Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-10-23

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 23
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
572 head
▼ 124 vs last sale 696▼ 89 vs year ago 661 · −13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 239▼ 45 vs year ago 259 · −17.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 133▼ 33 vs year ago 161 · −20.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady on a light test. Feeder bulls under 500lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with feeder bulls over 500lbs unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with feeder heifers over 400lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 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 $201.20/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$201.20
193 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,023
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$29.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502204.601,028171
Medium and Large 2558174.7797522
One grade step is worth $29.83/cwt here — about $53 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
201.20
—
KY average26 barns · 5,447 hd
208.16
−6.96
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—Average1,637110.391,80622
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28793.631,20559
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56093.571,45922
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05678.5082976

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)1,198$1,3832thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,137$1,3252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,284$1,3248
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$1,2252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,106$1,1774thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,16210
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$1,13614
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$1,0762thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$9351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,127$9156
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)895$9103thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)985$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,053$8865
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,335$1,4101thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,065$1,3001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,005$1,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,391$1,5385
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,234$1,43810
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,258$1,1153thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0056
Steers—Medium and Large 2475211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1929
Steers—Large 1-2525215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1291
Steers—Medium and Large 2545193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0521
Steers—Medium and Large 2570206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576221.29/cwt212.00–224.001,27518
Steers—Large 1-2585207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634215.00/cwt214.00–216.001,3636
Steers—Medium and Large 2665190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,2672
Steers—Large 1-2685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726206.24/cwt204.00–208.001,4979
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2641
Steers—Medium and Large 2940172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6171
Steers—Medium and Large 2950166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250185.00/cwt185.00–185.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290211.00/cwt211.00–211.006125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385212.35/cwt207.00–217.0081836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2447200.00/cwt200.00–200.0089414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2451211.50/cwt211.50–211.5095428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468191.00/cwt191.00–191.008945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510208.32/cwt198.50–216.001,06245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583203.10/cwt194.00–210.001,18423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583170.00/cwt170.00–170.0099111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2654167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2742170.24/cwt170.00–172.001,2638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2898170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,5312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5523
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260231.00/cwt231.00–231.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2302227.00/cwt227.00–227.006864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2359206.38/cwt205.00–217.507419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375227.83/cwt220.00–229.0085415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2443228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,01028
Bulls—Large 1-2459203.00/cwt203.00–203.009329
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461206.00/cwt206.00–206.009506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515221.66/cwt212.00–226.001,14242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588208.68/cwt200.00–214.001,22730
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638200.30/cwt199.00–217.001,27813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670176.64/cwt175.00–179.001,1835
Bulls—Large 1-2675173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3368
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915137.50/cwt135.00–140.001,2582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,579105.57/cwt100.50–111.001,66711
Bulls——1,694115.20/cwt112.00–121.001,95111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84459.96/cwt49.50–65.005067
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04074.13/cwt67.00–79.0077131
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06495.06/cwt90.50–100.501,0116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11783.68/cwt79.50–89.5093532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260102.67/cwt99.00–110.501,29416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26892.78/cwt87.00–98.001,17632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38082.98/cwt78.50–86.501,14511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55592.25/cwt84.00–96.501,43419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588101.94/cwt97.50–108.001,6193
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895910.00/head910.00–910.009103
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2940700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,162.45/head875.00–1,500.001,16210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053885.68/head825.00–925.008865
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,075.52/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1061,176.69/head975.00–1,275.001,1774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1371,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,164957.62/head725.00–1,110.009585
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1741,136.35/head1,000.00–1,300.001,13614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,382.93/head1,325.00–1,450.001,3832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2841,324.28/head1,050.00–1,425.001,3248
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1541,467.50/head1,250.00–1,600.001,4685
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,115.01/head975.00–1,260.001,1153
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3141,408.37/head1,385.00–1,435.001,4085
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3911,538.45/head1,400.00–1,735.001,5385

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.