Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-10-16

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 16
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
696 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 643▲ 148 vs year ago 548 · +27.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
239 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 225▲ 41 vs year ago 198 · +20.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 100▼ 48 vs year ago 181 · −26.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls under 500lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher with feeder bulls 350lbs to 400lbs sharply higher. Feeder bulls over 500lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold mostly steady with feeder heifers over 500lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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 $201.14/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$201.14
256 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,095
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$152
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$46.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.03
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532206.941,100205
Medium and Large 2596181.891,08438
Medium and Large 2-3534167.7589610thin
Large 1-2782160.121,2523thin
One grade step is worth $46.82/cwt here — about −$152 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 sale256 hd
201.14
—
KY average26 barns · 5,906 hd
211.17
−10.03
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—Average1,599115.471,84741
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23296.041,18466
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50495.171,43126
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00580.7881277

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$1,27813
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,148$1,2687
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$1,2473thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,021$1,2184thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,260$1,1595
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$1,15513
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,096$1,1173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)948$9562thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,048$95111
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,117$9352thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$8352thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,052$1,5004thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,2501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,078$1,1982thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,722$1,6752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,415$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,3405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$1,1882thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,005$1,0751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$1,0751thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Large 1-2435209.00/cwt209.00–209.009092
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470196.00/cwt196.00–196.009216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,14014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,23510
Steers—Large 1-2538200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3862
Steers—Large 1-2605192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622231.57/cwt227.00–234.001,44018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687214.05/cwt210.00–214.501,47110
Steers—Large 1-2700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5446
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,93661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2876185.15/cwt180.00–193.001,6225
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305209.50/cwt209.50–209.506394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379210.00/cwt203.00–217.0079633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390167.50/cwt167.50–167.506531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2443195.00/cwt195.00–195.0086417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2454212.40/cwt204.00–214.0096444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525209.62/cwt200.00–212.001,10156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569170.00/cwt170.00–170.009677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587210.74/cwt210.00–215.001,23742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2597194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661199.90/cwt194.00–201.001,3219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2664183.32/cwt182.50–185.001,2179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1551
Heifers—Large 1-2782160.12/cwt159.00–162.501,2523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2965151.50/cwt150.00–153.001,4622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2973169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,165148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,7244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,225136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,6661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-2212216.50/cwt216.50–216.504592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310231.00/cwt231.00–231.007164
Bulls—Large 1-2360235.00/cwt235.00–235.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371223.00/cwt223.00–223.0082710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2391252.00/cwt252.00–252.0098519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2443207.58/cwt204.00–210.0092010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2454237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,07820
Bulls—Large 1-2507189.00/cwt189.00–189.009589
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,13929
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,26316
Bulls—Large 1-2616190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673177.82/cwt175.00–180.001,19714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735169.17/cwt165.00–173.501,2436
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,166116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3533
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,383106.54/cwt100.00–111.001,47314
Bulls——1,685126.23/cwt124.00–129.002,1278
Bulls——1,723117.52/cwt112.00–123.502,02519
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87658.83/cwt50.00–66.0051510
Cows—Lean 85-90%96975.82/cwt70.00–81.0073525
Cows—Lean 85-90%98496.82/cwt94.00–104.009538
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07487.11/cwt82.00–92.5093634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225104.06/cwt99.00–112.501,27517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23393.51/cwt87.00–98.501,15348
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445100.00/cwt98.00–102.001,4456
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51994.39/cwt88.00–97.501,43419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2681
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,197.65/head1,185.00–1,210.001,1982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2790625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948956.19/head925.00–985.009562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965835.49/head750.00–900.008352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0211,218.42/head1,025.00–1,425.001,2184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,074983.81/head800.00–1,175.0098410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,246.78/head950.00–1,375.001,2473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0961,116.66/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,117935.00/head935.00–935.009352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,277.75/head1,075.00–1,475.001,27813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,268.47/head850.00–1,450.001,2687
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,154.65/head1,025.00–1,360.001,15513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,158.92/head935.00–1,260.001,1595
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2900885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,396.55/head1,175.00–1,500.001,3973
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4951,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7221,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0521,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.