Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-09-28

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Sep 28
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 852 vs last sale 1,014▼ 262 vs year ago 424 · −61.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Light supply of feeders this week. Feeder classes sold sharply lower. Moderate demand for 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 $209.19/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$209.19
87 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,153
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$738
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2587213.561,25570
Medium and Large 2458200.5491911thin
Medium and Large 2-3297174.175176thin
One grade step is worth $39.39/cwt here — about $738 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 sale87 hd
209.19
—
KY average26 barns · 6,412 hd
215.53
−6.33
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
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97566.006441thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2501242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594227.16/cwt225.00–228.001,3497
Steers—Medium and Large 2617209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624225.96/cwt217.00–234.001,4108
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663234.75/cwt230.00–242.001,55610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,110164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,8201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3247175.00/cwt175.00–175.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335200.00/cwt200.00–200.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365205.00/cwt205.00–205.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391212.91/cwt210.00–219.008323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440221.00/cwt221.00–221.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472203.07/cwt201.00–207.509586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484226.98/cwt217.50–233.001,09913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535218.92/cwt210.00–223.001,1716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573216.86/cwt212.00–221.001,24319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621208.36/cwt195.00–212.001,29410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2834204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,075124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345215.00/cwt215.00–215.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385204.00/cwt204.00–204.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2402230.00/cwt230.00–230.009252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440190.00/cwt190.00–190.008362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460215.00/cwt215.00–215.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510223.04/cwt221.00–225.001,1384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520189.00/cwt189.00–189.009831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97566.00/cwt66.00–66.006441

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.