Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2021-03-01

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 1
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 171▼ 525 vs year ago 785 · −66.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 106▲ 2 vs year ago 112 · +1.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 49▼ 54 vs year ago 133 · −40.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers 3.00-6.00 higher with a limited test due to flooding and muddy conditions.Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower,slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.Demand was good for feeder calves,weak demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.28/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$127.28
99 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.91
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507127.8264894
Medium and Large 2-3396117.104635thin
One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $184 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 sale99 hd
127.28
—
KY average30 barns · 7,229 hd
128.19
−0.91
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—High1,67893.251,56514
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56660.359459thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23456.8370161
CowsLean 85-90%Average94949.6847228

Every lot

70 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410136.00/cwt136.00–136.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475165.00/cwt165.00–165.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482150.07/cwt147.00–155.007236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3512121.00/cwt121.00–121.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515153.00/cwt153.00–153.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538138.69/cwt132.00–142.007463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555162.00/cwt162.00–162.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615136.00/cwt136.00–136.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670117.00/cwt117.00–117.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678129.18/cwt128.00–130.0087610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739124.79/cwt124.50–125.009227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818121.00/cwt121.00–121.009902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy217154.59/cwt153.00–156.003353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230146.00/cwt146.00–146.003363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275141.29/cwt137.00–145.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322116.00/cwt116.00–116.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328133.95/cwt131.00–139.004395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350126.00/cwt126.00–126.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360136.11/cwt132.50–137.0049011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405112.50/cwt112.50–112.504561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433140.00/cwt140.00–140.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2444133.25/cwt130.50–137.0059214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510131.11/cwt122.50–133.0066917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576119.41/cwt114.50–122.006889
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620118.33/cwt118.00–120.007346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657114.50/cwt114.50–114.507526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717108.01/cwt105.00–112.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2852104.50/cwt104.50–104.508904
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3307154.77/cwt143.00–159.004754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345157.00/cwt157.00–157.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381156.79/cwt155.00–159.0059711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429149.72/cwt148.00–150.0064214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471146.00/cwt146.00–146.006888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512140.79/cwt132.00–143.007215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515113.88/cwt105.00–117.005864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569136.86/cwt131.00–138.0077912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585114.00/cwt114.00–114.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625126.88/cwt121.00–135.007933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656126.50/cwt126.50–126.508304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2764109.22/cwt107.00–110.008348
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,373105.62/cwt104.50–107.001,4502
Bulls——1,72892.98/cwt87.00–97.001,60710
Bulls——1,73582.22/cwt81.50–83.001,4272
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91549.55/cwt44.00–52.5045316
Cows—Lean 85-90%98156.05/cwt54.00–62.005508
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02437.43/cwt33.50–40.503834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18348.48/cwt41.00–52.5057411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23666.46/cwt64.50–70.508215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24657.80/cwt54.00–62.5072045
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56659.11/cwt54.00–61.009267
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56864.70/cwt64.00–65.501,0142
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0020,3781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,061639.50/cwt550.00–735.006,7856
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,192794.50/cwt760.00–925.009,4708
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,6752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,6752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,251.50/cwt1,200.00–1,300.0015,6812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,262878.63/cwt750.00–1,210.0011,0889
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,235.00/cwt1,235.00–1,235.0016,9201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,144830.16/cwt735.00–960.009,4974
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,5201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2894982.73/cwt925.00–1,100.008,7864
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0014,3102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,035.00/cwt1,035.00–1,035.0011,4892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,110835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,2691
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,205800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,6401

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.