Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2020-12-14

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 14
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
506 head
▼ 457 vs last sale 963▼ 80 vs year ago 586 · −13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 122▲ 27 vs year ago 110 · +24.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 209▲ 27 vs year ago 180 · +15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 1.00-2.00 lower on a limited test.Heifers 1.00-2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Moderate supply with weak demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.41/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$118.41
151 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$22
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480119.99576134
Medium and Large 2-3523106.0055517thin
One grade step is worth $13.98/cwt here — about $22 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale151 hd
118.41
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KY average30 barns · 10,229 hd
120.85
−2.43
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,65881.081,34424
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51056.2384912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22850.1661657
CowsLean 85-90%Average96342.1240640

Every lot

76 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3437128.26/cwt123.00–130.005604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485127.00/cwt127.00–127.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519144.00/cwt144.00–144.0074712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528118.67/cwt118.00–119.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534133.53/cwt127.00–137.0071323
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580112.00/cwt112.00–112.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587124.81/cwt121.50–128.007336
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613110.50/cwt110.00–111.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690109.00/cwt109.00–109.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693119.75/cwt118.00–127.008305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815115.96/cwt114.00–118.009452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210130.00/cwt130.00–130.002731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2297131.50/cwt131.50–131.503918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305117.00/cwt117.00–117.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372127.32/cwt122.00–128.0047426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425114.00/cwt114.00–114.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440124.39/cwt120.00–125.0054725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3466108.00/cwt108.00–108.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469117.00/cwt117.00–117.0054918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515121.00/cwt121.00–121.0062318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540106.23/cwt104.00–106.505749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545122.00/cwt122.00–122.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570103.00/cwt103.00–103.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581112.58/cwt107.00–119.5065424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-364596.00/cwt96.00–96.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663104.94/cwt104.50–105.506969
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-369092.00/cwt92.00–92.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720117.00/cwt117.00–117.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865102.00/cwt102.00–102.008821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3200135.00/cwt135.00–135.002701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2291157.00/cwt157.00–157.004578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375144.95/cwt141.00–150.0054427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428132.00/cwt132.00–132.0056514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445123.57/cwt123.50–124.005507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2451143.00/cwt143.00–143.0064513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525127.09/cwt119.00–128.0066730
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.0070212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608114.47/cwt112.00–115.006966
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3642109.00/cwt109.00–109.007005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2654115.00/cwt115.00–115.0075210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740105.70/cwt104.50–106.0078210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790109.00/cwt109.00–109.008612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57174.25/cwt65.00–79.001,16610
Bulls——1,70384.43/cwt80.00–89.501,43812
Bulls——1,82595.07/cwt92.50–97.501,7352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84826.48/cwt23.00–34.002256
Cows—Lean 85-90%97650.00/cwt46.00–56.5048812
Cows—Lean 85-90%98742.08/cwt35.50–45.5041522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17940.58/cwt35.50–44.0047812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23950.46/cwt45.00–55.0062532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24558.26/cwt56.50–62.0072513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47758.50/cwt57.00–62.008648
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57651.69/cwt50.00–53.508154
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,025975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,9942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3231,152.49/cwt975.00–1,250.0015,2473
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,113957.97/cwt935.00–1,000.0010,6624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,158737.17/cwt610.00–850.008,5364
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,180901.86/cwt800.00–975.0010,64214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,223871.83/cwt760.00–975.0010,6625
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,149.02/cwt1,075.00–1,200.0014,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,100.48/cwt1,035.00–1,175.0014,4712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050510.00/cwt510.00–510.005,3551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070771.57/cwt760.00–785.008,2562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,072955.14/cwt860.00–1,010.0010,2395
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085894.78/cwt725.00–1,000.009,70812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,9201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,159631.64/cwt535.00–700.007,32123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,181828.43/cwt710.00–1,025.009,78417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,6285
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203697.54/cwt600.00–735.008,3918
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255695.00/cwt695.00–695.008,7221

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.