Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2021-02-25

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Feb 25
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,083 head
▲ 285 vs last sale 798▲ 745 vs year ago 338 · +220.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 3 · +333.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Strong demand noted today as buyers bought all classes of cattle quickly. Higher undertones noted on feeder classes of cattle when they were sold.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.01/cwt on 516 head.
Average price
$135.01
516 head · 692 lb average
Value per head Derived
$934
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.12
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2694135.77942488
Medium and Large 2-3654121.6479528
One grade step is worth $14.13/cwt here — about $147 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 sale516 hd
135.01
—
KY average25 barns · 5,723 hd
136.12
−1.12
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—Low1,56585.331,3363thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68560.001,0111thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28354.667017thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2347156.24/cwt155.00–160.005424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363179.03/cwt175.00–183.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385158.00/cwt154.00–162.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445157.00/cwt157.00–157.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451171.00/cwt171.00–171.007718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476157.38/cwt150.00–161.5074911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526157.40/cwt149.00–161.5082811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535103.00/cwt103.00–103.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571146.47/cwt140.00–154.0083623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576156.50/cwt156.50–156.5090127
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3582134.77/cwt130.00–139.007846
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612139.28/cwt134.00–148.0085244
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3637121.06/cwt120.50–124.007716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664140.69/cwt131.00–143.5093493
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3689124.42/cwt124.00–125.008577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711131.00/cwt120.00–132.0093199
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774125.35/cwt120.00–126.5097065
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3778110.00/cwt110.00–110.008563
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3810107.00/cwt107.00–107.008671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815126.75/cwt126.75–126.751,03333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2843121.92/cwt113.00–123.001,02845
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,05513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925110.26/cwt108.00–113.001,0204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2979112.65/cwt112.00–114.001,1033
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270134.00/cwt134.00–134.003621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327142.22/cwt137.00–147.504653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370124.56/cwt123.00–126.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379136.22/cwt130.00–144.0051610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433140.17/cwt132.00–144.0060717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added451146.00/cwt146.00–146.0065814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474138.39/cwt130.00–144.0065622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528134.60/cwt123.00–138.5071161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580126.82/cwt122.00–132.0073633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580118.00/cwt118.00–118.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617127.11/cwt120.00–129.0078474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640108.00/cwt106.00–110.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681121.72/cwt115.00–123.2582941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3687110.57/cwt109.00–112.007607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704124.00/cwt124.00–124.0087371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711121.71/cwt119.00–122.5086522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3724110.50/cwt109.00–112.008004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760107.00/cwt107.00–107.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780119.49/cwt118.00–120.5093235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823114.17/cwt113.00–116.0094015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385590.00/cwt90.00–90.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2867112.00/cwt112.00–112.009712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2907104.00/cwt104.00–104.009432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2967101.00/cwt101.00–101.009772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,01095.00/cwt95.00–95.009602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350167.50/cwt167.50–167.505861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374148.63/cwt148.00–150.005566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428161.32/cwt157.00–170.006905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466149.16/cwt140.00–153.0069510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515141.79/cwt132.00–145.007307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574135.56/cwt125.00–140.0077815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575122.02/cwt121.00–123.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621129.38/cwt123.00–134.0080311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680122.21/cwt118.00–127.008317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713116.66/cwt116.00–117.008323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385095.00/cwt95.00–95.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286591.00/cwt91.00–91.007871
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 366096.00/cwt96.00–96.006341
Dairy Steers—Large 384587.00/cwt87.00–87.007352
Dairy Steers—Large 391065.00/cwt65.00–65.005921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1231
Bulls——1,66387.00/cwt87.00–87.001,4472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27250.82/cwt50.00–52.506463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29157.54/cwt54.50–62.507434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68560.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0111

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.