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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 23, 2024

586 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $256.71/cwt -1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 735 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $301.16/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,770/hd at 588 lb · 70 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.00/cwt +10.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,075/hd at 883 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 586 385 571
Feeder cattle 583 385 559
Slaughter cattle 3 — 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
315 fancy 315 1 392.50 $392.50 $1,236 +35.00
350–370 fancy 360 2 371.00–381.00 $376.14 $1,354 —
425 425 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,402 +8.00
425 fancy 425 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,477 +11.94
450–495 469 11 305.00–327.00 $318.76 $1,495 +5.76
492 fancy 492 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,624 —
500–510 value added 503 3 317.00–334.00 $328.26 $1,651 +15.32
575–590 586 11 277.00–294.00 $287.42 $1,684 -1.40
560–595 value added 588 59 300.00–323.00 $303.72 $1,786 -3.78
605–620 value added 616 5 298.00–311.00 $306.05 $1,885 +6.05
608–648 636 42 270.00–281.00 $277.07 $1,762 -6.92
670 670 2 279.00 $279.00 $1,869 +10.24
706–710 value added 708 12 270.00–273.00 $271.00 $1,919 +7.50
708–743 740 61 253.00–265.00 $253.90 $1,879 +0.93
776 value added 776 8 253.00 $253.00 $1,963 —
820 820 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,845 -6.13
883 883 63 235.00 $235.00 $2,075 +10.96
1015 1015 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,802 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 3 245.00 $245.00 $970 —
405–435 415 4 249.00–290.00 $273.05 $1,133 +15.30
450–460 457 3 285.00–289.00 $286.31 $1,308 —
555–590 573 3 235.00–271.00 $250.47 $1,435 +7.80
600–625 613 2 250.00–256.00 $253.06 $1,551 +29.45
650–662 657 6 220.00–257.50 $241.81 $1,589 +71.81
705–715 710 2 200.00–222.00 $211.08 $1,499 —
890 890 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 531 4 272.50–280.00 $276.11 $1,466 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 388 5 290.00–308.00 $301.35 $1,169 +3.44
420–435 428 2 290.00–299.00 $294.42 $1,260 +14.42
458–487 fancy 479 7 294.00–300.00 $295.64 $1,416 -1.23
455–499 490 11 271.00–290.00 $282.37 $1,384 +10.21
514–527 value added 523 29 279.50–288.50 $281.79 $1,474 +8.80
512–547 536 8 256.00–277.50 $262.85 $1,409 +3.16
550–599 578 30 248.00–261.00 $256.87 $1,485 +6.44
600–627 616 4 230.00–249.00 $235.43 $1,450 +5.31
610–627 value added 620 10 255.00–256.00 $255.29 $1,583 +5.51
662 value added 662 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,648 +7.00
660–690 676 8 225.00–240.00 $231.18 $1,563 -2.39
705–736 value added 731 29 233.50–240.00 $234.58 $1,715 +9.32
740–743 742 4 210.00–225.00 $213.74 $1,586 -0.04
792 792 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,901 —
838 value added 838 35 216.00 $216.00 $1,810 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,112 —
465 465 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,244 +7.50
507–530 521 5 248.00–250.00 $249.22 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 280.00–290.00 $284.87 $1,097 +5.87
415 415 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,100 +8.09
500–520 510 2 205.00–210.00 $207.55 $1,059 -23.98
950 950 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,425 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557–578 570 5 241.00–243.00 $241.78 $1,378 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 350.00 $350.00 $735 —
550 550 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,606 +25.94
605–615 610 2 247.50–263.00 $255.31 $1,557 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,312 —
625 625 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,494 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1240 1183 80-85% 2 105.00–110.00 $107.62 $1,273 —

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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.