Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2022-12-05

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 5
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
721 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 714▼ 13 vs year ago 734 · −1.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 267▲ 50 vs year ago 148 · +33.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
269 head
▲ 151 vs last sale 118▲ 79 vs year ago 190 · +41.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.55/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$140.55
228 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.44
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496141.24701214
Medium and Large 2-3467130.0060714thin
One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $93 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 sale228 hd
140.55
—
KY average26 barns · 8,846 hd
148.98
−8.44
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—Low1,76293.041,64017
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49970.451,05629
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22368.2983559
CowsLean 85-90%High94458.0954836
SteersChoiceAverage1,280120.001,5361thin

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,128$1,2765
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,122$1,2579
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,380$1,1402thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,186$1,13910
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$1,10913
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$1,0417
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,311$9525
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$90310
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$8773thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$8601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$8592thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,152$8545
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$7962thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,3505
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,1752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$7502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,480$1,5112thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,213$1,1793thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,631$1,3833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,221$1,2054thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,345$1,0351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$1,0251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$1,0101thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443171.50/cwt171.50–171.5076012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3461148.57/cwt140.00–153.006859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470191.00/cwt191.00–191.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532181.50/cwt181.50–181.509663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532164.00/cwt164.00–164.008729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593160.00/cwt160.00–160.009492
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615161.00/cwt161.00–161.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672158.62/cwt145.00–160.001,06625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735130.00/cwt130.00–130.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762151.94/cwt143.00–153.001,15812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2967148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,095131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205168.50/cwt166.00–171.003452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312143.00/cwt143.00–143.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363148.99/cwt146.00–151.5054146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461146.28/cwt140.00–147.5067451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467130.00/cwt130.00–130.0060714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532136.07/cwt130.00–140.0072464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577139.18/cwt138.00–143.0080321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638136.42/cwt126.00–140.0087012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675125.80/cwt123.00–126.508495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745122.50/cwt122.50–122.509135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770125.33/cwt121.50–133.009653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800122.50/cwt122.50–122.509801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2223191.11/cwt187.00–195.504262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2283171.90/cwt170.50–172.0048614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335158.00/cwt158.00–158.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2359168.31/cwt160.00–173.0060430
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445144.00/cwt144.00–144.006414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2448165.50/cwt165.50–165.5074129
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006677
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519137.00/cwt137.00–137.0071110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522153.00/cwt153.00–153.0079924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565128.50/cwt128.50–128.5072613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582141.10/cwt132.00–143.0082135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668135.32/cwt128.00–142.0090418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738126.32/cwt124.50–128.5093213
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3377119.45/cwt116.00–121.004503
Dairy Steers—Large 3473123.00/cwt123.00–123.005824
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,280120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69386.96/cwt81.00–89.001,4727
Bulls——1,75094.41/cwt90.00–99.001,6527
Bulls——1,953104.02/cwt102.00–105.002,0323
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72540.31/cwt35.50–44.002922
Cows—Lean 85-90%89652.54/cwt47.00–56.0047112
Cows—Lean 85-90%96366.59/cwt65.00–68.506418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00560.52/cwt57.00–64.0060814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21759.46/cwt57.00–61.007249
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22167.74/cwt62.00–72.5082737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23175.95/cwt73.00–80.5093513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49674.44/cwt70.50–79.001,11416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50265.54/cwt61.50–68.5098413
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2131,178.90/head1,110.00–1,225.001,1793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4801,511.32/head1,225.00–1,725.001,5112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085795.56/head725.00–850.007962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,257.05/head1,060.00–1,350.001,2579
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,275.73/head1,175.00–1,400.001,2765
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1491,040.59/head810.00–1,360.001,0417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,152854.22/head775.00–925.008545
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,109.37/head1,075.00–1,150.001,10913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,172902.66/head675.00–1,085.0090310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1861,138.86/head900.00–1,335.001,13910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235858.56/head800.00–910.008592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280877.06/head785.00–950.008773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,311951.51/head810.00–1,050.009525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,139.79/head1,085.00–1,200.001,1402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,097.75/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0982
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3281,311.58/head1,275.00–1,350.001,3122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6671,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29251,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3505
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,035900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101

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.