Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2022-05-12

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, May 12
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
446 head
▲ 165 vs last sale 281▲ 93 vs year ago 353 · +26.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good to very good demand noted for all feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages of feeder classes. Higher undertones noted as well for all classes of feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.91/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$163.91
191 head · 678 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,111
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$287
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$0.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2693163.941,135175
Medium and Large 2-3519163.5684816thin
One grade step is worth $0.38/cwt here — about $287 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 sale191 hd
163.91
—
KY average26 barns · 5,650 hd
165.98
−2.08
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32376.721,0152thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65374.001,2233thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225185.00/cwt185.00–185.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260172.50/cwt172.50–172.504491
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345207.00/cwt207.00–207.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383181.89/cwt175.00–184.006974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423200.00/cwt200.00–200.008466
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3424173.47/cwt170.00–177.007364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451203.00/cwt203.00–203.009163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487189.82/cwt183.00–196.0092415
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520152.98/cwt152.00–154.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545182.20/cwt182.00–182.5099310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568180.91/cwt174.00–182.501,02813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3581167.54/cwt166.00–169.009734
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609176.04/cwt173.00–180.001,07220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636156.01/cwt154.00–165.009927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658165.99/cwt164.00–170.001,0923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3693156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,0853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718151.79/cwt149.00–155.001,09015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760152.07/cwt150.00–155.001,15612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805117.00/cwt117.00–117.009422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added875148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,29559
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2996118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1753
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278173.72/cwt170.00–177.004834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310135.00/cwt135.00–135.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335163.00/cwt163.00–163.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378151.45/cwt150.00–156.005727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383172.27/cwt167.00–174.006607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429162.16/cwt155.00–168.0069613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470142.72/cwt140.00–144.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476158.47/cwt153.00–163.0075417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517158.93/cwt150.00–164.0082231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576148.60/cwt143.00–152.0085620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605148.00/cwt148.00–148.0089518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622139.79/cwt137.00–144.008695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625122.42/cwt120.00–125.007652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665143.49/cwt142.00–147.0095420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3683125.75/cwt124.00–127.008594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769128.98/cwt127.50–132.5099210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3300155.00/cwt155.00–155.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330184.69/cwt175.00–188.006095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400175.00/cwt175.00–175.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473166.15/cwt161.00–174.007863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512166.97/cwt162.50–167.5085510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579153.69/cwt149.00–155.008909
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685131.40/cwt123.00–137.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725127.00/cwt127.00–127.009212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790117.00/cwt117.00–117.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845113.00/cwt113.00–113.009551
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3845100.00/cwt100.00–100.008451
Dairy Steers—Large 3915109.00/cwt109.00–109.009971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32376.72/cwt74.00–79.001,0152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65374.00/cwt74.00–74.001,2233

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.