Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-08-28

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 28
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
453 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 440▼ 13 vs year ago 466 · −2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 233▼ 29 vs year ago 172 · −16.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 99▼ 24 vs year ago 82 · −29.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $229.45/cwt on 187 head. That ranks 31 of 30 comparable sales and sits +26.44 against this barn's trailing median of $203.00.
Average price
$229.45
187 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,175
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$50.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.54
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506235.481,192155
Medium and Large 2533202.181,07827
Large 1-2575192.501,1073thin
Medium and Large 2-3573185.001,0602thin
One grade step is worth $50.48/cwt here — about $132 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 sale187 hd
229.45
—
KY average25 barns · 1,494 hd
213.91
+15.54
This barn, trailing median30 sales
203.00
+26.44
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—High1,680129.572,17712
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,258113.631,43035
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,492109.191,62912
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02899.831,02676

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,316$2,0003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$1,5262thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,308$1,5192thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,061$1,5126
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,253$1,4362thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,4101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,3503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,3196
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)972$1,1653thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)972$1,0055
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)911$1,3503thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,190$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,555$2,0601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,9732thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,058$1,0613thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2435227.00/cwt227.00–227.009872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464247.85/cwt241.00–248.501,15012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3092
Steers—Large 2-3611159.50/cwt159.50–159.509755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5734
Steers—Large 1-2755205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,8082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205200.00/cwt200.00–200.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225222.00/cwt222.00–222.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265211.00/cwt211.00–211.005591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289239.00/cwt239.00–239.006918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313212.50/cwt212.50–212.506652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332230.14/cwt221.00–235.0076416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378229.00/cwt229.00–229.0086616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453233.22/cwt229.00–234.001,05633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471210.00/cwt210.00–210.009894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520229.09/cwt217.00–231.501,19132
Heifers—Large 1-2521211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2244
Heifers—Large 1-2593213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,26312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600228.64/cwt228.50–230.001,37211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669204.95/cwt203.00–209.001,3716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787220.31/cwt219.00–223.001,7343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,6561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245260.00/cwt260.00–260.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245228.50/cwt228.50–228.505601
Bulls—Large 1-2280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2288259.08/cwt259.00–260.0074612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371218.00/cwt218.00–218.008096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379264.75/cwt255.00–270.001,00329
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,05521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472224.26/cwt220.50–228.001,05910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519218.05/cwt217.50–220.001,1329
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,29725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583223.64/cwt218.00–227.001,30430
Bulls—Large 1-2605195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,41711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1768
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761177.60/cwt177.50–178.001,35215
Bulls—Large 1-2840152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2811
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3315137.50/cwt137.50–137.504331
Dairy Steers—Large 3963110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,545124.83/cwt122.00–128.001,9294
Bulls——1,748131.94/cwt130.00–134.002,3068
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85068.53/cwt65.00–70.005833
Cows—Lean 85-90%90583.34/cwt80.00–85.007544
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040108.81/cwt104.00–115.501,13228
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04497.59/cwt90.00–103.501,01941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255115.50/cwt109.00–126.001,45029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275104.59/cwt101.50–107.501,3346
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474105.04/cwt104.00–107.001,5484
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501111.26/cwt109.00–113.001,6708
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29721,164.66/head1,160.00–1,175.001,1653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29721,004.83/head935.00–1,060.001,0055
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0611,512.41/head1,275.00–1,825.001,5126
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,318.94/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3196
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,525.53/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,435.85/head1,335.00–1,550.001,4362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3081,519.36/head1,425.00–1,600.001,5192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3162,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,060.61/head935.00–1,200.001,0613
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5552,060.00/head2,060.00–2,060.002,0601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29111,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.