Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2021-12-09

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Dec 9
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
742 head
▼ 289 vs last sale 1,031▲ 36 vs year ago 706 · +5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 2▲ 11 vs year ago 2 · +550.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good demand noted for all classes of cattle. Strongest demand was noted for weaned and preconditioned cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.22/cwt on 310 head.
Average price
$135.22
310 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$826
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2610135.92829299
Medium and Large 2-3638116.0974111thin
One grade step is worth $19.83/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 sale310 hd
135.22
—
KY average26 barns · 8,108 hd
134.14
+1.08
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—High1,71391.001,5582thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21453.576509thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92550.004631thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325155.00/cwt155.00–155.005042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340176.00/cwt176.00–176.005982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350171.00/cwt171.00–171.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378154.67/cwt154.00–155.005853
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3407142.00/cwt142.00–142.005785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418167.48/cwt161.00–176.007004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473175.28/cwt173.00–178.008293
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3479161.67/cwt161.00–162.507747
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524158.36/cwt153.00–165.508309
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530134.00/cwt134.00–134.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574152.79/cwt149.00–158.008777
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624157.55/cwt152.00–164.0098367
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633141.47/cwt140.00–143.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672128.00/cwt128.00–128.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680147.30/cwt140.00–152.501,00218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720147.50/cwt135.00–149.501,06237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,11239
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3741119.00/cwt119.00–119.008823
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755136.39/cwt134.00–138.001,0305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775144.62/cwt140.00–150.501,12112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805123.00/cwt123.00–123.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825144.68/cwt140.00–148.001,19425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870139.76/cwt130.50–146.501,2168
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3891125.34/cwt120.00–128.001,1173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2914137.01/cwt125.00–138.001,25213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,2841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225144.00/cwt144.00–144.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332143.02/cwt140.00–144.004754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391147.98/cwt143.00–153.005796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433148.86/cwt145.00–151.0064513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435124.00/cwt124.00–124.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479139.69/cwt133.50–147.0066934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505131.00/cwt131.00–131.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520140.46/cwt131.00–145.0073026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577136.81/cwt130.00–145.0078943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3593126.00/cwt125.00–127.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625131.17/cwt122.00–136.0082044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668128.83/cwt123.00–137.0086126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687141.61/cwt140.00–141.7597336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719127.95/cwt120.00–133.0092024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,00424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766124.68/cwt119.50–127.5095513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3813103.01/cwt100.00–106.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393589.00/cwt89.00–89.008321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270174.00/cwt174.00–174.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285192.50/cwt192.50–192.505491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3292142.50/cwt142.50–142.504162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388173.66/cwt173.00–174.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3407154.00/cwt154.00–154.006277
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425168.21/cwt160.00–171.0071511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2489158.14/cwt154.00–161.007739
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505138.00/cwt138.00–138.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525148.69/cwt140.00–151.007817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577143.90/cwt141.00–145.5083017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585123.00/cwt123.00–123.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620143.72/cwt138.50–145.0089113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3632128.00/cwt128.00–128.008093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665138.64/cwt136.00–140.009223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3697119.00/cwt119.00–119.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721131.73/cwt128.00–136.009506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845111.00/cwt111.00–111.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850106.00/cwt106.00–106.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-399290.00/cwt90.00–90.008932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,01291.50/cwt91.50–91.509262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1601
Bulls——2,06097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,9981
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92550.00/cwt50.00–50.004631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18654.19/cwt52.00–56.506436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18848.00/cwt48.00–48.005702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43061.00/cwt61.00–61.008721

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.