Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-03-13

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 13
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
422 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 372▲ 31 vs year ago 391 · +7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 117▲ 21 vs year ago 97 · +21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 110▼ 40 vs year ago 128 · −31.3%
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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 650lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder bulls over 650lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $206.07/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +3.06 against this barn's trailing median of $203.00.
Average price
$206.07
143 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,044
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$26
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$92.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.69
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2487212.961,037124
Medium and Large 2-3481193.3593010thin
Medium 1-2470167.007851thin
Large 1-2843120.001,0128thin
One grade step is worth $92.96/cwt here — about $26 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 sale143 hd
206.07
—
KY average25 barns · 2,363 hd
197.37
+8.69
This barn, trailing median30 sales
203.00
+3.06
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

30 sales
243214185156median 203.0003/0204/2707/1309/1411/02
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $229.41, low $170.24, median $203.00 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,669115.491,92820
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46496.451,4129thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19394.871,13153
CowsLean 85-90%Average94176.6672125

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)1,170$1,4512thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,261$1,3044thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,185$1,1824thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$1,0352thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$1,0304thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,0252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$9851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$9827
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)854$94412
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$9192thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,062$8794thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)937$1,20812
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,1751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)920$9751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,280$1,6751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,100$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,535$1,5851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,205$1,2751thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)635$9101thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438193.00/cwt193.00–193.008453
Steers—Medium 1-2458179.00/cwt179.00–179.008202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479220.78/cwt212.00–230.001,0584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,18514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563205.01/cwt202.00–208.001,1542
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0621
Steers—Large 1-2618174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2647190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2293
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683156.67/cwt155.00–157.001,0706
Steers—Large 1-2721165.11/cwt156.00–167.001,1906
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2945145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,063140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4883
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2296209.00/cwt209.00–209.006197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363198.34/cwt187.00–200.0072038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446184.47/cwt182.50–193.0082316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453199.00/cwt199.00–199.009014
Heifers—Large 1-2495170.00/cwt170.00–170.008421
Heifers—Large 1-2515157.50/cwt157.50–157.508111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531189.64/cwt186.00–193.001,00715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3554166.53/cwt160.00–168.0092311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587180.32/cwt177.00–181.001,05812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600144.00/cwt144.00–144.008644
Heifers—Large 1-2627169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679165.84/cwt165.00–166.001,1266
Heifers—Large 1-2712139.00/cwt139.00–139.009905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760156.15/cwt151.00–157.001,1877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2237224.82/cwt222.00–230.005333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2279243.09/cwt232.50–245.006786
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295202.50/cwt202.50–202.505971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333242.50/cwt242.50–242.508085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376233.49/cwt222.00–240.0087834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433207.00/cwt207.00–207.008963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458235.50/cwt235.50–235.501,07921
Bulls—Medium 1-2470167.00/cwt167.00–167.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3516192.50/cwt191.00–193.009934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,10116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575170.00/cwt170.00–170.009782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582188.29/cwt180.00–193.001,09616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628174.67/cwt174.00–176.001,0976
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678166.32/cwt166.00–168.001,1286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767157.58/cwt150.00–159.501,20910
Bulls—Large 1-2843120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,481103.03/cwt95.00–110.001,5268
Bulls——1,795123.80/cwt115.00–133.002,22212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93981.12/cwt73.00–89.0076219
Cows—Lean 85-90%94366.03/cwt64.00–70.006235
Cows—Lean 85-90%96045.00/cwt45.00–45.004321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18686.90/cwt83.50–89.501,03118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19698.97/cwt90.00–110.001,18435
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46496.45/cwt90.00–105.501,4129
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2854943.97/head900.00–1,325.0094412
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2880700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973918.71/head850.00–985.009192
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0641,030.32/head800.00–1,150.001,0304
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,117981.96/head760.00–1,285.009827
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,122939.25/head850.00–1,025.009393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,450.53/head1,425.00–1,475.001,4512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,035.47/head950.00–1,110.001,0352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,181.71/head1,135.00–1,225.001,1824
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2611,304.15/head1,085.00–1,675.001,3044
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29371,207.50/head1,150.00–1,700.001,20812
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2635910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5351,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5851

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.