Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-07-17

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 17
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
407 head
▼ 168 vs last sale 575▼ 190 vs year ago 597 · −31.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 263▼ 38 vs year ago 199 · −19.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 92▲ 3 vs year ago 89 · +3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold sold on a light test. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $217.13/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$217.13
96 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$369
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$19.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2474217.941,03492
Medium and Large 2335198.426654thin
One grade step is worth $19.52/cwt here — about $369 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 sale96 hd
217.13
—
KY average26 barns · 6,772 hd
219.81
−2.68
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—High1,545125.771,94326
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,463111.801,63611
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,253111.071,39254
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04688.3292464

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)1,286$1,6765
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,482$1,5252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,152$1,38711
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,3314thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$1,3193thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,177$1,3143thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,228$1,27819
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$1,2602thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,1702thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$1,1386
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,1101thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,328$1,9753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,5222thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)890$8832thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,0351thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2530215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1401
Steers—Medium and Large 2568215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
Steers—Medium and Large 2626212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3304
Steers—Medium and Large 2655214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835217.33/cwt211.00–218.001,81510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839238.50/cwt238.50–238.502,00161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2938201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,8856
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220201.23/cwt195.00–204.504433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285225.00/cwt225.00–225.0064110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320195.00/cwt195.00–195.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382224.20/cwt215.00–229.0085625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440221.00/cwt221.00–221.009723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459226.93/cwt221.00–229.001,04212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520215.77/cwt215.00–216.001,12221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565218.78/cwt212.00–224.001,2369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2646216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736189.01/cwt185.00–190.001,3915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317255.00/cwt255.00–255.008085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332210.00/cwt210.00–210.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2356250.00/cwt250.00–250.0089017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431220.86/cwt219.00–226.009527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2451247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,11618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2358
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2602224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,34812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2611207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653205.01/cwt198.00–212.001,3398
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250108.53/cwt107.00–110.001,3572
Bulls——1,381120.78/cwt114.50–124.501,6687
Bulls——1,647129.86/cwt127.00–135.002,13917
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82456.80/cwt55.00–60.004684
Cows—Lean 85-90%89473.97/cwt70.00–78.006616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06986.93/cwt81.00–91.5092926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08997.18/cwt92.00–105.501,05828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213104.27/cwt99.00–107.001,26515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269113.68/cwt108.00–124.001,44339
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463111.80/cwt106.00–119.001,63611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,138.36/head1,050.00–1,250.001,1386
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,170.29/head1,010.00–1,325.001,1702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1521,386.78/head1,125.00–1,675.001,38711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1771,313.82/head1,210.00–1,410.001,3143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,330.56/head1,285.00–1,375.001,3314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,278.19/head945.00–1,625.001,27819
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,319.29/head1,275.00–1,400.001,3193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2861,676.26/head1,450.00–1,725.001,6765
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4821,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,035.00/head2,035.00–2,035.002,0351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2890882.70/head850.00–910.008832
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,521.53/head1,250.00–1,825.001,5222
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3281,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9753

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.