Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-10-30

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 30
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▼ 117 vs last sale 572▼ 229 vs year ago 684 · −33.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 214▼ 38 vs year ago 210 · −18.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 128▼ 13 vs year ago 239 · −5.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady on a light test. Feeder bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $214.60/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +11.60 against this barn's trailing median of $203.00.
Average price
$214.60
145 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,095
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$11
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$84.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.30
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510221.901,13296
Medium and Large 2504201.611,01648
Large 1-2815137.501,1211thin
One grade step is worth $84.40/cwt here — about $11 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 sale145 hd
214.60
—
KY average26 barns · 2,795 hd
200.30
+14.30
This barn, trailing median30 sales
203.00
+11.60
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

30 sales
243214185156median 203.0003/0204/2707/1309/1411/02
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $229.41, low $170.24, median $203.00 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,618111.921,81034
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54194.411,45521
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29892.611,20232
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05279.5283779

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)1,415$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,2101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,0812thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,179$1,0397
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,029$1,02716
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,117$94413
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$9254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$9123thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)987$8966
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$87316
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)895$6754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)873$6254thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)802$58719
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)736$5377
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)765$5104thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)681$4855
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)958$1,2002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)859$8034thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,340$1,5952thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,070$1,2851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,160$1,0012thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)885$9307
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)896$7856

Every lot

92 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2450207.50/cwt207.50–207.509342
Steers—Medium and Large 2505205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575219.64/cwt210.00–222.001,2635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2226185.00/cwt185.00–185.004183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260197.50/cwt197.50–197.505141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288215.00/cwt215.00–215.006198
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3298175.00/cwt175.00–175.005226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369213.23/cwt210.00–217.0078723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2442211.81/cwt205.00–213.0093627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467187.15/cwt180.00–191.008743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523207.13/cwt200.00–210.001,08314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530181.00/cwt181.00–181.009598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585204.24/cwt198.00–206.001,19523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2641164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3652157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653194.14/cwt190.00–206.501,2688
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2776145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,090160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2242217.50/cwt217.50–217.505264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285237.50/cwt237.50–237.506771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2316192.57/cwt190.00–200.006094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330221.00/cwt221.00–221.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370232.21/cwt228.00–237.0085915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377250.00/cwt250.00–250.0094312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2452234.65/cwt227.00–238.001,06133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464188.00/cwt188.00–188.008725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,16617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0609
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580203.95/cwt197.00–209.001,1837
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2594214.50/cwt214.50–214.501,27410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3645
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2787145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808161.18/cwt160.00–166.001,3026
Bulls—Large 1-2815137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2886137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2143
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,482104.71/cwt97.00–111.001,55213
Bulls——1,675126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,1111
Bulls——1,703115.90/cwt112.00–120.001,97420
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98061.59/cwt44.00–65.006047
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01494.95/cwt90.50–102.0096313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05373.54/cwt67.00–79.0077433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09084.23/cwt79.50–89.5091826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24893.52/cwt88.00–98.501,16715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,336102.02/cwt99.00–106.001,3638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34882.72/cwt77.00–86.001,1159
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,534101.22/cwt98.00–106.001,5538
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54592.03/cwt85.50–96.501,42211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54580.25/cwt80.00–80.501,2402
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,594.88/head1,550.00–1,635.001,5952
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows23 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3681485.00/head485.00–485.004855
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3736536.51/head435.00–725.005377
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3765510.00/head510.00–510.005104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3777555.97/head400.00–700.005569
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3802586.94/head425.00–675.0058719
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3825775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3850600.00/head600.00–600.006003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3873625.00/head625.00–625.006254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3885650.00/head650.00–650.006502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3895675.00/head675.00–675.006754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3921675.00/head675.00–675.006756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3985772.53/head685.00–850.007734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,143.43/head1,050.00–1,250.001,1432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,238.39/head950.00–1,660.001,23810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,080.57/head1,000.00–1,135.001,0812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145911.73/head850.00–975.009123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1971,047.53/head760.00–1,210.001,04810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,082.82/head825.00–1,310.001,0836
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3091,280.71/head1,010.00–1,410.001,2817
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2687650.00/head650.00–650.006502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2829739.47/head700.00–775.007394
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2940976.92/head725.00–1,050.009774
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,030875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,000.52/head810.00–1,150.001,0012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 3850700.00/head700.00–700.007003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28851,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29581,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002

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.