Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-10-02

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 2
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
646 head
▼ 254 vs last sale 900▼ 219 vs year ago 865 · −25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 233▼ 70 vs year ago 225 · −31.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 154 vs last sale 242▼ 71 vs year ago 159 · −44.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.86/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$204.86
193 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,073
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$421
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.81
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530209.121,108164
Medium and Large 2603194.621,17313thin
Large 1-2311193.006003thin
Medium and Large 2-3418164.1568713thin
One grade step is worth $44.97/cwt here — about $421 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 sale193 hd
204.86
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KY average26 barns · 7,022 hd
201.05
+3.81
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—Low1,556114.111,77620
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24494.611,17729
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56294.311,47320
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06584.1589676

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)1,120$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,270$1,6002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,087$1,3999
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,046$1,2984thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,094$1,0678
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$9852thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,052$9235
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$8251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)875$1,1751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,171$1,3794thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,050$1,2601thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,1852thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2445213.50/cwt213.50–213.509503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,12011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465183.00/cwt183.00–183.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 2515221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,24717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582227.24/cwt227.00–229.001,32316
Steers—Medium and Large 2595208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,44220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added649258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,67475
Steers—Medium and Large 2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,6321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230222.00/cwt222.00–222.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2307200.00/cwt200.00–200.006147
Heifers—Large 1-2311193.00/cwt193.00–193.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360166.00/cwt166.00–166.005988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373211.99/cwt205.00–213.0079115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440208.00/cwt208.00–208.009158
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464214.00/cwt214.00–214.0099338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523210.05/cwt200.00–213.001,09937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2597217.28/cwt217.00–220.001,29732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2652196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,27816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760126.00/cwt126.00–126.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2916187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,7091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230222.00/cwt222.00–222.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300234.00/cwt234.00–234.0070212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3354190.00/cwt190.00–190.0067315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373239.50/cwt239.50–239.5089316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378216.00/cwt216.00–216.008164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437192.00/cwt192.00–192.008394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2449233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,04633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468203.00/cwt203.00–203.009506
Bulls—Medium and Large 2503211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,18721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581212.07/cwt200.00–214.001,23221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2647197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,27512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3652166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2662178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2766158.31/cwt150.00–160.001,2136
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,497108.44/cwt98.00–115.001,62311
Bulls——1,628121.05/cwt118.00–126.001,9719
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01057.81/cwt54.00–64.005842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03376.55/cwt71.00–81.5079128
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08396.61/cwt93.50–101.001,04614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08986.99/cwt82.00–92.5094732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232101.22/cwt98.00–110.001,2476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24792.89/cwt87.50–97.501,15823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51898.66/cwt97.00–103.001,4987
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58691.97/cwt87.00–96.501,45913
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1711,378.76/head1,285.00–1,450.001,3794
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2720675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0461,298.18/head1,025.00–1,575.001,2984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0871,399.39/head925.00–1,700.001,3999
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0941,067.00/head910.00–1,175.001,0678
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105985.00/head985.00–985.009852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135984.87/head810.00–1,100.009854
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,185.28/head975.00–1,375.001,1852
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.