Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-02-05

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 5
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
881 head
▲ 402 vs last sale 479▲ 369 vs year ago 512 · +72.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 184 vs last sale 89▼ 37 vs year ago 310 · −11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 114▼ 83 vs year ago 247 · −33.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 600lbs mostly steady on a light test. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers over 550lbs 2.00 lower. 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 $225.34/cwt on 320 head.
Average price
$225.34
320 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,132
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$109
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$45.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.36
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495226.771,122303
Large 1-2629202.001,27115thin
Large 2680187.001,2721thin
Medium and Large 2680181.001,2311thin
One grade step is worth $45.77/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale320 hd
225.34
—
KY average24 barns · 8,084 hd
223.98
+1.36
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—Low1,587125.111,98525
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,555110.951,72626
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,259109.081,37474
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02293.7495892
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,316147.711,9443thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,363144.001,9635thin

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)1,217$1,7003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$1,6493thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$1,5816
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,192$1,4016
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,106$1,32614
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,106$1,3157
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,204$1,2945
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$1,29014
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)918$1,2083thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)970$1,0603thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$1,8251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,205$1,7751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$1,2935
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,2112thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,007$1,1253thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,259$1,6144thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)918$1,3752thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$2,2742thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,354$2,2253thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,520$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,465$2,0013thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,620$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,390$1,9083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,314$1,7645
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,410$1,7001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$2,1251thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323285.00/cwt285.00–285.009213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2447281.24/cwt280.00–285.001,2574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3231
Steers—Medium and Large 2515238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530280.31/cwt275.00–289.001,48623
Steers—Medium and Large 2585221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2931
Steers—Medium and Large 2630215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638239.37/cwt236.00–240.001,5276
Steers—Large 2-3650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5023
Steers—Medium and Large 2663214.35/cwt212.00–219.001,4216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6232
Steers—Large 1-2765201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769204.78/cwt204.00–205.001,5759
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,77011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,070178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,9051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282250.13/cwt250.00–251.0070516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333242.50/cwt242.50–242.508084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384245.30/cwt240.00–250.0094258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446235.08/cwt230.00–239.001,04841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482234.40/cwt234.00–234.501,13027
Heifers—Large 1-2495225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509228.93/cwt218.50–231.501,16551
Heifers—Large 1-2527196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,2489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578213.41/cwt208.00–215.501,23461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1818
Heifers—Large 1-2636210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659195.37/cwt194.50–201.001,28715
Heifers—Large 2680187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2747173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2927
Heifers—Large 1-2758179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2288300.00/cwt300.00–300.008647
Bulls—Medium and Large 2356253.83/cwt251.00–262.509044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371287.68/cwt283.00–291.001,06740
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441264.77/cwt260.00–265.001,16821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,27542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511270.50/cwt270.50–270.501,38230
Bulls—Medium and Large 2541216.67/cwt215.00–224.501,17238
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2592243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,43957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660202.69/cwt195.00–204.001,33823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2741205.25/cwt205.25–205.251,52122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2763178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,52510
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009121
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,363144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,9635
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,316147.71/cwt142.00–151.001,9443
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,5371
Bulls——1,473118.46/cwt113.00–124.001,74511
Bulls——1,697131.97/cwt127.00–137.502,24013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92270.67/cwt60.00–76.006526
Cows—Lean 85-90%99486.06/cwt80.00–89.0085519
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02894.48/cwt90.00–100.0097144
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061104.70/cwt100.00–112.501,11123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230106.84/cwt102.00–112.501,31440
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28498.25/cwt94.00–101.501,26210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298117.33/cwt113.00–130.001,52324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,541109.11/cwt103.00–113.001,68114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,562117.91/cwt115.00–123.001,8429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60398.66/cwt94.00–102.001,5823
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29181,375.14/head1,275.00–1,525.001,3752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2591,613.66/head1,400.00–2,000.001,6144
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,514.13/head1,250.00–1,700.001,5142
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2881,937.28/head1,650.00–2,200.001,9372
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,784.01/head1,685.00–1,875.001,7842
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4302,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,274.23/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5232,259.24/head2,185.00–2,350.002,2592
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6201,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29181,207.67/head1,025.00–1,300.001,2083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,060.48/head985.00–1,100.001,0603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1061,325.91/head1,050.00–1,625.001,32614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1061,315.46/head1,125.00–1,585.001,3157
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1411,289.84/head975.00–1,525.001,29014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1921,400.69/head1,335.00–1,435.001,4016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2041,293.92/head1,175.00–1,435.001,2945
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,648.70/head1,400.00–2,000.001,6493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,580.70/head1,325.00–1,675.001,5816
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29631,293.18/head1,100.00–1,400.001,2935
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0071,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1253
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,211.05/head1,000.00–1,375.001,2112
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251

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.