Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2021-09-23

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Sep 23
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
357 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 283▼ 157 vs year ago 514 · −30.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 12▼ 8 vs year ago 11 · −72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale Sept. 9, 2021: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.15/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$146.15
151 head · 610 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.46
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2622147.47917116
Medium and Large 2-3569141.7680735
One grade step is worth $5.71/cwt here — about $110 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 sale151 hd
146.15
—
KY average27 barns · 5,665 hd
148.60
−2.46
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%High1,27556.007142thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average81035.002841thin

Every lot

52 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 1-2257171.00/cwt171.00–171.004392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425163.10/cwt157.00–165.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3464140.32/cwt134.00–148.006515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480161.43/cwt159.00–162.007755
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528147.00/cwt147.00–147.007766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530155.26/cwt154.00–160.008239
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3557145.38/cwt140.00–147.0081013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587152.91/cwt152.00–155.0089829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612149.08/cwt144.50–150.009126
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630134.00/cwt134.00–134.008445
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3658139.63/cwt130.00–142.009195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658139.53/cwt138.00–142.0091832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,02918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740139.00/cwt138.00–140.001,0294
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3762120.00/cwt120.00–120.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763135.98/cwt135.00–138.001,0383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340142.50/cwt142.50–142.504851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375137.91/cwt136.00–141.005178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390131.00/cwt131.00–131.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483139.34/cwt139.00–142.006739
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3493131.00/cwt131.00–131.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505135.32/cwt134.00–136.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531143.50/cwt143.50–143.5076214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545132.00/cwt132.00–132.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563136.98/cwt130.00–139.0077127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621130.52/cwt128.00–133.0081117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665112.31/cwt100.00–125.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672128.82/cwt127.00–131.008667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723126.23/cwt122.00–128.0091315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3766110.00/cwt110.00–110.008433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800119.00/cwt119.00–119.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833110.00/cwt110.00–110.009163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391795.00/cwt95.00–95.008712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445134.00/cwt134.00–134.005961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455152.00/cwt152.00–152.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488141.98/cwt139.00–145.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519147.73/cwt145.00–151.0076713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569139.04/cwt137.00–141.007914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595118.00/cwt118.00–118.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624134.51/cwt133.00–135.008394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673135.00/cwt135.00–135.009092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678119.29/cwt100.00–121.0080913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820109.00/cwt109.00–109.008941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81035.00/cwt35.00–35.002841
Cows—Boner 80-85%98543.00/cwt43.00–43.004241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,0801

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.