Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-04-17

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 17
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 539▲ 70 vs year ago 459 · +15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 147▲ 18 vs year ago 160 · +11.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
188 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 84▲ 85 vs year ago 103 · +82.5%
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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 sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of up to 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher with feeder heifers over 400lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $217.56/cwt on 152 head. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +14.56 against this barn's trailing median of $203.00.
Average price
$217.56
152 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,090
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$7.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.30
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504217.911,098145
Medium and Large 2441210.369277thin
One grade step is worth $7.56/cwt here — about $172 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 sale152 hd
217.56
—
KY average24 barns · 3,092 hd
202.26
+15.30
This barn, trailing median30 sales
203.00
+14.56
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—Low1,528117.331,79321
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,188100.111,19054
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42598.351,40111
CowsLean 85-90%High95380.8177141

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)1,122$1,33812
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$1,24711
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,159$1,2144thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,097$1,19716
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,224$1,1697
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$1,0858
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,192$1,0502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)981$1,0337
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,0101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,138$1,0072thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$9787
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$9502thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,175$2,0251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,302$1,4773thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,56615
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)902$1,5252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$1,3933thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,162$1,23416
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)821$1,5254thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)939$1,0084thin

Every lot

78 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 1-2438239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,0474
Steers—Medium and Large 2450195.00/cwt195.00–195.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506212.68/cwt202.00–218.001,0769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585198.07/cwt187.00–202.001,1594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3749
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641196.50/cwt196.50–196.501,2604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742191.75/cwt185.00–194.001,4234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added908192.35/cwt192.35–192.351,74754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,024169.26/cwt165.00–171.001,7337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,190136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,6181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290218.77/cwt217.50–220.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2304217.00/cwt217.00–217.006606
Heifers—Medium and Large 2349202.50/cwt202.50–202.5070710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376200.99/cwt199.00–205.007566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384223.00/cwt223.00–223.0085624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446194.50/cwt194.50–194.508674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468201.83/cwt198.00–203.0094513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513193.86/cwt189.50–195.5099529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527172.00/cwt172.00–172.009064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575190.36/cwt183.00–194.001,0953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2591171.77/cwt171.00–175.001,0155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625179.86/cwt174.00–184.501,12421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2643145.50/cwt145.50–145.509363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2654162.10/cwt158.00–163.501,0604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712154.37/cwt151.50–163.001,0994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,130128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2291246.34/cwt246.00–247.507179
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370227.00/cwt227.00–227.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383244.47/cwt230.00–246.0093631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440205.00/cwt205.00–205.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445233.00/cwt220.00–234.001,03727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462207.00/cwt207.00–207.009562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525212.19/cwt204.00–213.001,11422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575202.36/cwt197.50–207.501,1648
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2602198.14/cwt184.00–199.001,19328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,22814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718176.34/cwt168.00–178.501,2665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,060101.61/cwt99.00–104.001,0772
Bulls——1,404112.41/cwt108.00–119.001,5789
Bulls——1,734124.91/cwt120.00–130.002,16610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%69755.38/cwt50.00–65.003863
Cows—Lean 85-90%97174.51/cwt68.00–78.0072312
Cows—Lean 85-90%97586.65/cwt80.00–96.0084526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16890.85/cwt85.00–95.001,06116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197104.01/cwt96.00–114.501,24538
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,421100.66/cwt97.00–107.001,4307
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43194.30/cwt92.00–96.001,3494
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3021,476.74/head1,335.00–1,585.001,4773
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980978.25/head875.00–1,100.009787
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29811,032.83/head785.00–1,400.001,0337
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0971,197.40/head785.00–1,400.001,19716
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,337.83/head835.00–1,650.001,33812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,006.70/head785.00–1,160.001,0072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1491,247.31/head975.00–1,375.001,24711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1591,214.19/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,084.88/head1,025.00–1,160.001,0858
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1921,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2241,168.77/head1,025.00–1,350.001,1697
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29391,007.80/head985.00–1,025.001,0084
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29021,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0561,606.41/head1,300.00–1,825.001,6064
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0621,551.31/head1,135.00–1,835.001,55111
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,302.22/head1,250.00–1,350.001,3022
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1591,120.19/head950.00–1,385.001,1205
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,285.12/head950.00–1,375.001,28511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28211,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5254

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.