Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-08-14

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 14
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
930 head
▲ 283 vs last sale 647▲ 507 vs year ago 423 · +119.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
424 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 305▲ 217 vs year ago 207 · +104.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 176▼ 56 vs year ago 135 · −41.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $224.72/cwt on 403 head.
Average price
$224.72
403 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,260
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$78.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.21
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561229.351,287331
Large 1-2664207.771,38013thin
Medium and Large 2494207.011,02249
Large 2733183.301,3449thin
Large 2-3750151.001,1331thin
One grade step is worth $78.35/cwt here — about $155 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 sale403 hd
224.72
—
KY average27 barns · 6,338 hd
230.93
−6.21
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—High1,579127.862,01843
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,269111.051,410142
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,482108.001,60027
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,039101.121,051191

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)1,075$1,5292thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,277$1,51410
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$1,3602thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,268$1,3487
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$1,3054thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,044$1,1926
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,113$1,1464thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)925$1,2751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,610$2,1501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,103$1,7443thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,220$1,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$1,4174thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,197$1,3465
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,0751thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1038
Steers—Medium and Large 2450219.50/cwt219.50–219.509883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463248.71/cwt236.00–255.001,1523
Steers—Medium and Large 2519214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527237.79/cwt230.00–246.001,2538
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593232.09/cwt220.00–235.001,3765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719251.96/cwt240.00–252.501,81270
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,103199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,19537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,312153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,0073
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230213.00/cwt213.00–213.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2296228.24/cwt217.50–229.0067613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310222.50/cwt222.50–222.506901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378229.42/cwt224.00–231.0086743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382205.00/cwt205.00–205.007838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2443208.80/cwt205.00–210.0092516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2444222.00/cwt222.00–222.009866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2452232.47/cwt231.00–245.001,05159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523228.28/cwt216.00–230.001,19424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2543210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,1439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575230.32/cwt224.00–237.001,32450
Heifers—Medium and Large 2589207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2197
Heifers—Large 1-2596218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634231.64/cwt228.00–233.501,4699
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,54833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,67372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,44413
Heifers—Large 1-2723199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4397
Heifers—Large 2733183.30/cwt180.00–186.001,3449
Heifers—Large 2-3750151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,5535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5223
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265238.00/cwt238.00–238.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2301259.50/cwt259.50–259.507819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373246.00/cwt246.00–246.0091827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383222.48/cwt216.00–227.0085214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,09819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472221.79/cwt220.00–224.001,04714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473200.00/cwt200.00–200.009464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,24013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,22746
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517213.69/cwt213.00–214.001,10520
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,41212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581218.19/cwt212.00–224.501,26828
Bulls—Medium and Large 2657205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671220.21/cwt214.50–223.001,47812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3723
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,348113.34/cwt106.00–119.001,5283
Bulls——1,532125.80/cwt120.00–129.001,92724
Bulls——1,692133.66/cwt130.00–140.002,26216
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73574.67/cwt70.00–79.005493
Cows—Lean 85-90%94186.18/cwt80.00–89.5081116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04097.62/cwt90.00–103.501,01579
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065107.52/cwt104.00–117.001,14593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257113.38/cwt107.00–126.001,425109
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310103.35/cwt98.00–106.501,35433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440103.70/cwt98.00–107.001,49312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515111.44/cwt109.00–117.001,68815
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,743.54/head1,475.00–2,000.001,7443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6102,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0441,191.85/head910.00–1,350.001,1926
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,529.30/head1,325.00–1,675.001,5292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,304.63/head1,185.00–1,410.001,3054
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,145.63/head885.00–1,485.001,1464
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,348.20/head1,250.00–1,550.001,3487
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2771,514.45/head1,375.00–1,635.001,51410
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,486.53/head1,460.00–1,500.001,4873
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,403.53/head1,300.00–1,510.001,4042
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29251,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.