Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-01-09

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 9
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
854 head
▲ 562 vs last sale 292▲ 591 vs year ago 263 · +224.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 126▲ 154 vs year ago 50 · +308.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 60▲ 10 vs year ago 79 · +12.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady with the exception of a few high dressing individuals.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.46/cwt on 290 head.
Average price
$147.46
290 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$22
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541147.77800286
Medium and Large 2-3655125.508224thin
One grade step is worth $22.27/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 sale290 hd
147.46
—
KY average24 barns · 7,363 hd
157.89
−10.43
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—Low1,53898.501,51528
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18077.0590976
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49675.951,13628
CowsLean 85-90%Average96660.5458526
HeifersChoiceAverage1,335102.001,3621thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,279$1,2444thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,268$1,2193thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,0851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$9828
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,039$9714thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$9552thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,375$9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$9093thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$8484thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$8114thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)860$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,600$1,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)845$9351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$8251thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285220.00/cwt220.00–220.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305228.00/cwt228.00–228.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418206.00/cwt206.00–206.008618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437179.11/cwt175.00–183.007836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460185.00/cwt185.00–185.008514
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465159.00/cwt159.00–159.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502199.00/cwt199.00–199.009995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530185.43/cwt177.00–189.5098321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532149.00/cwt149.00–149.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575183.27/cwt177.00–186.001,05417
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3579157.07/cwt152.00–160.009098
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2647167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,08010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661162.83/cwt150.00–166.001,07610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663144.51/cwt144.00–145.009582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678175.75/cwt175.75–175.751,19257
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,1667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2786150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791178.85/cwt178.85–178.851,41564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2933145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,098139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,230111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2292161.00/cwt161.00–161.004702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364160.03/cwt154.00–163.0058330
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448157.00/cwt157.00–157.0070346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456154.93/cwt150.50–164.0070634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519147.66/cwt140.00–150.5076658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583147.86/cwt146.50–154.5086240
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620137.54/cwt133.50–140.5085318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655125.50/cwt125.50–125.508224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667138.20/cwt134.50–145.0092228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2734125.50/cwt125.50–125.509217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777132.13/cwt129.00–138.501,02715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810123.44/cwt111.00–126.501,0005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940117.49/cwt115.00–120.001,1042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,170112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,3101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320222.50/cwt222.50–222.507121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373194.03/cwt186.00–197.5072445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3443152.62/cwt147.00–159.0067617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2449186.00/cwt186.00–186.0083525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527149.00/cwt149.00–149.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529169.50/cwt169.50–169.5089727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2589156.31/cwt149.00–158.0092125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600139.00/cwt139.00–139.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674138.93/cwt132.00–143.0093617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761128.79/cwt125.50–130.0098015
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3380127.50/cwt127.50–127.504851
Dairy Steers—Large 3443124.00/cwt124.00–124.005494
Dairy Steers—Large 3510122.00/cwt122.00–122.006223
Dairy Steers—Large 3680122.00/cwt122.00–122.0083010
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,335102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,3621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27886.98/cwt79.00–90.501,1125
Bulls——1,52596.59/cwt92.00–101.001,47314
Bulls——1,703107.86/cwt103.00–120.001,8379
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92345.00/cwt44.00–46.004152
Cows—Lean 85-90%95562.29/cwt60.00–64.505957
Cows—Lean 85-90%95955.32/cwt50.00–59.505319
Cows—Lean 85-90%99568.77/cwt66.50–73.506848
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15464.93/cwt62.00–67.507497
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16671.75/cwt67.50–77.5083734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19984.63/cwt78.00–104.001,01535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48873.14/cwt68.50–75.501,08818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51081.00/cwt76.50–85.501,22310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935847.55/head825.00–875.008484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,039971.29/head800.00–1,060.009714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103811.30/head735.00–985.008114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140981.55/head785.00–1,135.009828
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140908.61/head860.00–985.009093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215954.94/head900.00–1,000.009552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,219.32/head985.00–1,410.001,2193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2791,243.76/head1,150.00–1,325.001,2444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,375950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2845935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,120825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6001,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.