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,918 +15.93
740 740 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,820 +1.97
760 760 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,832 —
832 832 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,864 +3.00
995 995 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,881 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–540 530 4 269.00–272.00 $270.74 $1,435 —
697 697 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,715 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,276 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 300.00–302.50 $301.30 $798 +0.30
335–345 340 2 290.00–304.00 $297.10 $1,010 -12.90
355–388 377 11 295.00–311.00 $304.14 $1,147 +4.95
410–445 419 9 280.00–297.00 $291.08 $1,220 -0.87
450–470 fancy 460 2 293.00–295.00 $293.98 $1,352 -1.02
451–495 465 17 270.00–288.00 $279.74 $1,301 +0.06
502–520 507 11 255.00–270.00 $262.94 $1,333 -3.06
515 value added 515 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,478 —
565–572 569 4 253.00–258.00 $255.48 $1,454 +10.52
602–635 619 4 220.00–238.00 $230.30 $1,426 -3.70
622–630 value added 629 11 247.00–250.00 $247.54 $1,557 +3.53
650 value added 650 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,566 ±0.00
651–667 663 11 228.00–235.00 $233.12 $1,546 +17.12
714 714 6 216.00 $216.00 $1,542 -2.75
773 value added 773 53 218.00 $218.00 $1,685 —
750–790 777 5 205.00–215.00 $207.92 $1,616 —
940 940 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 325 3 235.00–280.00 $250.92 $815 —
450–480 463 3 220.00–257.50 $239.57 $1,109 —
500–545 518 4 215.00–240.00 $225.21 $1,167 +20.21
550–585 568 2 180.00–214.00 $197.52 $1,122 —
645 645 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,096 —
675 675 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,350 —
720 720 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,325 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 285.00 $285.00 $940 —
420–440 435 4 272.50–275.00 $273.10 $1,188 +10.60
465 465 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,221 —
660 660 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,366 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,205 —
695 695 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,383 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 fancy 355 3 350.00–351.00 $350.66 $1,245 —
405–411 409 5 313.00–317.00 $315.41 $1,290 +10.41
459 459 5 306.00 $306.00 $1,405 +12.00
515 515 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,481 —
594 594 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,592 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 242.50 $242.50 $849 —
400–405 403 2 255.00–260.00 $257.48 $1,038 —
455 455 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,228 +70.00
900 900 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,197 —

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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.