Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-09-18

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 18
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
834 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 792▲ 176 vs year ago 658 · +26.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 223▲ 102 vs year ago 136 · +75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
277 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 186▲ 186 vs year ago 91 · +204.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a light test. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with feeder heifers over 500lbs 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.68/cwt on 351 head.
Average price
$223.68
351 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,232
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$71.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.67
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556226.581,260325
Medium and Large 2465200.3693218thin
Medium and Large 2-3382162.006194thin
Large 2-3680155.001,0544thin
One grade step is worth $71.58/cwt here — about $206 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 sale351 hd
223.68
—
KY average27 barns · 8,677 hd
227.35
−3.67
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—Low1,712125.002,14127
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,294108.731,40777
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,491105.621,57522
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02791.80943111

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)1,073$1,7386
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,163$1,52816
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$1,5002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,340$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,375$1,4002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,340$1,3863thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,3852thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$1,3828
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$1,35916
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,262$1,2693thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,237$1,1883thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$1,17116
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,110$1,1572thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,093$1,1263thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)953$1,3813thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)943$1,3242thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)875$1,1251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,244$1,5658
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)983$1,3173thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,520$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,810$2,3752thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,242$2,2752thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,278$2,21111
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$1,9882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,216$1,7266
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,386$1,7134thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,57513
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,377$1,5744thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$1,3923thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,188$2,2254thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)865$1,5501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$1,1078

Every lot

104 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1064
Steers—Medium and Large 2435239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,0405
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,31310
Steers—Medium and Large 2527229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4582
Steers—Large 1-2615184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633227.94/cwt215.00–232.001,44324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657218.11/cwt217.00–218.501,4334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,8721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy206282.00/cwt282.00–282.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245212.50/cwt212.50–212.505211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2307210.00/cwt210.00–210.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382162.00/cwt162.00–162.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384227.20/cwt220.00–229.0087235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2449200.00/cwt200.00–200.0089813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455232.58/cwt229.00–234.001,05860
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520228.00/cwt225.00–237.001,18654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587222.95/cwt222.00–223.001,30938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2601204.10/cwt197.00–210.001,22715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657235.50/cwt235.50–235.501,54780
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659213.49/cwt210.00–221.501,40715
Heifers—Large 2-3680155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820195.34/cwt189.00–201.001,60213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,6461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200260.00/cwt260.00–260.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220223.00/cwt223.00–223.004911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2281262.00/cwt262.00–262.007369
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355218.00/cwt218.00–218.0077412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366256.00/cwt256.00–256.0093724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380239.00/cwt239.00–239.009084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,11924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,04911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464198.00/cwt198.00–198.0091912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508244.50/cwt244.50–244.501,24235
Bulls—Large 1-2510192.50/cwt192.50–192.509821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,17710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576196.33/cwt185.00–202.001,13122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2592223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,32034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661206.58/cwt201.00–210.001,36527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,43816
Bulls—Large 1-2746161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2812153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2422
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,308115.93/cwt115.00–117.001,5163
Bulls——1,749124.58/cwt120.00–128.002,17918
Bulls——1,805130.81/cwt129.00–135.002,3616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79063.99/cwt50.00–70.0050612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03382.96/cwt74.00–89.0085727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054106.74/cwt104.00–112.001,12520
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06997.06/cwt90.00–103.501,03852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278104.15/cwt96.00–109.501,33144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316114.83/cwt110.00–128.001,51133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491103.98/cwt98.00–108.001,55017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493111.20/cwt111.00–112.001,6605
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29831,316.86/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2441,564.76/head1,275.00–1,925.001,5658
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs18 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28651,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,514.59/head1,225.00–1,800.001,5152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1161,655.81/head1,275.00–2,400.001,6569
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,595.56/head1,250.00–1,800.001,5963
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2321,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2422,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2771,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2782,211.48/head1,625.00–2,500.002,21111
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2971,856.17/head1,400.00–2,050.001,8563
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,481.75/head1,410.00–1,535.001,4823
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5101,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8102,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3752
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28751,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29431,323.87/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3242
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29531,380.54/head1,260.00–1,435.001,3813
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,738.29/head1,050.00–2,150.001,7386
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,126.31/head935.00–1,235.001,1263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1061,171.05/head975.00–1,435.001,17116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,157.43/head1,075.00–1,225.001,1572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,358.88/head1,060.00–1,800.001,35916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,527.90/head1,200.00–1,750.001,52816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2371,188.41/head1,075.00–1,260.001,1883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2621,269.42/head1,200.00–1,310.001,2693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,381.78/head1,150.00–1,560.001,3828
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,385.73/head1,225.00–1,550.001,3863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,107.34/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1078

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.