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

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 5
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
721 head
7 vs last sale 714 13 vs year ago 734 · 1.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
69 vs last sale 267 50 vs year ago 148 · +33.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
269 head
151 vs last sale 118 79 vs year ago 190 · +41.6%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher on a light test. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.55/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$140.55
228 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.44
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496141.24701214
Medium and Large 2-3467130.0060714thin
One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $93 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 sale228 hd
140.55
KY average26 barns · 8,846 hd
148.98
−8.44
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
BullsLow1,76293.041,64017
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49970.451,05629
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22368.2983559
CowsLean 85-90%High94458.0954836
SteersChoiceAverage1,280120.001,5361thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,128$1,2765
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,122$1,2579
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,380$1,1402thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,186$1,13910
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$1,10913
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$1,0417
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,311$9525
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$90310
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$8773thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$8601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$8592thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,152$8545
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$7962thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,3505
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,1752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$7502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,480$1,5112thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,213$1,1793thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,631$1,3833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,221$1,2054thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,345$1,0351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$1,0251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$1,0101thin

Every lot, as filed

85 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2-3519137.00/cwt137.00–137.0071110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2283171.90/cwt170.50–172.0048614
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,020141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4383
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2461146.28/cwt140.00–147.5067451
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3467130.00/cwt130.00–130.0060714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2312143.00/cwt143.00–143.004462
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2745122.50/cwt122.50–122.509135
BullsMedium and Large 2-3565128.50/cwt128.50–128.5072613
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007073
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2770125.33/cwt121.50–133.009653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2532136.07/cwt130.00–140.0072464
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577139.18/cwt138.00–143.0080321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675125.80/cwt123.00–126.508495
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006092
SteersMedium and Large 2-3595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007742
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy470191.00/cwt191.00–191.008981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800122.50/cwt122.50–122.509801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2205168.50/cwt166.00–171.003452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363148.99/cwt146.00–151.5054146
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2638136.42/cwt126.00–140.0087012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615161.00/cwt161.00–161.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2967148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2532164.00/cwt164.00–164.008729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2827152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2868147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2915134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2593160.00/cwt160.00–160.009492
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,095131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2735130.00/cwt130.00–130.009561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2672158.62/cwt145.00–160.001,06625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2762151.94/cwt143.00–153.001,15812
SteersMedium and Large 2-3461148.57/cwt140.00–153.006859
Dairy SteersLarge 3473123.00/cwt123.00–123.005824
Dairy SteersLarge 3377119.45/cwt116.00–121.004503
SteersMedium and Large 1-2443171.50/cwt171.50–171.5076012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added532181.50/cwt181.50–181.509663
BullsMedium and Large 1-2738126.32/cwt124.50–128.5093213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522153.00/cwt153.00–153.0079924
BullsMedium and Large 1-2668135.32/cwt128.00–142.0090418
BullsMedium and Large 1-2582141.10/cwt132.00–143.0082135
BullsMedium and Large 1-2223191.11/cwt187.00–195.504262
BullsMedium and Large 1-2335158.00/cwt158.00–158.005291
CowsLean 85-90%96366.59/cwt65.00–68.506418
CowsLean 85-90%89652.54/cwt47.00–56.0047112
CowsLean 85-90%1,00560.52/cwt57.00–64.0060814
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49674.44/cwt70.50–79.001,11416
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50265.54/cwt61.50–68.5098413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21759.46/cwt57.00–61.007249
SteersChoice1,280120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22167.74/cwt62.00–72.5082737
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23175.95/cwt73.00–80.5093513
CowsLean 85-90%72540.31/cwt35.50–44.002922
Bulls1,69386.96/cwt81.00–89.001,4727
Bulls1,953104.02/cwt102.00–105.002,0323
Bulls1,75094.41/cwt90.00–99.001,6527
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1221,257.05/head1,060.00–1,350.001,2579
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1861,138.86/head900.00–1,335.001,13910
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3451,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3451,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3281,311.58/head1,275.00–1,350.001,3122
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,097.75/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,311951.51/head810.00–1,050.009525
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,280877.06/head785.00–950.008773
BullsMedium and Large 2-3445144.00/cwt144.00–144.006414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2448165.50/cwt165.50–165.5074129
BullsMedium and Large 1-2359168.31/cwt160.00–173.0060430
BullsMedium and Large 2-3460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006677
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2131,178.90/head1,110.00–1,225.001,1793
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4801,511.32/head1,225.00–1,725.001,5112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,285860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1491,040.59/head810.00–1,360.001,0417
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6671,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,035900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3101,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3801,139.79/head1,085.00–1,200.001,1402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,235858.56/head800.00–910.008592
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,172902.66/head675.00–1,085.0090310
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2830750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29251,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1281,275.73/head1,175.00–1,400.001,2765
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,109.37/head1,075.00–1,150.001,10913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085795.56/head725.00–850.007962
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,152854.22/head775.00–925.008545

How this sale compares

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.