Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 9, 2024

385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.29/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 623 lb · 35 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.47/cwt +8.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 734 lb · 29 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $268.76/cwt -15.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,820/hd at 677 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 385 297 481
Feeder cattle 385 297 481

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Strong 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
290 fancy 290 1 392.50 $392.50 $1,138 —
305–325 313 3 332.50–340.00 $336.72 $1,054 —
330 fancy 330 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,180 -20.00
400–445 fancy 417 7 334.00–336.00 $335.56 $1,399 +10.56
425 425 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,368 +12.00
492 492 5 313.00 $313.00 $1,540 +1.00
505 505 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,510 +0.79
525–536 value added 534 22 312.00–319.00 $312.94 $1,671 -5.60
577 value added 577 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,774 -0.50
571–595 582 14 280.00–295.00 $288.82 $1,681 +8.82
610–629 625 13 263.00–287.00 $283.99 $1,775 +19.75
632 value added 632 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,896 +8.00
660–695 677 25 253.00–278.00 $268.76 $1,820 —
703–725 712 12 240.00–258.00 $252.97 $1,801 +6.97
721 value added 721 12 263.50 $263.50 $1,900 -8.50
750–790 775 10 240.00–249.00 $241.75 $1,874 +0.75
800–840 803 12 222.00–232.00 $231.13 $1,856 +7.13
855–892 888 10 215.00–225.00 $224.04 $1,989 —
940 940 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,880 —
980 980 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,764 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 237.50–278.00 $257.75 $1,147 —
595 595 3 239.00–250.00 $242.67 $1,444 —
600–625 613 3 218.00–230.00 $223.61 $1,371 —
680 680 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,156 —
820–840 828 3 205.00–210.00 $208.34 $1,725 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,262 —
557 557 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,465 —
720–728 726 4 230.00–239.00 $232.23 $1,686 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 300.00 $300.00 $870 -1.30
300 300 1 316.00 $316.00 $948 —
350–390 371 7 290.00–307.50 $297.91 $1,105 -6.23
410 410 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,148 -11.08
472–485 fancy 475 9 293.00–298.00 $296.87 $1,410 +2.89
455–499 477 12 268.00–278.00 $272.16 $1,298 -7.58
502–530 value added 511 4 272.00–274.00 $272.99 $1,395 -14.01
502–540 515 13 248.00–267.00 $259.69 $1,337 -3.25
587–595 593 10 238.00–258.00 $250.43 $1,485 -5.05
600–642 value added 621 27 243.00–257.50 $249.78 $1,551 +2.24
610–640 629 8 220.00–236.00 $230.12 $1,447 -0.18
669 value added 669 9 242.00 $242.00 $1,619 +1.00
657–690 680 9 224.00–238.00 $233.57 $1,588 +0.45
715–725 720 2 210.00–217.50 $213.78 $1,539 -2.22
731–737 value added 735 27 225.00–226.00 $225.26 $1,656 —
820 820 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,533 —
927 927 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,613 +16.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,102 —
400–447 431 3 250.00–260.00 $256.91 $1,107 —
525–530 528 2 225.00–238.00 $231.53 $1,222 +6.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 285.00 $285.00 $841 —
325 325 1 289.00 $289.00 $939 +4.00
475 475 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,235 -2.50
570 570 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,311 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 279.00 $279.00 $1,108 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 fancy 270 1 347.50 $347.50 $938 —
330 330 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,056 —
565–581 579 7 251.00–268.50 $266.06 $1,540 -1.94
612 fancy 612 2 268.00 $268.00 $1,640 —
655 fancy 655 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,670 —
680 680 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,496 —
900 900 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,530 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 300.00 $300.00 $960 —
445 445 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,313 —
467–482 477 6 270.00–271.00 $270.33 $1,289 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 262.50 $262.50 $669 —
395 395 2 250.00–255.00 $252.50 $997 —
400 400 1 234.00 $234.00 $936 -23.48
465 465 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,256 ±0.00

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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.