Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2021-05-17

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, May 17
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
519 head
▲ 185 vs last sale 334▼ 36 vs year ago 555 · −6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 76▼ 8 vs year ago 137 · −5.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 149▼ 14 vs year ago 130 · −10.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 3.00-5.00 higher,heifers 4.00-6.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Good supply with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.25/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$128.25
194 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502129.91652180
Medium and Large 2-3554106.9459314thin
One grade step is worth $22.98/cwt here — about $59 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 sale194 hd
128.25
—
KY average29 barns · 5,181 hd
127.62
+0.64
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—Low1,60994.751,52516
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21468.6283360
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54768.391,05819
CowsLean 85-90%High94461.5258125

Every lot

73 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 1-2Fancy210200.00/cwt195.00–205.004202
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300133.00/cwt133.00–133.003991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451163.00/cwt163.00–163.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2451161.50/cwt161.50–161.507285
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3462133.74/cwt125.00–135.506186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526146.55/cwt140.00–147.507718
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3527120.55/cwt118.00–123.006354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577135.64/cwt128.00–140.507836
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3622107.10/cwt102.50–116.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630136.37/cwt127.00–137.508599
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674130.12/cwt124.50–134.2587712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733127.52/cwt124.50–128.009357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773123.63/cwt122.50–124.009564
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233148.00/cwt148.00–148.003452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268153.55/cwt147.50–160.004124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313147.47/cwt137.00–151.0046212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359139.81/cwt135.00–144.0050221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419140.00/cwt140.00–140.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434135.18/cwt131.00–137.5058719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461134.00/cwt134.00–134.0061816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470112.00/cwt112.00–112.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522136.00/cwt136.00–136.0071012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525112.66/cwt108.00–117.505912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529127.80/cwt122.00–132.0067630
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580107.30/cwt103.00–110.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583120.98/cwt118.50–124.0070530
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361497.82/cwt93.00–102.506014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628114.14/cwt114.00–115.007177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660114.12/cwt107.00–120.0075310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720108.20/cwt107.00–110.007795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790106.49/cwt102.00–108.008414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863104.50/cwt104.50–104.509023
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280164.60/cwt164.00–168.004616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3288137.48/cwt135.00–140.003962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338161.10/cwt152.50–162.0054510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377150.16/cwt149.00–153.0056614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3396138.00/cwt138.00–138.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418125.50/cwt124.00–128.005254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2446145.19/cwt139.00–154.0064812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460143.50/cwt143.50–143.5066011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533130.81/cwt126.00–134.0069736
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535119.00/cwt119.00–119.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586126.24/cwt123.00–128.5074012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628119.00/cwt118.00–119.5074715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672123.35/cwt118.00–124.5082922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768104.83/cwt104.50–105.508056
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41572.50/cwt72.50–72.501,0261
Bulls——1,51192.04/cwt87.50–97.001,3919
Bulls——1,789102.53/cwt98.00–107.001,8346
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80540.51/cwt40.00–41.003262
Cows—Lean 85-90%88155.64/cwt49.00–59.004904
Cows—Lean 85-90%97264.97/cwt60.00–70.5063219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18465.56/cwt60.00–69.5077628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21555.53/cwt54.00–57.506754
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24373.55/cwt70.00–84.5091428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49871.71/cwt70.00–76.001,0748
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58365.98/cwt62.00–69.501,04411
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,311.98/cwt925.00–1,610.0016,0463
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,040775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,0601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,080910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,8281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0015,8182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2982675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,6295
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075687.62/cwt660.00–725.007,39210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148799.38/cwt700.00–1,000.009,1776
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260925.04/cwt725.00–1,100.0011,65620
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,188.37/cwt1,100.00–1,275.0015,0092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2741,161.63/cwt1,010.00–1,235.0014,7994
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,113.01/cwt1,025.00–1,200.0014,1915
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2851858.22/cwt850.00–875.007,3033
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,5651
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265861.38/cwt835.00–885.0010,8962

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.