Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-08-21

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 21
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
440 head
▼ 490 vs last sale 930▲ 67 vs year ago 373 · +18.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▼ 191 vs last sale 424▲ 55 vs year ago 178 · +30.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 79▲ 45 vs year ago 54 · +83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Lighter demand for feeder calves due to the extreme heat in this weeks weather forecast. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $215.06/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +12.06 against this barn's trailing median of $203.00.
Average price
$215.06
170 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,079
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$54.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.70
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514225.801,160106
Medium and Large 2433206.6689447
Medium and Large 2-3617171.321,05817thin
One grade step is worth $54.48/cwt here — about $102 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 sale170 hd
215.06
—
KY average25 barns · 2,448 hd
214.36
+0.70
This barn, trailing median30 sales
203.00
+12.06
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

30 sales
243214185156median 203.0003/0204/2707/1309/1411/02
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $229.41, low $170.24, median $203.00 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,551122.021,89215
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,237108.691,34461
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,525106.801,62929
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04396.621,008108

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)1,164$1,4928
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,270$1,4644thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,4193thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,295$1,3742thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,019$1,2786
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,0302thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)880$9501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,127$1,4002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,258$1,5552thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,135$1,4183thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$1,5464thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,046$1,5203thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,3694thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,017$1,1263thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,010$9601thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,130$1,2851thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2444244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0836
Steers—Medium and Large 2513219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2897
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3623
Steers—Medium and Large 2620211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4302
Steers—Medium and Large 2685204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,110178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,9761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,180178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,1001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205214.50/cwt214.50–214.504401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293242.50/cwt242.50–242.5071115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318210.55/cwt202.50–215.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373229.00/cwt229.00–229.0085415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377208.33/cwt207.00–210.007857
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430203.00/cwt203.00–203.008736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2442223.26/cwt214.50–225.5098730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475197.50/cwt197.50–197.509384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505211.00/cwt210.00–215.001,0665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,20014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569212.49/cwt210.00–217.001,20916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587240.37/cwt240.00–241.501,4118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670194.58/cwt189.00–200.001,3042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,120165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2289257.00/cwt257.00–257.0074311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374208.91/cwt205.00–212.0078121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375246.00/cwt246.00–246.0092314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,05125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2459206.35/cwt200.00–210.0094717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,22019
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0509
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3536179.00/cwt179.00–179.009595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2596217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,29316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3642167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3557
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,36013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,148109.18/cwt103.50–114.501,2534
Bulls——1,651123.59/cwt119.00–126.002,0406
Bulls——1,753130.42/cwt129.00–134.002,2865
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88376.37/cwt72.00–79.506748
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00185.65/cwt80.00–89.0085715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049107.10/cwt104.00–117.001,12328
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07397.21/cwt90.00–103.501,04357
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226111.46/cwt107.00–122.501,36641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259103.02/cwt98.00–106.501,29720
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508104.02/cwt100.00–107.001,56917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550110.74/cwt108.00–115.001,71612
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,418.13/head1,075.00–1,585.001,4183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,554.80/head1,535.00–1,575.001,5552
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2880950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0191,277.84/head1,185.00–1,350.001,2786
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,419.23/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,030.42/head910.00–1,125.001,0302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,491.98/head1,285.00–1,700.001,4928
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,463.74/head1,325.00–1,700.001,4644
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,374.18/head1,100.00–1,575.001,3742
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2710900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29551,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,010960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,238.62/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2071,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,6851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3631,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5503
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1271,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002

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.