Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-05-22

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, May 22
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
633 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 560▲ 97 vs year ago 536 · +18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 145▼ 62 vs year ago 234 · −26.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 166▼ 3 vs year ago 113 · −2.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with feeder bulls over 600lbs mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower with feeder heifers over 600lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.77/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$200.77
215 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$20.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489204.651,001175
Medium and Large 2497183.7991340
One grade step is worth $20.86/cwt here — about $88 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 sale215 hd
200.77
—
KY average23 barns · 6,680 hd
202.17
−1.41
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—High1,492123.151,83718
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,447108.101,5649thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,201107.641,29352
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97787.5185564

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)1,236$1,37710
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,179$1,2508
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,2457
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$1,2302thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,1851thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,1634thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,107$1,1353thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,168$1,1235
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$1,1215
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,070$1,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)932$1,0753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,086$1,0564thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,368$1,6273thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,085$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,313$1,6003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,202$1,4963thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,4308

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305229.00/cwt229.00–229.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,1873
Steers—Medium and Large 2466205.00/cwt205.00–205.009553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1766
Steers—Medium and Large 2522200.25/cwt200.00–201.001,0454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,3705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2746
Steers—Large 1-2588209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2293
Steers—Medium and Large 2601186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6391
Steers—Large 1-2970158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288220.00/cwt220.00–220.0063415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377190.50/cwt190.50–190.507187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380220.00/cwt215.00–221.0083636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457209.83/cwt200.50–217.0095933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467193.50/cwt193.50–193.5090420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531197.42/cwt192.50–209.001,04851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580194.50/cwt194.50–194.501,12817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2598174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,04110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638136.00/cwt136.00–136.008683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,28210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-2250217.50/cwt217.50–217.505441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2297254.00/cwt254.00–254.0075419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366247.00/cwt247.00–247.0090418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372219.91/cwt215.00–222.0081816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2454201.26/cwt200.00–202.5091418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,09326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2511185.00/cwt185.00–185.009458
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,18626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2586190.94/cwt185.00–194.001,11912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627196.84/cwt190.50–200.001,23428
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779168.16/cwt164.00–171.001,31015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2926143.47/cwt137.50–145.001,3295
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,233111.04/cwt109.00–112.501,3694
Bulls——1,322119.11/cwt115.00–123.001,5755
Bulls——1,701130.77/cwt126.00–139.002,2249
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73561.00/cwt61.00–61.004481
Cows—Lean 85-90%95682.49/cwt77.00–87.0078927
Cows—Lean 85-90%99195.07/cwt88.00–102.0094231
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04773.03/cwt70.00–76.007655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16796.64/cwt92.50–99.001,1289
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208109.94/cwt100.00–127.001,32843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,447108.10/cwt103.50–114.001,5649
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3681,626.94/head1,335.00–1,775.001,6273
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2790950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2860835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2091,405.72/head1,275.00–1,585.001,4064
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,621.32/head1,360.00–1,725.001,6213
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3131,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3731,827.13/head1,075.00–2,185.001,8272
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2830844.92/head785.00–900.008452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29321,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,244.73/head950.00–1,485.001,2457
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,229.91/head1,225.00–1,235.001,2302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,100.47/head1,050.00–1,150.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0861,055.60/head700.00–1,385.001,0564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1071,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,163.36/head1,135.00–1,250.001,1634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,123.24/head860.00–1,200.001,1235
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1791,250.19/head910.00–1,635.001,2508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,305.25/head985.00–1,435.001,3053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2361,376.53/head1,050.00–1,535.001,37710

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.