Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-07-24

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 24
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
519 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 407▲ 144 vs year ago 375 · +38.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 161▲ 69 vs year ago 127 · +54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 92▼ 7 vs year ago 124 · −5.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $211.11/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$211.11
166 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,090
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.62
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531215.831,147122
Medium and Large 2468199.8393542
Medium and Large 2-3612160.009792thin
One grade step is worth $55.83/cwt here — about $167 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 sale166 hd
211.11
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KY average26 barns · 6,177 hd
226.72
−15.62
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—High1,678129.602,17426
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,584110.831,75521
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,225108.441,32856
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01389.9191067

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,340$1,5251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,084$1,4129
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,068$1,34715
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$1,3467
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,021$1,1705
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$1,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,1469
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,049$1,1164thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$1,1103thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,003$1,0792thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,039$1,0527
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,2351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,354$2,0717
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,580$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,336$1,7014thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$1,6834thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,310$1,5001thin

Every lot

83 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 1-2441250.25/cwt250.00–251.001,10416
Steers—Medium and Large 2465225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0464
Steers—Medium and Large 2519217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1268
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,25817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575235.71/cwt234.00–250.001,3559
Steers—Medium and Large 2591219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2949
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655255.50/cwt255.50–255.501,6742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662236.71/cwt230.00–239.001,5678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2871213.65/cwt212.50–216.001,8616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8051
Steers—Medium and Large 2995185.50/cwt185.50–185.501,8462
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210197.50/cwt195.00–200.004152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245220.50/cwt220.50–220.505401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2302235.00/cwt235.00–235.0071012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374223.14/cwt215.00–228.0083516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376207.00/cwt207.00–207.0077814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441220.50/cwt220.50–220.509726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2454206.00/cwt206.00–206.0093510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468226.21/cwt225.00–235.501,05926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525217.78/cwt212.00–219.001,14323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2543200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559220.83/cwt220.00–221.001,2346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3612160.00/cwt160.00–160.009792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613195.58/cwt194.00–196.001,1995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619218.62/cwt218.00–219.001,35311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663206.00/cwt205.00–207.001,3662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2712156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732194.84/cwt193.00–196.001,4267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2850150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,018164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,6703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,077158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,7023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,100145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2296257.00/cwt257.00–257.007618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373251.00/cwt251.00–251.0093620
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374213.58/cwt213.00–214.0079916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2446250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,11515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467228.80/cwt219.00–232.001,06813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,23426
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568210.17/cwt207.00–211.001,1945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,33217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4245
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2742172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2759190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2946140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3243
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,614122.58/cwt117.00–127.001,9788
Bulls——1,706132.72/cwt128.00–141.002,26418
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90175.49/cwt68.50–79.006807
Cows—Lean 85-90%93787.15/cwt80.00–91.0081726
Cows—Lean 85-90%97258.98/cwt57.00–60.005733
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10598.47/cwt92.00–106.001,08831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197102.93/cwt96.00–107.501,23226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249113.21/cwt108.00–125.001,41430
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,592111.37/cwt106.00–118.001,77320
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,145.55/head1,010.00–1,235.001,1469
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,078.80/head975.00–1,160.001,0792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0211,169.63/head1,010.00–1,250.001,1705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0391,051.59/head885.00–1,200.001,0527
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0491,116.32/head1,025.00–1,275.001,1164
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,346.57/head1,085.00–1,610.001,34715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0841,412.07/head1,125.00–1,800.001,4129
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,346.48/head1,275.00–1,400.001,3467
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,110.44/head1,000.00–1,160.001,1103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1521,569.06/head1,175.00–1,800.001,5693
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,767.73/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7683
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4602,175.17/head2,100.00–2,350.002,1754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5402,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5802,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251

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.