Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-10-26

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Oct 26
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 319▼ 190 vs year ago 475 · −40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 8 vs year ago 9 · −88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 lower, yearling heifers sold steady. Good demand for weaned and vaccinated 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 $208.27/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$208.27
138 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,180
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.37
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564211.891,194122
Medium and Large 2704181.081,2746thin
Medium and Large 2-3520180.4093810thin
One grade step is worth $31.49/cwt here — about $256 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 sale138 hd
208.27
—
KY average27 barns · 5,109 hd
203.90
+4.37
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—Average1,975115.002,2711thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395245.00/cwt245.00–245.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 2400217.50/cwt217.50–217.508701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425234.36/cwt225.00–240.009964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472240.50/cwt234.00–245.001,1358
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2285
Steers—Medium 1-2505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520244.90/cwt240.00–255.001,2733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528219.15/cwt216.00–226.001,1574
Steers—Medium and Large 2548212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570218.03/cwt215.00–223.001,2435
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634234.17/cwt233.00–237.001,48520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679231.99/cwt231.00–233.001,5754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684220.89/cwt214.00–229.001,51114
Steers—Medium and Large 2685202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4303
Steers—Medium and Large 2750188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6381
Steers—Medium and Large 2960179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,7181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270222.50/cwt222.50–222.506011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270202.00/cwt202.00–202.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320208.40/cwt207.50–210.006673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389214.86/cwt211.00–218.008366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3392198.00/cwt198.00–198.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428215.22/cwt213.00–218.009219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475228.79/cwt225.00–230.001,0874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2494218.38/cwt200.00–220.001,07913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520208.89/cwt197.50–218.001,08610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525225.56/cwt224.00–226.001,18414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572208.58/cwt200.00–219.001,19313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622203.00/cwt197.00–210.001,26318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677208.72/cwt200.00–211.001,4136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733179.49/cwt176.00–183.001,3162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736203.61/cwt190.00–206.001,49920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2920162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395224.00/cwt224.00–224.008851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432224.00/cwt224.00–224.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475220.05/cwt210.00–225.001,0457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2506219.66/cwt218.00–223.001,1113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530180.00/cwt180.00–180.009541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1011
Bulls—Medium 1-2605157.00/cwt157.00–157.009502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619206.23/cwt199.00–216.001,27714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685186.51/cwt185.00–188.001,2782
Bulls—Medium 1-2685169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1581
Bulls—Medium 1-2705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,975115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,2711

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.