Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-01-16

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 16
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
405 head
449 vs last sale 854 142 vs year ago 263 · +54.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
51 vs last sale 204 103 vs year ago 50 · +206.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
183 head
94 vs last sale 89 104 vs year ago 79 · +131.6%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher on a light test. Feeder bulls under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with feeder bulls over 500lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers over 550 mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.40/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$149.40
122 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.08
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507150.28761119
Medium and Large 2-3663114.657603thin
One grade step is worth $35.63/cwt here — about $1 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 sale122 hd
149.40
KY average23 barns · 7,638 hd
156.49
−7.08
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
BullsHigh1,686100.931,70219
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48775.451,12228
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21375.0391060
CowsLean 85-90%High93263.2458932

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$1,2644thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,188$1,2156
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,156$1,1745
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$1,1706
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$1,05518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,0002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,059$9875
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$93723
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,286$8854thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$8352thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$77611
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)921$1,1253thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)933$1,0204thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,0351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$9402thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)795$6752thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2288170.19/cwt160.00–171.504909
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2588141.71/cwt132.00–145.008338
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3663114.65/cwt114.00–115.007603
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added673144.00/cwt144.00–144.009692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2764130.59/cwt124.00–137.009986
BullsMedium and Large 1-2412170.00/cwt170.00–170.007002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377167.00/cwt167.00–167.006308
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2743125.14/cwt122.00–127.509307
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673128.79/cwt128.50–130.008675
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617145.28/cwt140.00–148.008963
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2444156.94/cwt155.50–165.0069729
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530147.09/cwt143.00–152.0078027
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330192.50/cwt192.50–192.506351
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500156.00/cwt156.00–156.007803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470153.15/cwt150.00–160.0072010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572168.71/cwt164.00–173.009654
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531177.00/cwt177.00–177.009404
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy440216.90/cwt205.00–219.009549
SteersMedium and Large 1-2446191.00/cwt191.00–191.008524
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,185134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2347160.00/cwt160.00–160.005555
SteersMedium and Large 1-2932149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3893
SteersMedium and Large 1-2770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0781
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,079143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,54316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added623171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2355192.50/cwt192.50–192.506831
SteersMedium and Large 2-3565142.00/cwt142.00–142.008021
Dairy SteersLarge 3260115.00/cwt115.00–115.002991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added710164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,1682
BullsMedium and Large 1-2452175.50/cwt169.50–177.0079330
BullsMedium and Large 1-2376196.20/cwt195.00–198.0073814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2585160.50/cwt160.50–160.5093917
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300217.00/cwt217.00–217.006518
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy220204.50/cwt204.50–204.504501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy275220.00/cwt220.00–220.006051
CowsLean 85-90%96270.34/cwt66.50–75.0067715
CowsLean 85-90%76543.18/cwt40.00–48.003303
CowsLean 85-90%89653.47/cwt50.00–56.504794
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48078.61/cwt76.00–85.501,16312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49273.08/cwt67.00–75.001,09016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18964.97/cwt62.00–67.007726
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20683.28/cwt78.00–94.501,00417
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22072.87/cwt67.50–77.5088937
CowsLean 85-90%95062.53/cwt60.00–65.5059410
Bulls1,786107.06/cwt103.00–115.001,91210
Bulls1,43587.18/cwt85.00–90.001,2512
Bulls1,61596.09/cwt93.00–100.001,5527
Bred CowsMedium 1-2945975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2361,262.42/head1,200.00–1,325.001,2625
Bred CowsMedium 1-2875950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1561,174.44/head1,075.00–1,450.001,1745
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,170835.00/head835.00–835.008352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29211,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,218936.98/head710.00–1,185.0093723
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1531,169.94/head985.00–1,425.001,1706
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,035685.00/head685.00–685.006852
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,194796.36/head725.00–910.007969
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,286885.11/head800.00–985.008854
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2691,264.05/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2644
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1851,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29331,020.04/head975.00–1,125.001,0204
Bred CowsMedium 1-2902860.00/head860.00–860.008602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1821,011.22/head985.00–1,050.001,0113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2431,079.67/head850.00–1,250.001,08016
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2795675.00/head675.00–675.006752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,200940.42/head850.00–1,025.009402
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3529154.73/cwt152.00–156.008199
BullsMedium and Large 2-3394173.00/cwt173.00–173.006825
BullsMedium and Large 1-2511172.50/cwt172.50–172.5088113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2742136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2669156.51/cwt155.00–157.001,0478

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.