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Farmers Regional Livestock Market Report

Glasgow, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 22, 2024

264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $290.49/cwt -13.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,563/hd at 538 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $254.18/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,362/hd at 536 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.91/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,589/hd at 685 lb · 14 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 264 197 69
Feeder cattle 263 195 69
Slaughter cattle 1 2 0

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 322.50 $322.50 $951 +17.50
310 310 1 302.50 $302.50 $938
375 375 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,153 -10.18
433–442 438 7 293.00–294.00 $293.58 $1,286 -9.79
453–456 454 11 295.50–297.00 $296.05 $1,344
520–545 538 31 281.00–293.50 $290.49 $1,563 -13.51
597 597 2 283.00 $283.00 $1,690 +29.00
610–620 614 4 251.50–260.00 $257.85 $1,583 -17.76
621 value added 621 8 275.50 $275.50 $1,711
700–737 728 10 230.00–247.00 $239.84 $1,746 -17.16
758–772 763 7 230.00–243.00 $238.10 $1,817
818 818 7 229.50 $229.50 $1,877 -3.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,044 +40.00
477 477 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,255
526 526 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,105 +10.00
575 575 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,443 +36.00
645 645 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,564
650–690 677 3 225.00–233.00 $230.44 $1,560 +16.43
725 725 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,631
875 875 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,531
925 925 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,684
1037 1037 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,737

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 240.00 $240.00 $696 -47.50
326–335 328 5 255.00–260.00 $258.98 $849
370–395 380 3 257.50–266.00 $262.20 $996 -32.80
407–445 429 8 260.00–272.50 $265.66 $1,140 +4.35
450–493 479 6 245.00–260.00 $256.88 $1,230 -5.90
510–545 522 9 239.00–252.50 $245.53 $1,282 -9.68
531–545 value added 542 21 257.50–258.00 $257.88 $1,398
567–580 571 3 244.00–248.00 $245.35 $1,401 -4.16
589 value added 589 10 253.00 $253.00 $1,490
610–642 625 7 224.00–238.00 $231.33 $1,446 -2.67
679–693 685 14 228.00–235.00 $231.91 $1,589 +1.91
705–706 705 13 217.00–224.00 $222.38 $1,568 +4.38
760 760 4 220.50 $220.50 $1,676 +36.50
833 833 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,624 +24.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 227.50 $227.50 $762 -2.50
430 430 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,096 +48.33
465 465 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,093 -4.00
535 535 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,124 -13.79
577 577 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,356 +29.00
662 662 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,390 +18.00
715 715 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,437
895 895 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,602

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 280.00 $280.00 $770
315–340 338 12 310.00–320.00 $310.78 $1,050
368 368 3 296.00 $296.00 $1,089
405 405 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,106
477 477 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,383 +10.83
505–525 515 2 257.50–265.00 $261.32 $1,346 +31.32
570 570 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,328 -34.68
620 620 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,339 -26.50
650 650 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,495 +3.40
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 2 235.00 $235.00 $980 -3.00
465 465 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,209 +9.50
655 655 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,310
1000 1000 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,290

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $852

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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.