Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-05-08

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, May 8
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
396 head
▼ 215 vs last sale 611▼ 182 vs year ago 578 · −31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 174▼ 122 vs year ago 231 · −52.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 173▼ 60 vs year ago 183 · −32.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls under 500lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder bulls over 500lbs steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.41/cwt on 139 head.
Average price
$202.41
139 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3
$110.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.06
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2454205.92934123
Large 1-2257192.764953thin
Medium and Large 2467177.8283012thin
Large 393095.008841thin
One grade step is worth $110.92/cwt here — about $51 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 sale139 hd
202.41
—
KY average23 barns · 4,955 hd
194.35
+8.06
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—High1,529117.731,80016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19794.901,13639
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46194.411,37915
CowsLean 85-90%High97280.0377843

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,405$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,2695
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$1,2364thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,246$1,22110
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,1942thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$1,18515
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,1644thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$1,1351thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,178$1,1332thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$1,0572thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,0251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$8351thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,075$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,2101thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,420$1,9251thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,130$1,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,469$1,88910
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,141$1,4354thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,1074thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2447238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0649
Steers—Medium and Large 2451210.00/cwt210.00–210.009475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528225.86/cwt224.00–229.001,19311
Steers—Medium and Large 2530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 2588206.98/cwt204.00–209.001,2175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4161
Steers—Large 2-3993133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3214
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210214.00/cwt214.00–214.004491
Heifers—Large 1-2218192.89/cwt191.00–195.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225226.82/cwt225.00–229.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285225.00/cwt225.00–225.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305226.00/cwt226.00–226.0068912
Heifers—Large 1-2335192.50/cwt192.50–192.506451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378193.80/cwt190.00–201.007336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382219.00/cwt219.00–219.0083727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430201.68/cwt201.00–203.008673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466205.59/cwt197.50–213.0095844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525201.47/cwt194.00–211.501,0589
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570188.09/cwt187.50–188.501,07215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610163.00/cwt163.00–163.009941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2647156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655137.00/cwt137.00–137.008973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727151.68/cwt147.50–153.001,1034
Heifers—Large 393095.00/cwt95.00–95.008841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220270.00/cwt270.00–270.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230222.00/cwt222.00–222.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2248247.50/cwt247.50–247.506143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy263268.81/cwt267.50–270.007072
Bulls—Large 1-2270225.00/cwt225.00–225.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2297247.50/cwt247.50–247.5073514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2361221.35/cwt217.50–222.007997
Bulls—Large 1-2365208.00/cwt208.00–208.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379246.24/cwt235.00–247.0093316
Bulls—Large 1-2405197.00/cwt197.00–197.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0387
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0037
Bulls—Large 1-2480196.00/cwt196.00–196.009411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509219.82/cwt217.50–220.001,11914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2179
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629190.51/cwt188.00–193.001,1986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1873
Bulls—Large 1-2720165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765173.03/cwt171.00–177.001,3243
Bulls—Large 1-2835165.00/cwt162.50–167.501,3782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2885152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3501
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Dairy Heifers—Large 371399.00/cwt99.00–99.007063
Dairy Heifers—Large 396294.50/cwt94.50–94.509094
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,08896.33/cwt90.50–103.001,0482
Bulls——1,494117.32/cwt113.00–120.001,7539
Bulls——1,769127.03/cwt122.00–132.002,2475
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74047.53/cwt45.00–50.003522
Cows—Lean 85-90%90164.69/cwt62.00–67.005834
Cows—Lean 85-90%94875.67/cwt69.00–80.5071715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02388.75/cwt82.00–95.0090822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176102.11/cwt97.50–113.001,20114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20990.87/cwt86.00–95.501,09925
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,447100.22/cwt97.00–106.001,4506
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47090.54/cwt85.00–94.001,3319
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,107.30/head735.00–1,525.001,1074
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,413.01/head1,075.00–1,600.001,4133
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2911,716.00/head1,600.00–1,925.001,7164
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5872,003.66/head1,275.00–2,160.002,0046
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,163.57/head975.00–1,375.001,1644
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,057.15/head1,010.00–1,100.001,0572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,269.37/head1,110.00–1,325.001,2695
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,184.61/head985.00–1,375.001,18515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,133.22/head960.00–1,275.001,1332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,193.78/head1,000.00–1,375.001,1942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2461,220.61/head1,125.00–1,300.001,22110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,235.67/head935.00–1,350.001,2364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,275.00/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.