Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2021-09-09

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Sep 9
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
283 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 404▼ 80 vs year ago 363 · −22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 9 vs year ago 3 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good demand noted for all classes of cattle. Buyers showed strong interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.97/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$136.97
149 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.69
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526139.52734122
Medium and Large 2-3512125.4564227
One grade step is worth $14.07/cwt here — about $92 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 sale149 hd
136.97
—
KY average20 barns · 4,037 hd
139.67
−2.69
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—Average1,465101.501,4871thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59065.501,0411thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17258.096816thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96554.255242thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,21093.001,1251thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461162.55/cwt161.00–169.0074910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3492147.66/cwt147.00–149.007263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563163.77/cwt155.00–166.009225
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633125.50/cwt125.00–126.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640153.98/cwt148.00–160.009857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673151.95/cwt145.00–153.501,02310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735146.51/cwt146.00–147.001,0772
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755107.50/cwt107.50–107.508121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2861138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1883
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225135.00/cwt133.00–137.003042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336148.69/cwt145.00–158.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365130.35/cwt130.00–131.004766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376144.75/cwt139.00–147.005446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422142.74/cwt130.00–146.0060215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440122.53/cwt120.00–125.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466142.18/cwt135.00–147.0066317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3487125.00/cwt125.00–125.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523129.34/cwt128.00–130.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526140.67/cwt133.00–149.0074032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566128.52/cwt128.00–130.007274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577137.86/cwt135.00–144.0079521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606140.13/cwt131.00–141.508498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623121.18/cwt120.00–122.007555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665136.79/cwt133.00–139.0091010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715108.00/cwt108.00–108.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721128.74/cwt122.00–131.009284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755112.00/cwt112.00–112.008461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350157.00/cwt157.00–157.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375125.00/cwt125.00–125.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402165.00/cwt165.00–165.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418136.49/cwt135.00–138.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425149.10/cwt144.00–155.0063414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468147.60/cwt140.00–152.006917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531136.84/cwt130.00–140.0072713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568140.30/cwt137.00–145.0079710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630113.00/cwt113.00–113.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633130.81/cwt128.00–139.008285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660135.79/cwt127.00–139.508966
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3703100.00/cwt100.00–100.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716119.25/cwt113.00–129.008544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397084.00/cwt84.00–84.008151
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,21093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,465101.50/cwt101.50–101.501,4871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96558.50/cwt58.50–58.505651
Cows—Lean 85-90%96550.00/cwt50.00–50.004831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16761.51/cwt60.50–62.507183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17754.67/cwt54.00–55.006433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59065.50/cwt65.50–65.501,0411

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.