Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-01-30

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 30
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
343 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 495▼ 515 vs year ago 858 · −60.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 168▼ 29 vs year ago 135 · −21.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 154▼ 87 vs year ago 188 · −46.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder bulls over 500lbs unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.40/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$154.40
116 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.46
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503155.52783101
Medium and Large 2-3472146.8569315thin
One grade step is worth $8.67/cwt here — about $90 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 sale116 hd
154.40
—
KY average23 barns · 4,036 hd
155.86
−1.46
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—Average1,682109.881,84813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52587.701,33712
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21884.491,02962
CowsLean 85-90%High90468.1061622

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 (2-4 yrs)1,271$1,2507
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$1,1601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,309$1,1349
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,219$1,11110
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,252$1,0857
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,367$1,0714thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$1,0546
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$9729
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$8675
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)995$8101thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)980$1,0851thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,320$1,2351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,036$1,1065
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,0351thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468150.20/cwt143.00–154.007033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475188.57/cwt180.00–192.008964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2502175.86/cwt175.00–181.008837
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635145.00/cwt145.00–145.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656157.53/cwt155.00–165.001,0334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714154.40/cwt152.00–155.001,1025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2971147.91/cwt146.00–149.001,43611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240167.00/cwt165.00–175.004015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3297146.00/cwt146.00–146.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380167.01/cwt160.00–171.0063524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458166.45/cwt165.00–171.0076221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3466152.34/cwt150.00–155.0071011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524148.84/cwt140.00–156.0078022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563157.50/cwt157.50–157.508873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606145.23/cwt138.50–149.5088013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650133.00/cwt133.00–133.008651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670148.00/cwt148.00–148.009921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705102.00/cwt102.00–102.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721128.60/cwt127.00–135.009275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295177.50/cwt177.50–177.505246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2298195.00/cwt195.00–195.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364211.72/cwt205.00–215.0077115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367174.00/cwt174.00–174.006395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3442140.00/cwt140.00–140.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2454188.00/cwt188.00–188.008548
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477155.00/cwt155.00–155.007394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505145.00/cwt145.00–145.007323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537174.00/cwt174.00–174.0093416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567150.38/cwt145.00–154.508537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612130.00/cwt130.00–130.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679139.81/cwt129.00–142.0094913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2746137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0223
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,540101.30/cwt98.00–103.001,5603
Bulls——1,724112.45/cwt107.00–121.001,93910
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82356.98/cwt56.00–59.004693
Cows—Lean 85-90%90864.80/cwt64.00–66.005884
Cows—Lean 85-90%91673.22/cwt68.00–78.5067114
Cows—Lean 85-90%96043.00/cwt43.00–43.004131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09667.50/cwt65.00–70.007404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20379.24/cwt73.00–85.0095334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25994.76/cwt86.50–108.001,19324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45981.56/cwt78.00–84.501,1905
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57292.08/cwt85.50–102.501,4477
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2865760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990894.24/head850.00–1,010.008944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,054.42/head875.00–1,235.001,0546
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2191,110.60/head900.00–1,210.001,11110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235972.09/head925.00–1,035.009729
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2521,084.99/head960.00–1,360.001,0857
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2711,250.44/head1,175.00–1,360.001,2507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3091,133.98/head825.00–1,350.001,1349
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3671,071.23/head825.00–1,210.001,0714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29401,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,060.69/head950.00–1,175.001,0613
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29801,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851

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.