Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-03-06

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 6
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
372 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 421▼ 131 vs year ago 503 · −26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 150▼ 17 vs year ago 134 · −12.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 164▼ 102 vs year ago 212 · −48.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 600lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bull calves under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder bull calves over 600lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of up to 15.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.02/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$186.02
103 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$40.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.45
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489189.1592595
Medium and Large 2-3588148.798758thin
One grade step is worth $40.36/cwt here — about $50 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 sale103 hd
186.02
—
KY average22 barns · 5,772 hd
183.57
+2.45
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—Average1,677117.091,96424
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22193.801,14641
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52592.271,4079thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low89570.3462937

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)1,213$1,3594thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,1388
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$1,1018
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$1,0693thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,124$1,0274thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,190$1,0101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)958$8923thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$8601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$8251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,1251thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,495$1,7483thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$1,3112thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$1,2753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,347$1,2413thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,1851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)850$6501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,4001thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220223.00/cwt223.00–223.004912
Steers—Medium 1-2240215.00/cwt215.00–215.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250230.00/cwt230.00–230.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385234.00/cwt234.00–234.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508211.69/cwt202.50–213.001,07515
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510185.00/cwt185.00–185.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570176.29/cwt175.00–177.501,0052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582208.47/cwt201.00–210.001,21311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623202.57/cwt200.00–216.001,2626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2699186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3008
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715178.31/cwt170.00–180.501,2755
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275198.00/cwt198.00–198.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2341202.13/cwt192.50–204.0068910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366189.60/cwt186.00–196.006948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436196.23/cwt193.00–201.0085616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463209.00/cwt209.00–209.0096814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482188.00/cwt188.00–188.009067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508193.38/cwt187.00–195.0098210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3552149.00/cwt149.00–149.008224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585177.11/cwt170.00–179.501,03616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608177.93/cwt172.00–184.001,0822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3624148.58/cwt145.00–152.009274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673159.24/cwt157.00–160.001,0724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1593
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295230.00/cwt230.00–230.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370205.00/cwt205.00–205.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375227.61/cwt225.00–229.0085419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3457199.35/cwt197.50–209.0091113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,04220
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520176.00/cwt176.00–176.009153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521200.97/cwt191.00–204.001,04718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620166.40/cwt160.00–173.001,0322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676168.25/cwt160.00–171.001,1374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2867132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900111.00/cwt111.00–111.009992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485106.61/cwt100.00–112.501,5837
Bulls——1,749123.99/cwt117.00–134.002,16916
Bulls——1,87580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79545.75/cwt42.50–47.503644
Cows—Lean 85-90%83455.95/cwt53.00–59.004676
Cows—Lean 85-90%84663.65/cwt60.00–69.005386
Cows—Lean 85-90%94581.05/cwt73.50–89.5076621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13575.00/cwt75.00–75.008511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15686.45/cwt83.00–89.009999
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24396.54/cwt90.00–109.001,20031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48187.21/cwt84.00–89.001,2924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56096.31/cwt93.00–99.501,5025
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4951,748.15/head1,385.00–2,035.001,7483
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958892.00/head810.00–925.008923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,137.79/head850.00–1,425.001,1388
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,100.63/head760.00–1,375.001,1018
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1241,026.97/head960.00–1,050.001,0274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2131,359.37/head1,260.00–1,585.001,3594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,068.92/head1,060.00–1,085.001,0693
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2850650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,162.47/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,311.48/head1,250.00–1,375.001,3112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3471,241.31/head810.00–1,600.001,2413
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28701,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.