Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2020-01-23

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Jan 23
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
795 head
▼ 245 vs last sale 1,040▲ 795 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 39▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was good demand noted for all classes of feeder cattle today with active trade.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.55/cwt on 426 head.
Average price
$139.55
426 head · 683 lb average
Value per head Derived
$953
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.06
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2692140.62973393
Medium and Large 2-3573126.8072733
One grade step is worth $13.82/cwt here — about $246 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 sale426 hd
139.55
—
KY average28 barns · 5,866 hd
144.61
−5.06
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—Average1,72075.001,2901thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61559.009531thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00039.003901thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12835.994063thin

Every lot

65 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Monthly Cattle Sale - Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur)
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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280142.00/cwt142.00–142.003981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288169.18/cwt167.50–170.004873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323170.85/cwt170.00–172.505523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413170.49/cwt165.00–176.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423138.51/cwt137.00–139.005864
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485163.34/cwt150.00–168.0079213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523133.53/cwt132.00–143.006987
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526153.42/cwt148.00–160.5080724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565148.33/cwt141.00–150.0083811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583124.88/cwt122.00–145.007288
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3626124.95/cwt122.00–133.007826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630144.02/cwt138.00–148.0090775
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675114.00/cwt114.00–114.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681137.69/cwt133.00–141.0093845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added698141.50/cwt141.50–141.5098830
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727135.81/cwt131.00–139.0098738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767137.65/cwt136.50–138.001,05689
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774131.52/cwt120.00–135.001,01820
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3820107.00/cwt107.00–107.008773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823130.27/cwt122.00–135.001,07211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873119.66/cwt118.50–122.001,0453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added942126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,19222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258135.33/cwt132.50–138.003492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3332105.00/cwt105.00–105.003492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335143.00/cwt143.00–143.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355125.00/cwt125.00–125.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388139.65/cwt136.00–144.0054220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426110.00/cwt110.00–110.004696
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435136.59/cwt129.00–140.0059423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3451120.00/cwt120.00–120.005413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474133.84/cwt124.00–139.0063428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525133.77/cwt124.00–138.0070240
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584129.00/cwt120.00–134.0075353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585113.00/cwt113.00–113.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632126.40/cwt120.00–129.0079931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670113.00/cwt113.00–113.007571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680125.17/cwt118.00–127.0085126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720108.50/cwt108.00–109.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727122.98/cwt119.00–125.0089417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765122.16/cwt117.00–124.0093525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818108.09/cwt104.00–114.008844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382597.00/cwt97.00–97.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-392589.00/cwt89.00–89.008231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-399298.00/cwt98.00–98.009726
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3317125.16/cwt120.00–130.003974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378165.12/cwt161.00–167.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400112.50/cwt112.50–112.504501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418160.49/cwt159.00–161.006714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473148.25/cwt147.00–150.007014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520118.00/cwt118.00–118.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545131.50/cwt128.00–135.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600125.71/cwt120.00–128.007547
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2842105.00/cwt105.00–105.008846
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,72075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2901
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00039.00/cwt39.00–39.003901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12835.99/cwt34.00–38.004063
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61559.00/cwt59.00–59.009531

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.