Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-02-27

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 27
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
421 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 425▲ 75 vs year ago 346 · +21.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 126▲ 71 vs year ago 79 · +89.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 148▲ 69 vs year ago 95 · +72.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold on a light test with a higher undertone noted. Feeder bulls under 350lbs sold sharply higher with feeder bulls over 350lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $182.56/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$182.56
117 head · 442 lb average
Value per head Derived
$807
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$23
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2436184.44803111
Medium and Large 2-3559147.818266thin
One grade step is worth $36.62/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale117 hd
182.56
—
KY average24 barns · 5,816 hd
174.92
+7.64
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—High1,574111.251,75218
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18391.911,08760
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48090.971,34714
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low91872.0866233

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)1,236$1,4154thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,3102thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,345$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,28410
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,024$1,27916
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,490$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,218$1,2648
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,016$1,1754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$1,1637
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)988$1,0323thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$9101thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,960$3,7251thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,133$2,0868
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,142$1,7357
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$1,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,315$1,3965
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)845$9001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)908$1,4663thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008639
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508197.03/cwt190.00–204.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822178.85/cwt178.85–178.851,47061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215193.59/cwt190.00–200.004163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280190.00/cwt190.00–190.0053212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy354207.00/cwt207.00–207.007335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368194.67/cwt191.00–197.0071630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432181.00/cwt181.00–181.0078214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2451183.00/cwt183.00–183.0082511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518183.41/cwt178.50–187.0095016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531154.72/cwt154.00–157.008224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565173.00/cwt173.00–173.009773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615154.00/cwt154.00–154.009472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615134.00/cwt134.00–134.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665155.26/cwt153.00–159.001,0328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778128.54/cwt126.00–131.001,0002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2302237.50/cwt237.50–237.5071710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2356204.42/cwt200.00–215.007287
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377225.00/cwt225.00–225.0084812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442207.00/cwt207.00–207.0091518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009508
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524193.93/cwt183.50–199.001,01628
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3586164.00/cwt164.00–164.009613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3641158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1067
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755159.00/cwt155.00–161.001,2009
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3545112.50/cwt112.50–112.506131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,378103.14/cwt97.00–107.001,4214
Bulls——1,56088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,3731
Bulls——1,636115.54/cwt109.00–128.001,89013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89549.00/cwt49.00–49.004391
Cows—Lean 85-90%91878.61/cwt72.00–88.0072219
Cows—Lean 85-90%91858.51/cwt58.00–59.005372
Cows—Lean 85-90%92065.38/cwt60.00–70.0060111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12873.60/cwt70.00–76.008304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180100.47/cwt90.00–113.001,18632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19583.55/cwt78.00–88.5099824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46493.98/cwt91.00–99.001,3768
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50286.95/cwt80.00–90.001,3066
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,085.73/head1,650.00–2,375.002,0868
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,9603,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,7251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28251,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,612.11/head1,010.00–2,050.001,6122
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2845900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1421,734.91/head1,400.00–1,875.001,7357
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2661,351.73/head1,275.00–1,575.001,3524
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5101,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29881,032.27/head850.00–1,210.001,0323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0161,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,162.93/head1,110.00–1,225.001,1637
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0241,279.01/head1,050.00–1,425.001,27916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,284.39/head925.00–1,600.001,28410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,309.76/head1,275.00–1,335.001,3102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,264.25/head1,050.00–1,585.001,2648
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2361,414.73/head1,335.00–1,525.001,4154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4901,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.