Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-11-20

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 20
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
565 head
▼ 391 vs last sale 956▼ 3 vs year ago 568 · −0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 237▲ 124 vs year ago 129 · +96.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 226▲ 21 vs year ago 98 · +21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 450lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder heifers over 450lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.69/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$198.69
194 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$997
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$7.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.59
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2585203.001,1881thin
Medium and Large 1-2513199.251,021166
Medium and Large 2431195.0984027
One grade step is worth $7.91/cwt here — about $347 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 sale194 hd
198.69
—
KY average25 barns · 5,189 hd
197.10
+1.59
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—Low1,714117.202,00825
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24693.431,164108
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53293.191,42732
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02079.6681263

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,4852thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,219$1,4209
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$1,3752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,290$1,3752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,3502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,257$1,2243thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,338$1,2113thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$1,1606
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,273$1,1054thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,0983thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,0378
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,121$1,0254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$9252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,299$2,3319
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,500$2,1352thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,211$1,9614thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,401$1,4157
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,2853thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,158$1,1373thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2451262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3381
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3547180.00/cwt180.00–180.009852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595225.72/cwt213.00–228.501,34311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5334
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235204.00/cwt204.00–204.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270211.06/cwt202.50–215.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310217.50/cwt217.50–217.506741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2356201.24/cwt200.50–208.0071630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2402219.00/cwt219.00–219.008809
Heifers—Medium and Large 2442195.50/cwt195.50–195.5086425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455211.90/cwt203.00–213.0096418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509206.55/cwt194.00–208.501,05123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568218.30/cwt210.00–222.501,24010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579192.40/cwt185.00–200.501,11449
Heifers—Large 1-2585203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668169.47/cwt164.00–175.501,13214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678211.45/cwt209.00–214.001,4342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2832171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2205247.50/cwt247.50–247.505071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235230.00/cwt230.00–230.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270255.80/cwt255.00–257.506913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2293236.00/cwt236.00–236.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2346229.00/cwt229.00–229.0079215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2362271.00/cwt271.00–271.0098117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367219.00/cwt219.00–219.008044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,14620
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460207.71/cwt200.00–210.0095518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523229.66/cwt219.00–234.501,20119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,04319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,25413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616196.68/cwt192.00–200.001,21210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2636178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,13218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3429
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2736165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1654
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525106.76/cwt105.00–109.001,6282
Bulls——1,702124.19/cwt121.00–128.002,1146
Bulls——1,740115.96/cwt111.00–120.002,01817
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90056.08/cwt51.00–64.505054
Cows—Lean 85-90%98691.58/cwt90.00–95.009037
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02584.68/cwt80.00–89.0086827
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04374.68/cwt68.00–79.0077925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19682.00/cwt75.50–85.0098118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24092.93/cwt87.00–98.001,15268
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303104.33/cwt99.00–114.001,35922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41983.53/cwt82.00–85.001,1855
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53192.67/cwt87.00–96.001,41919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,603100.45/cwt98.00–105.001,6108
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,097.53/head1,000.00–1,250.001,0983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1211,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1271,159.99/head1,000.00–1,350.001,1606
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,037.04/head950.00–1,175.001,0378
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2191,420.16/head1,360.00–1,475.001,4209
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2571,224.01/head1,175.00–1,275.001,2243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2731,105.27/head1,100.00–1,110.001,1054
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3381,210.77/head1,200.00–1,235.001,2113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2111,961.24/head1,510.00–2,375.001,9614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2853
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2712,333.98/head2,325.00–2,350.002,3346
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3341,360.92/head1,185.00–1,525.001,3615
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5002,135.00/head2,135.00–2,135.002,1352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502

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.