Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2021-05-13

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, May 13
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
353 head
▼ 309 vs last sale 662▼ 281 vs year ago 634 · −44.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 5 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was good to moderate demand for feeder classes of cattle with buyers showing strong interest in weaned and pre-conditioned groups of cattle. Some softer undertones noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.69/cwt on 162 head.
Average price
$117.69
162 head · 693 lb average
Value per head Derived
$816
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.61
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2699118.43828151
Medium and Large 2-3613107.5465911thin
One grade step is worth $10.90/cwt here — about $169 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 sale162 hd
117.69
—
KY average29 barns · 4,390 hd
128.30
−10.61
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09554.505971thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95041.003901thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441150.61/cwt143.00–155.006646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2453150.62/cwt144.00–154.006823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515145.65/cwt143.00–147.007503
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540122.50/cwt122.50–122.506621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572143.61/cwt135.00–149.0082115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632137.00/cwt137.00–137.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672116.04/cwt115.00–117.507805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687134.00/cwt134.00–134.009215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715117.00/cwt117.00–117.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726131.54/cwt124.00–133.5095529
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3761110.00/cwt110.00–110.008374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769127.36/cwt119.00–130.5097911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2804123.80/cwt122.50–124.0099523
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840100.00/cwt100.00–100.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878117.37/cwt116.50–118.501,03116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-387895.49/cwt95.00–96.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2903114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,022111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1347
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310137.00/cwt137.00–137.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365115.00/cwt115.00–115.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375127.50/cwt120.00–135.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430127.00/cwt127.00–127.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469133.01/cwt126.00–138.006248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514127.72/cwt122.00–134.506567
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560104.00/cwt104.00–104.005821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581122.07/cwt117.00–128.0070913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614110.25/cwt105.00–112.006774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617121.49/cwt120.00–122.507504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660108.45/cwt105.00–112.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673119.80/cwt114.00–122.0080614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716116.63/cwt108.00–119.0083535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740104.00/cwt104.00–104.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766118.10/cwt118.10–118.1090537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775112.17/cwt107.00–113.508695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379592.00/cwt92.00–92.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820112.14/cwt112.00–114.0092014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2854107.39/cwt102.00–108.0091710
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280172.50/cwt172.50–172.504831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2319169.36/cwt160.00–172.505404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320131.00/cwt131.00–131.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370146.01/cwt143.00–147.005404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380139.00/cwt139.00–139.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518131.45/cwt128.00–135.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595134.00/cwt134.00–134.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623122.07/cwt120.00–124.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628110.00/cwt110.00–110.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658120.29/cwt117.00–122.007923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670108.88/cwt105.00–113.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723106.55/cwt105.00–108.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760109.00/cwt109.00–109.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376090.00/cwt90.00–90.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383092.00/cwt92.00–92.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393080.00/cwt80.00–80.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,00691.50/cwt91.50–91.509203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,07075.00/cwt75.00–75.008031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95041.00/cwt41.00–41.003901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09554.50/cwt54.50–54.505971

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.