Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-02-26

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 26
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
883 head
▲ 371 vs last sale 512▲ 462 vs year ago 421 · +109.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 172▲ 25 vs year ago 150 · +16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
244 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 132▲ 80 vs year ago 164 · +48.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder bulls over 500lbs steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with some extremely high dressing individuals.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $250.12/cwt on 297 head.
Average price
$250.12
297 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$89.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513258.071,324216
Medium and Large 2450235.771,06269
Large 1-2647211.201,3675thin
Large 2590209.001,2331thin
Medium and Large 2-3687168.341,1566thin
One grade step is worth $89.73/cwt here — about $168 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 sale297 hd
250.12
—
KY average26 barns · 8,393 hd
243.18
+6.95
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—Low1,614133.782,15931
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,469116.651,71431
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,218114.581,39663
CowsLean 85-90%Average950101.0095951

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)1,065$2,0754thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$2,0252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,94110
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,124$1,8156
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,112$1,80816
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,184$1,79710
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,183$1,7943thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,6683thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$1,64010
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$1,58416
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$1,5674thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$1,4317
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)956$1,4116
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)962$1,2723thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)982$1,1776
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)840$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)846$1,3825
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)823$1,3413thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,140$2,89110
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,852$2,2673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,206$2,2925
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,118$2,2004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,284$2,13118
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,158$1,8402thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,4802thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,5501thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225355.00/cwt355.00–355.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286330.00/cwt330.00–330.009445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,0503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437310.50/cwt310.50–310.501,3577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,47425
Steers—Medium and Large 2460268.75/cwt268.00–271.001,2364
Steers—Large 1-2461289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3325
Steers—Medium and Large 2526252.74/cwt250.00–266.001,3296
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528297.68/cwt294.00–300.001,57214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,66921
Steers—Medium and Large 2578258.74/cwt255.00–264.001,4967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,76020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619270.38/cwt270.00–275.001,67413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730252.44/cwt246.00–253.001,84325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,85810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,04760
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,060175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235255.00/cwt255.00–255.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2298291.50/cwt291.50–291.5086912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305290.00/cwt290.00–290.008851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371240.34/cwt237.00–241.5089235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385273.01/cwt269.00–281.001,05118
Heifers—Large 1-2433250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,18839
Heifers—Medium and Large 2452249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,12517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464278.94/cwt277.00–281.001,29421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537251.04/cwt247.00–255.001,34846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,40726
Heifers—Large 1-2570232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3221
Heifers—Large 2590209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2597225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609241.50/cwt241.50–241.501,47129
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671229.81/cwt224.00–232.501,54217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3672173.41/cwt171.00–174.001,1655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2708193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729221.83/cwt219.00–224.001,6177
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2860152.50/cwt145.00–160.001,3122
Heifers—Large 1-2900162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210290.50/cwt290.50–290.506101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290309.09/cwt307.50–315.0089614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0869
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385315.63/cwt314.00–316.001,21541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2441236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,04115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2453260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,36333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,28510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,50222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3543230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,24912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3088
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2606247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,49720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655220.72/cwt218.00–224.001,44617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2777198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2853167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2965162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5633
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,147117.85/cwt114.00–119.501,3523
Bulls——1,455128.11/cwt122.00–132.501,86411
Bulls——1,799140.26/cwt133.00–157.002,52317
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76570.00/cwt70.00–70.005361
Cows—Lean 85-90%82386.26/cwt84.00–88.007105
Cows—Lean 85-90%90894.14/cwt90.00–98.508559
Cows—Lean 85-90%983105.63/cwt99.00–113.001,03836
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212119.78/cwt113.50–133.501,45237
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229107.54/cwt102.00–112.001,32225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466119.21/cwt114.00–129.001,74823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,479109.29/cwt105.00–113.001,6168
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,890.55/head1,725.00–3,300.002,89110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8522,267.10/head1,500.00–2,900.002,2673
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1182,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,839.96/head1,600.00–2,150.001,8402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,337.35/head2,250.00–2,475.002,3373
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2072,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2662,077.23/head1,525.00–2,300.002,07713
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3322,269.59/head1,725.00–2,375.002,2705
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29561,410.90/head1,310.00–1,575.001,4116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29621,271.97/head1,175.00–1,400.001,2723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29821,177.48/head1,050.00–1,385.001,1776
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0661,584.02/head1,175.00–1,875.001,58416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,941.11/head1,500.00–2,900.001,94110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,667.56/head1,550.00–1,775.001,6683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0841,566.96/head1,400.00–1,635.001,5674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1121,807.91/head1,450.00–2,050.001,80816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1241,815.48/head1,300.00–2,025.001,8156
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,431.47/head1,300.00–1,535.001,4317
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,640.18/head1,510.00–1,900.001,64010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,793.66/head1,600.00–1,875.001,7943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1841,796.94/head1,700.00–1,850.001,79710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1872,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28231,340.78/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3413
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28461,381.96/head1,350.00–1,475.001,3825

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.