Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2022-10-17

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 17
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
548 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 644▼ 127 vs year ago 675 · −18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 196▲ 78 vs year ago 120 · +65.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
181 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 173▲ 30 vs year ago 151 · +19.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.73/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$136.73
190 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$720
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.11
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530137.38728179
Medium and Large 2-3476126.0960011thin
One grade step is worth $11.29/cwt here — about $128 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 sale190 hd
136.73
—
KY average26 barns · 5,094 hd
143.84
−7.11
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—High1,66097.471,61826
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21071.4886556
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49571.051,06233
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98757.1556427
SteersChoiceAverage1,235127.001,5681thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$1,0903thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$98910
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$9552thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$91214
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,288$8992thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,159$8877
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,093$8384thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$81012
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,079$7148
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,036$6984thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$6601thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,118$1,0672thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,113$9672thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,305$1,2195
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,318$1,1915
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,405$1,0615
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$1,0382thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445164.00/cwt164.00–164.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465164.00/cwt164.00–164.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3496141.00/cwt141.00–141.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510160.00/cwt160.00–160.008168
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570130.60/cwt130.00–131.007445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589149.06/cwt146.50–157.008788
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636136.89/cwt130.00–140.008718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650152.00/cwt152.00–152.009885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727135.28/cwt133.00–140.009833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,1775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2849154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,30714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,3855
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205153.50/cwt151.00–156.003152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289142.50/cwt142.50–142.504126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3371130.00/cwt130.00–130.004827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378146.81/cwt140.50–148.5055519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2447141.03/cwt131.00–142.0063034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460139.22/cwt138.50–147.0064012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530138.96/cwt133.50–142.0073631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588133.90/cwt126.00–140.0078741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616123.63/cwt122.00–127.007625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3647119.00/cwt119.00–119.007703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657136.92/cwt135.00–144.0090014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737120.99/cwt119.00–122.008926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820116.00/cwt116.00–116.009512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2903120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0843
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220152.25/cwt150.00–154.503352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2298160.00/cwt160.00–160.004774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378164.81/cwt156.00–169.0062322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2448155.00/cwt155.00–155.0069415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457147.00/cwt147.00–147.006727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3457125.00/cwt125.00–125.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507147.50/cwt147.50–147.5074824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518133.00/cwt133.00–133.0068912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565120.50/cwt120.50–120.506817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2594135.31/cwt125.00–137.0080435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677125.99/cwt121.00–127.5085317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2731117.00/cwt117.00–117.008556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765112.50/cwt112.50–112.508615
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,235127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45287.43/cwt84.00–89.501,2698
Bulls——1,748104.85/cwt100.00–111.501,83312
Bulls——1,76296.09/cwt93.00–98.001,6936
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93441.56/cwt34.00–46.503886
Cows—Lean 85-90%99256.91/cwt50.00–61.0056511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00570.52/cwt69.00–73.007093
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01865.16/cwt62.00–67.506637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19773.15/cwt68.50–77.0087637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21665.39/cwt62.00–67.0079516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34083.27/cwt78.00–89.501,1163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48564.33/cwt63.00–65.009554
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49170.29/cwt66.00–73.001,04819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50775.17/cwt74.00–78.001,13310
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,113966.99/head935.00–1,000.009672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,067.46/head1,050.00–1,085.001,0672
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,048952.07/head925.00–1,000.009523
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,219.36/head1,050.00–1,650.001,2195
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,060.60/head850.00–1,110.001,0615
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7221,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,036697.59/head660.00–760.006984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,079713.51/head660.00–775.007148
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085912.38/head700.00–1,100.0091214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093838.35/head750.00–860.008384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095954.75/head900.00–1,010.009552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138809.82/head650.00–1,035.0081012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,159886.98/head835.00–950.008877
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178989.30/head825.00–1,150.0098910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,089.86/head850.00–1,275.001,0903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,288899.03/head860.00–935.008992

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.