Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-01-16

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 16
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
405 head
▼ 449 vs last sale 854▲ 142 vs year ago 263 · +54.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 204▲ 103 vs year ago 50 · +206.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
183 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 89▲ 104 vs year ago 79 · +131.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher on a light test. Feeder bulls under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with feeder bulls over 500lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers over 550 mostly steady. Slaughter cows and 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 $149.40/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$149.40
122 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507150.28761119
Medium and Large 2-3663114.657603thin
One grade step is worth $35.63/cwt here — about $1 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 sale122 hd
149.40
—
KY average23 barns · 7,638 hd
156.49
−7.08
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—High1,686100.931,70219
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48775.451,12228
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21375.0391060
CowsLean 85-90%High93263.2458932

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$1,2644thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,188$1,2156
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,156$1,1745
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$1,1706
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$1,05518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,0002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,059$9875
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$93723
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,286$8854thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$8352thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$77611
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)921$1,1253thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)933$1,0204thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,0351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$9402thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)795$6752thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330192.50/cwt192.50–192.506351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355192.50/cwt192.50–192.506831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440216.90/cwt205.00–219.009549
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2446191.00/cwt191.00–191.008524
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500156.00/cwt156.00–156.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531177.00/cwt177.00–177.009404
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565142.00/cwt142.00–142.008021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572168.71/cwt164.00–173.009654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,1682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,079143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,54316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,185134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288170.19/cwt160.00–171.504909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2347160.00/cwt160.00–160.005555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377167.00/cwt167.00–167.006308
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2444156.94/cwt155.50–165.0069729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470153.15/cwt150.00–160.0072010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530147.09/cwt143.00–152.0078027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588141.71/cwt132.00–145.008338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617145.28/cwt140.00–148.008963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663114.65/cwt114.00–115.007603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673144.00/cwt144.00–144.009692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673128.79/cwt128.50–130.008675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743125.14/cwt122.00–127.509307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2764130.59/cwt124.00–137.009986
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220204.50/cwt204.50–204.504501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275220.00/cwt220.00–220.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300217.00/cwt217.00–217.006518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376196.20/cwt195.00–198.0073814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3394173.00/cwt173.00–173.006825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412170.00/cwt170.00–170.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2452175.50/cwt169.50–177.0079330
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511172.50/cwt172.50–172.5088113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529154.73/cwt152.00–156.008199
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585160.50/cwt160.50–160.5093917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669156.51/cwt155.00–157.001,0478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2742136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0092
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3260115.00/cwt115.00–115.002991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43587.18/cwt85.00–90.001,2512
Bulls——1,61596.09/cwt93.00–100.001,5527
Bulls——1,786107.06/cwt103.00–115.001,91210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76543.18/cwt40.00–48.003303
Cows—Lean 85-90%89653.47/cwt50.00–56.504794
Cows—Lean 85-90%95062.53/cwt60.00–65.5059410
Cows—Lean 85-90%96270.34/cwt66.50–75.0067715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18964.97/cwt62.00–67.007726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20683.28/cwt78.00–94.501,00417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22072.87/cwt67.50–77.5088937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48078.61/cwt76.00–85.501,16312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49273.08/cwt67.00–75.001,09016
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2875950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2902860.00/head860.00–860.008602
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2945975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,035685.00/head685.00–685.006852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,169.94/head985.00–1,425.001,1706
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1561,174.44/head1,075.00–1,450.001,1745
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170835.00/head835.00–835.008352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1821,011.22/head985.00–1,050.001,0113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,194796.36/head725.00–910.007969
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,218936.98/head710.00–1,185.0093723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2361,262.42/head1,200.00–1,325.001,2625
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,079.67/head850.00–1,250.001,08016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2691,264.05/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2644
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,286885.11/head800.00–985.008854
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29211,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1253
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29331,020.04/head975.00–1,125.001,0204
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2795675.00/head675.00–675.006752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200940.42/head850.00–1,025.009402

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.