Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-05-15

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, May 15
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
560 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 396▲ 217 vs year ago 343 · +63.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 109▼ 9 vs year ago 154 · −5.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
166 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 123▲ 45 vs year ago 121 · +37.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a light test. Feeder bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.42/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$199.42
148 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$981
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$624
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$25.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.14
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497202.221,005125
Medium and Large 2477184.5088022
Large 1-2215177.003811thin
One grade step is worth $25.22/cwt here — about $624 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 sale148 hd
199.42
—
KY average27 barns · 5,737 hd
197.27
+2.14
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—Average1,667116.871,94818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52998.891,51215
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20498.801,19055
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95480.5076850
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,203120.001,4442thin

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)1,201$1,3797
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$1,3154thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,074$1,2859
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,002$1,12218
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,017$1,1075
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$1,08212
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,0672thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$9954thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$9753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,034$9054thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,0851thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,232$1,5035
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)995$1,3582thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,212$1,5804thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,52012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,196$1,3625
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,152$1,2513thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)743$1,0682thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235259.50/cwt259.50–259.506101
Steers—Large 1-2280218.00/cwt218.00–218.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 2325218.00/cwt218.00–218.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335239.00/cwt239.00–239.008013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0681
Steers—Large 1-2455208.00/cwt208.00–208.009467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,19614
Steers—Large 1-2533193.18/cwt186.00–195.001,0305
Steers—Medium and Large 2537206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622208.57/cwt203.00–213.001,29714
Steers—Medium and Large 2670193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,46667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765184.48/cwt180.00–186.001,4114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,055159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,6771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 1-2215177.00/cwt177.00–177.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218222.94/cwt222.00–224.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275193.00/cwt193.00–193.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282226.00/cwt226.00–226.006377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387202.00/cwt202.00–202.007826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390218.03/cwt208.00–220.0085024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2449214.00/cwt214.00–214.0096116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2452209.00/cwt209.00–209.009457
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455195.00/cwt195.00–195.0088710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521198.27/cwt190.00–202.501,03335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586197.75/cwt196.00–198.001,1598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2591181.56/cwt174.00–184.001,07312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630179.50/cwt175.00–184.001,1312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2646143.00/cwt143.00–143.009244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765165.61/cwt162.00–168.001,2675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225249.00/cwt249.00–249.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305254.00/cwt254.00–254.007755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335229.00/cwt229.00–229.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361242.36/cwt230.00–243.0087522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2446199.00/cwt199.00–199.008889
Bulls—Medium and Large 2456216.50/cwt216.50–216.509879
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,06526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,16512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1247
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605198.26/cwt192.00–201.001,19910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3691
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3330145.00/cwt145.00–145.004791
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,203120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,358106.39/cwt106.00–107.001,4452
Bulls——1,614115.15/cwt110.00–120.501,85911
Bulls——1,906124.84/cwt123.00–129.002,3795
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81162.41/cwt56.00–67.005067
Cows—Lean 85-90%91975.15/cwt70.00–80.0069111
Cows—Lean 85-90%98788.54/cwt82.00–99.5087430
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15552.64/cwt50.00–55.006082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199102.99/cwt97.00–115.001,23535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21391.46/cwt85.00–96.501,10920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,519103.37/cwt98.00–110.501,5709
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54492.17/cwt89.50–95.501,4236
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29951,358.17/head1,285.00–1,425.001,3582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2321,502.72/head1,185.00–1,925.001,5035
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0021,122.47/head1,050.00–1,260.001,12218
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0171,106.59/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1075
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,034905.02/head710.00–985.009054
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0741,285.44/head925.00–1,375.001,2859
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,067.19/head975.00–1,150.001,0672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135994.78/head850.00–1,150.009954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,081.72/head910.00–1,375.001,08212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,315.22/head1,275.00–1,350.001,3154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170975.00/head975.00–975.009753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2011,379.02/head1,060.00–1,650.001,3797
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-27431,068.33/head985.00–1,150.001,0682
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27801,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,230.82/head1,025.00–1,525.001,2315
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,152.20/head900.00–1,350.001,1522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,371.14/head1,125.00–1,525.001,3714
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,916.11/head1,800.00–2,175.001,9164
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2571,607.10/head1,475.00–1,675.001,6073
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29901,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851

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.