Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-09-26

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 26
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
900 head
▲ 900 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 900 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▲ 233 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 229 · +1.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 242 vs last sale 0▲ 83 vs year ago 159 · +52.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.47/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$217.47
262 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,142
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$34
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$24.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.78
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513221.071,135224
Medium and Large 2596196.251,16938
One grade step is worth $24.82/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale262 hd
217.47
—
KY average25 barns · 6,321 hd
220.25
−2.78
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—Average1,795126.972,27913
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,542101.151,56022
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,233100.471,23951
CowsLean 85-90%Low98891.6790645

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)1,348$1,6506
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,219$1,5179
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,031$1,3624thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,359$1,34410
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,383$1,3225
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$1,20621
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)998$1,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,005$9215
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,363$1,8623thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,280$1,3851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,442$2,0233thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,322$1,9718
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$1,4144thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)885$9883thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1346
Steers—Medium and Large 2431221.07/cwt219.00–224.009535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,08411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517249.67/cwt241.00–253.001,29129
Steers—Medium and Large 2545214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,4364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,42212
Steers—Medium and Large 2592223.43/cwt223.00–224.001,3237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624245.61/cwt240.00–251.001,53310
Steers—Medium and Large 2640201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5308
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,69269
Steers—Medium and Large 2661214.26/cwt212.00–215.001,4164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731223.33/cwt216.00–235.001,63310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765219.99/cwt219.00–221.001,6832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2811220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7846
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7913
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2291215.00/cwt215.00–215.006269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364224.51/cwt214.00–226.5081726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2452226.64/cwt220.00–230.001,02462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455213.00/cwt213.00–213.009698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519222.46/cwt211.00–225.001,15550
Heifers—Medium and Large 2561192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,08010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578215.75/cwt208.50–220.001,24745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640189.73/cwt189.00–190.001,21411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2644219.49/cwt210.00–225.001,41410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2651228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,48411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2732187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2748215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2791209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2973170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6544
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2297253.00/cwt253.00–253.0075110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2339228.00/cwt228.00–228.0077310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364250.00/cwt250.00–250.0091026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375229.00/cwt229.00–229.0085911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438216.00/cwt216.00–216.0094611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2451241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,08733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455213.00/cwt213.00–213.009697
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511233.11/cwt224.00–237.001,19147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,05512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,29017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2299
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2649215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3959
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656199.14/cwt197.00–202.001,3067
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4015
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,709124.22/cwt120.00–127.002,1238
Bulls——1,933131.36/cwt129.00–135.002,5395
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98494.11/cwt90.00–99.0092617
Cows—Lean 85-90%98981.63/cwt72.00–87.0080717
Cows—Lean 85-90%994103.42/cwt100.00–108.001,02811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22496.13/cwt93.00–102.001,17737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257111.93/cwt106.00–119.001,40714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527107.51/cwt105.00–111.001,6425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54799.28/cwt94.00–104.001,53617
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3631,862.46/head1,500.00–2,035.001,8623
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,050.25/head950.00–1,150.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005920.71/head850.00–1,000.009215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0311,362.06/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1671,206.12/head960.00–1,475.001,20621
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2191,517.44/head1,425.00–1,660.001,5179
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,650.13/head1,425.00–2,035.001,6506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3591,343.65/head1,225.00–1,500.001,34410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3831,321.99/head1,310.00–1,385.001,3225
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2885987.77/head975.00–1,000.009883
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,288.73/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,538.65/head1,485.00–1,600.001,5392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1991,744.41/head1,650.00–1,950.001,7444
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3662,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4442,198.29/head1,950.00–2,450.002,1984
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4801,846.28/head1,625.00–2,035.001,8462

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.