Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-01-29

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 29
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
479 head
▲ 303 vs last sale 176▲ 136 vs year ago 343 · +39.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 188 vs last sale 277▼ 17 vs year ago 106 · −16.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 95▲ 13 vs year ago 101 · +12.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a limited comparison. Feeder bulls sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $220.54/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$220.54
155 head · 792 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$13
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2490237.281,1649thin
Medium and Large 1-2814219.731,788144
Medium and Large 2-3578203.501,1762thin
One grade step is worth $33.78/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale155 hd
220.54
—
KY average26 barns · 7,558 hd
231.62
−11.08
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—Average1,726126.572,18412
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,248108.271,35130
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,525107.591,64111
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01397.4598739
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,345139.001,8701thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,378$1,7832thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,320$1,7196
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,445$1,61011
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,191$1,5005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,422$1,4852thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,220$1,4008
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,093$1,3414thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,2765
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,145$1,1852thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,083$1,16124
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,1286
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,0851thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)873$1,2542thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)812$9602thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,408$1,7763thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,085$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)865$9501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)888$1,0574thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215256.00/cwt256.00–256.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312300.00/cwt300.00–300.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 2445239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,0644
Steers—Medium and Large 2455242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2443
Steers—Medium and Large 2530227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2543250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,4827
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578203.50/cwt203.00–204.001,1762
Steers—Medium and Large 2597234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735225.78/cwt225.00–226.001,6599
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862216.33/cwt208.50–216.851,86564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added920205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,88625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,069188.50/cwt188.50–188.502,01510
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255255.00/cwt255.00–255.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290234.50/cwt234.50–234.506801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314240.00/cwt237.50–242.007547
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315200.00/cwt200.00–200.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370250.81/cwt239.00–253.0092828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,06713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475219.60/cwt215.00–223.001,04321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566212.09/cwt209.00–214.001,2008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569226.61/cwt226.00–227.001,28918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3621176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2654181.00/cwt180.00–183.001,1843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680201.83/cwt197.00–207.001,37213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2283282.46/cwt280.00–285.007996
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300237.50/cwt237.50–237.507131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364244.04/cwt240.00–255.0088820
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375278.57/cwt278.00–282.501,0458
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2452261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,18016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2454236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,07110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,28313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,42910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574222.04/cwt217.00–228.001,2759
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,3593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710191.57/cwt183.00–196.001,3603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2842167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,4062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2962137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,713120.34/cwt117.50–123.002,0614
Bulls——1,732129.69/cwt128.00–132.502,2468
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88287.08/cwt83.00–89.007685
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03095.59/cwt90.00–99.5098521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035104.45/cwt100.00–110.001,08113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201116.93/cwt111.00–129.001,40410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266104.76/cwt99.50–110.001,32618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32596.55/cwt94.00–99.001,2792
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455109.37/cwt109.00–110.001,5914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,556102.56/cwt98.00–107.001,5965
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590116.63/cwt115.00–118.001,8542
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,345139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,8701
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4081,776.21/head1,700.00–1,875.001,7763
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812960.00/head960.00–960.009602
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28731,254.21/head1,200.00–1,310.001,2542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,128.24/head1,085.00–1,300.001,1286
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,160.52/head1,000.00–1,600.001,16124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,340.90/head1,050.00–1,425.001,3414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,276.14/head1,225.00–1,310.001,2765
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,500.34/head1,485.00–1,550.001,5005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,399.67/head1,350.00–1,525.001,4008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,719.08/head1,350.00–1,825.001,7196
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3781,783.35/head1,735.00–1,825.001,7832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4221,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,609.99/head1,250.00–1,735.001,61011
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2865950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28881,057.28/head985.00–1,085.001,0574

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.