Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-08-07

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 7
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
647 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 608▲ 257 vs year ago 390 · +65.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
305 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 183▲ 159 vs year ago 146 · +108.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 105▲ 74 vs year ago 102 · +72.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers due to a light test. Feeder bulls under 400lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls over 400lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.23/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$210.23
206 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,043
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$16
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502215.231,079147
Medium and Large 2458202.8092851
Medium and Large 2-3642165.631,0638thin
One grade step is worth $49.60/cwt here — about $16 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 sale206 hd
210.23
—
KY average25 barns · 4,965 hd
229.90
−19.68
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—Average1,601130.452,08834
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,215110.551,34399
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,544109.441,69013
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99997.2197199

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)1,505$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,438$1,5535
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$1,4604thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,089$1,40411
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,068$1,3849
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,049$1,37211
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$1,3601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,179$1,31616
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,2262thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,033$1,2052thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)862$1,1752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,1182thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$9953thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,085$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)885$1,1501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,210$1,6851thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,100$1,5712thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$1,7605
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,109$1,7017
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,233$1,6744thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,250$1,5603thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,239$1,54413
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)914$1,3876

Every lot

94 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—Large 1-2461223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,0283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471261.32/cwt259.00–268.001,2314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,2959
Steers—Large 1-2568225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7542
Steers—Large 1-2737193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4222
Steers—Large 2770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3861
Steers—Medium and Large 2780189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,7801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,107169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8713
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2221202.28/cwt200.00–205.004474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282225.00/cwt225.00–225.0063517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2354205.50/cwt205.50–205.507279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366227.23/cwt218.50–229.5083225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438224.99/cwt215.00–227.5098525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2454204.50/cwt204.50–204.5092819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470174.00/cwt174.00–174.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,1753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508220.19/cwt210.00–224.501,11934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,0698
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540175.00/cwt175.00–175.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,15711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616217.06/cwt215.00–218.001,33710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661187.69/cwt183.50–190.501,24117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3684168.41/cwt167.50–169.001,1525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705134.00/cwt134.00–134.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736184.28/cwt183.50–187.001,3569
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2988170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000174.50/cwt174.50–174.501,7452
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2288249.00/cwt249.00–249.0071711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377250.00/cwt250.00–250.0094318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380229.13/cwt224.00–234.0087122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2443217.00/cwt217.00–217.0096114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,14633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472206.00/cwt206.00–206.0097213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522220.96/cwt210.00–222.001,15312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,29419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571221.86/cwt219.00–226.001,26720
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603206.74/cwt197.50–207.501,24714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2677193.66/cwt188.00–199.001,31110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3872
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3470166.00/cwt166.00–166.007803
Dairy Steers—Large 3696161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,065113.49/cwt109.00–117.001,2092
Bulls——1,459126.26/cwt121.50–129.001,84213
Bulls——1,754135.11/cwt130.00–142.002,37019
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86785.41/cwt81.50–89.0074112
Cows—Lean 85-90%92574.65/cwt68.00–78.006915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01397.17/cwt90.00–102.0098454
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043106.37/cwt103.00–113.001,10928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203102.34/cwt97.50–106.001,23124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219113.18/cwt107.00–125.001,38075
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514110.54/cwt108.00–120.001,67410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645105.77/cwt105.00–107.001,7403
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,571.02/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,6851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28621,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,205.36/head1,175.00–1,235.001,2052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040995.10/head985.00–1,000.009953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,118.12/head1,085.00–1,150.001,1182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0491,371.88/head1,110.00–1,585.001,37211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,384.26/head1,250.00–1,525.001,3849
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0891,404.18/head1,250.00–1,500.001,40411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,226.29/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1791,315.77/head1,150.00–1,475.001,31616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4381,552.97/head1,425.00–1,775.001,5535
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27951,358.74/head1,185.00–1,510.001,3592
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29731,401.29/head1,300.00–1,450.001,4014
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0671,732.77/head1,685.00–1,825.001,7333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,677.74/head1,485.00–1,925.001,6784
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,488.12/head1,075.00–1,700.001,4884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,674.24/head1,600.00–1,885.001,6744
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2461,580.83/head1,200.00–2,075.001,5818
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5603
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,732.72/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28851,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29601,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.