Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-03-23

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Mar 23
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
935 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 978▲ 248 vs year ago 687 · +36.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1▼ 8 vs year ago 11 · −72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All feeder classes sold with a higher undertone noted. Good demand on all feeder classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.50/cwt on 472 head.
Average price
$186.50
472 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,094
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$50.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.92
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2589187.871,106439
Medium and Large 2-3548176.9096921
Medium 1-2589156.799237thin
Large 1-2590154.009093thin
Medium 2-3600140.008401thin
Large 2-3640137.508801thin
One grade step is worth $50.37/cwt here — about $226 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 sale472 hd
186.50
—
KY average24 barns · 6,957 hd
189.42
−2.92
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—High1,720123.002,1161thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09074.008071thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average83061.005061thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284256.42/cwt252.50–262.507288
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317265.31/cwt253.00–267.508417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334283.02/cwt275.00–285.0094510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388259.76/cwt257.50–261.001,0088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389249.26/cwt241.00–253.0097011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429240.60/cwt236.00–244.001,0325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added443250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,11025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463244.66/cwt242.50–251.001,13321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473229.99/cwt223.00–234.001,08820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524220.68/cwt217.00–226.501,15621
Steers—Large 1-2525172.50/cwt172.50–172.509061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,27010
Steers—Large 1-2550167.50/cwt167.50–167.509211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578232.77/cwt230.50–235.501,34526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581222.25/cwt213.00–225.501,29111
Steers—Medium 2-3595185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637211.24/cwt200.00–216.501,34654
Steers—Large 1-2637190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675200.96/cwt190.00–205.501,35637
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727183.25/cwt173.00–188.001,33257
Steers—Medium 2-3730131.00/cwt131.00–131.009561
Steers—Large 1-2740165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761183.82/cwt174.00–187.001,39928
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832173.37/cwt172.00–180.001,44231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2881160.24/cwt160.00–161.001,4124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2902166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,49710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,037147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5242
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205207.00/cwt207.00–207.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290202.50/cwt202.50–202.505871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295220.00/cwt220.00–220.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313256.00/cwt256.00–256.0080112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325220.32/cwt212.50–225.007166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370217.84/cwt211.00–225.008066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380227.84/cwt227.50–228.008666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy404236.89/cwt225.00–239.0095733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416214.86/cwt202.50–220.0089410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440185.00/cwt185.00–185.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451220.00/cwt220.00–220.009928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471205.83/cwt197.00–211.0096922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476189.83/cwt189.00–192.0090412
Heifers—Medium 1-2520167.50/cwt167.50–167.508711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522193.44/cwt190.00–198.001,01047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527203.13/cwt202.00–206.001,07019
Heifers—Large 1-2550161.00/cwt161.00–161.008862
Heifers—Medium 1-2552165.00/cwt165.00–165.009112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560171.00/cwt171.00–171.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574183.21/cwt177.00–189.001,05218
Heifers—Medium 2-3600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Heifers—Medium 1-2608150.00/cwt150.00–150.009123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621186.32/cwt183.00–188.501,15727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623171.73/cwt162.00–176.501,07047
Heifers—Large 2-3640137.50/cwt137.50–137.508801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660176.25/cwt176.25–176.251,16324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670170.56/cwt163.50–172.501,14340
Heifers—Large 1-2670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009381
Heifers—Medium 1-2675150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3684154.43/cwt154.00–157.001,0567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721151.86/cwt151.50–153.001,0954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734165.30/cwt164.00–169.501,21374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,24921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2796152.20/cwt152.00–153.001,2125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235245.00/cwt245.00–245.005761
Bulls—Medium 2-3240190.00/cwt190.00–190.004561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360225.00/cwt225.00–225.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420220.00/cwt220.00–220.009242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455215.00/cwt215.00–215.009781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561197.94/cwt195.00–201.001,1104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,720123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,1161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83061.00/cwt61.00–61.005061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09074.00/cwt74.00–74.008071

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.