Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2021-08-12

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Aug 12
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
535 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 579▲ 60 vs year ago 475 · +12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1▼ 4 vs year ago 7 · −57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply was moderate with very good demand for all classes of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.51/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$137.51
231 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.97
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2583138.17805219
Medium and Large 2-3572125.5171812thin
One grade step is worth $12.65/cwt here — about $88 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 sale231 hd
137.51
—
KY average24 barns · 5,055 hd
139.48
−1.97
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%Average1,39561.008512thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95053.005041thin

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280162.98/cwt160.00–164.004564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329165.23/cwt160.00–174.0054411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340154.00/cwt154.00–154.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372164.07/cwt161.00–168.006106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421165.73/cwt160.00–171.0069811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425156.00/cwt156.00–156.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477162.98/cwt154.00–168.0077725
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485143.00/cwt143.00–143.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529159.29/cwt154.00–165.5084310
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530148.00/cwt148.00–148.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550170.50/cwt170.50–170.5093814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575145.80/cwt142.00–147.508385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576160.62/cwt152.00–166.5092516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622161.44/cwt152.00–167.501,0048
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623141.92/cwt139.00–145.008842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674157.84/cwt151.00–163.501,06432
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3679138.16/cwt135.00–141.009388
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717146.04/cwt138.00–149.501,04717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720135.00/cwt135.00–135.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761136.01/cwt130.00–144.001,0354
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765104.00/cwt104.00–104.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3812124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825142.19/cwt137.50–143.501,17314
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3885122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2894130.15/cwt128.00–135.001,16419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255149.69/cwt140.00–154.003825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328141.15/cwt135.00–148.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350130.00/cwt130.00–130.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379142.76/cwt139.00–146.005418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439148.49/cwt140.00–152.0065216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460128.00/cwt128.00–128.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468142.01/cwt135.00–146.0066523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520128.00/cwt128.00–128.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521141.52/cwt133.00–146.0073743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570128.50/cwt128.00–129.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574141.89/cwt132.00–146.0081429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615126.04/cwt125.00–128.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618137.19/cwt130.00–142.0084824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666138.10/cwt132.00–141.5092029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3688125.51/cwt125.00–126.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710106.00/cwt106.00–106.007531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723124.55/cwt120.00–130.0090011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765128.24/cwt119.00–130.0098112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2857119.82/cwt117.00–120.001,02717
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380154.00/cwt154.00–154.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410141.00/cwt141.00–141.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427153.00/cwt153.00–153.006536
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475159.35/cwt158.00–160.007576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525143.70/cwt141.00–146.007544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562138.74/cwt135.00–140.007804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610139.27/cwt132.00–143.008503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665132.54/cwt130.00–135.008812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845104.00/cwt104.00–104.008791
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 372998.84/cwt94.00–100.507214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95053.00/cwt53.00–53.005041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39561.00/cwt61.00–61.008512

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.