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

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 12
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
534 head
187 vs last sale 721 199 vs year ago 733 · 27.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
93 vs last sale 198 47 vs year ago 152 · 30.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
111 head
158 vs last sale 269 1 vs year ago 112 · 0.9%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.03/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$142.03
140 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.52
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526142.60749132
Medium and Large 2-3487132.506458thin
One grade step is worth $10.10/cwt here — about $104 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 sale140 hd
142.03
KY average25 barns · 6,789 hd
146.54
−4.52
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
BullsHigh1,80297.671,75910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48666.9699510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21666.5380942
CowsLean 85-90%High95751.2949130

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,1273thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,167$9783thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$8972thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,218$8803thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,080$7851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,154$7614thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,077$7002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$9001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,065$1,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,298$9972thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$1,0773thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$8251thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438147.34/cwt144.00–155.0064535
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517140.95/cwt136.00–144.0072933
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465137.00/cwt137.00–137.006374
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2607139.76/cwt139.00–142.0084820
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2292148.00/cwt148.00–148.004322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700122.00/cwt122.00–122.008541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3372140.00/cwt140.00–140.005212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2582135.23/cwt132.00–144.0078716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380159.50/cwt159.50–159.5060611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473172.00/cwt172.00–172.008149
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573160.82/cwt154.00–164.009218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2728158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,1546
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2875
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2753136.13/cwt130.00–137.001,0258
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2816127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0279
SteersMedium and Large 2-3515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007212
SteersMedium and Large 2-3430142.00/cwt142.00–142.006112
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750131.50/cwt131.50–131.509861
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575132.00/cwt132.00–132.007593
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527161.32/cwt153.00–164.0085016
Dairy SteersLarge 332592.50/cwt92.50–92.503011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432168.17/cwt160.00–171.007264
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added864166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,43461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2771155.04/cwt150.00–157.501,1959
BullsMedium and Large 1-2594141.22/cwt132.00–148.0083914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2756125.00/cwt125.00–125.009456
BullsMedium and Large 1-2459171.50/cwt171.50–171.5078727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523157.00/cwt157.00–157.0082122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665129.81/cwt122.00–134.0086310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2285185.00/cwt185.00–185.005277
CowsLean 85-90%99367.76/cwt65.00–70.506732
CowsLean 85-90%91560.95/cwt58.00–64.005586
CowsLean 85-90%88139.99/cwt36.00–45.003528
CowsLean 85-90%1,01451.25/cwt47.50–56.5052014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54269.88/cwt69.00–70.501,0783
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46265.71/cwt62.00–68.009617
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23080.83/cwt73.50–86.509944
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22766.13/cwt62.00–72.5081132
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14559.12/cwt57.50–61.506776
Bulls1,710103.12/cwt100.00–107.001,7635
Bulls2,04388.14/cwt87.50–89.001,8012
Bulls1,79394.93/cwt92.00–98.001,7023
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,218880.39/head760.00–1,175.008803
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,077700.00/head700.00–700.007002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2920800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,285897.49/head825.00–960.008972
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,020750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2895900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,167977.71/head785.00–1,250.009783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,126.82/head800.00–1,300.001,1273
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,154761.32/head575.00–860.007614
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29951,077.25/head975.00–1,125.001,0773
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,330825.00/head825.00–825.008251
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,298997.38/head985.00–1,010.009972
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3459142.71/cwt139.00–150.0065512
BullsMedium and Large 2-3521134.00/cwt134.00–134.006983
BullsMedium and Large 2-3425136.00/cwt136.00–136.005781
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390159.00/cwt159.00–159.006204
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600146.50/cwt146.50–146.5087917
BullsMedium and Large 1-2385180.50/cwt180.50–180.5069516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465147.00/cwt147.00–147.006842

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.