Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-01-23

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 23
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
495 head
90 vs last sale 405 94 vs year ago 589 · 16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
15 vs last sale 153 25 vs year ago 143 · +17.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
154 head
29 vs last sale 183 7 vs year ago 161 · 4.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $159.62/cwt on 177 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits 46.19 against this barn's trailing median of $205.81.
Average price
$159.62
177 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$854
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.20
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568160.74912134
Medium and Large 2-3434156.1167743
One grade step is worth $4.64/cwt here — about $236 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

25 sales
243218193167median 205.8112/1503/0204/2006/0808/10
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $229.41, low $181.32, median $205.81 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale177 hd
159.62
KY average23 barns · 1,974 hd
158.42
+1.20
This barn, trailing median25 sales
205.81
−46.19
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
BullsLow1,762100.221,76614
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21277.9994660
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44877.581,12418
CowsLean 85-90%Low93462.4058331

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$1,3254thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,102$1,19510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$99616
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$9734thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)942$93912
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$9128
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,208$8872thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$8752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,123$8636
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$8132thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,155$1,1851thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)900$1,0501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,378$1,3902thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,183$1,1523thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$1,3851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,1796
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,190$1,1751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)810$8005

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2524162.80/cwt157.00–170.5085330
BullsMedium and Large 1-2442179.00/cwt179.00–179.0079115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2692144.00/cwt144.00–144.0099623
BullsMedium and Large 2-3366167.04/cwt165.00–175.0061115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2652159.21/cwt155.00–162.001,0385
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710132.33/cwt123.50–134.5094016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613152.30/cwt145.00–153.0093412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2309161.00/cwt161.00–161.004977
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added695142.00/cwt142.00–142.009871
BullsMedium and Large 2-3519149.00/cwt149.00–149.007735
SteersMedium and Large 2-3460156.00/cwt156.00–156.007182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2816128.32/cwt123.00–135.001,0475
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3517141.50/cwt141.50–141.507324
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3460142.00/cwt142.00–142.006537
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2685126.50/cwt126.50–126.508671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2454174.83/cwt166.50–175.7579432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462179.17/cwt178.00–184.008285
SteersMedium and Large 1-2736159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1704
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570146.90/cwt138.00–154.0083729
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365169.11/cwt164.00–178.0061729
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3431154.50/cwt154.50–154.506666
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524156.03/cwt142.00–157.0081816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529179.13/cwt174.00–180.009487
SteersMedium and Large 2-3513158.00/cwt158.00–158.008113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582151.00/cwt151.00–151.008792
SteersMedium and Large 1-2446150.75/cwt150.00–151.006728
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275202.50/cwt202.50–202.505571
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,02210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2628146.76/cwt141.00–149.009226
BullsMedium and Large 1-2920105.00/cwt105.00–105.009661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375197.00/cwt197.00–197.0073920
BullsMedium and Large 1-2593155.00/cwt155.00–155.0091918
BullsMedium and Large 1-2745136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0139
CowsLean 85-90%90454.02/cwt50.00–59.004887
CowsLean 85-90%96664.02/cwt61.00–66.0061811
CowsLean 85-90%87542.69/cwt40.00–45.003742
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49184.24/cwt80.00–92.501,2565
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43275.02/cwt70.00–79.501,07413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16464.95/cwt62.00–66.007565
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23185.66/cwt79.50–101.501,05426
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20473.37/cwt67.50–79.0088329
CowsLean 85-90%93369.70/cwt66.50–76.5065011
Bulls1,67081.49/cwt75.00–87.001,3612
Bulls1,84495.40/cwt94.00–98.001,7594
Bulls1,744107.32/cwt103.00–111.001,8728
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,123863.49/head735.00–975.008636
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120996.13/head800.00–1,285.0099616
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2942939.34/head860.00–1,175.0093912
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29101,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,145875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,133973.47/head850.00–1,085.009734
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3451,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2810800.00/head800.00–800.008005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2990813.13/head800.00–825.008132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,035911.84/head675.00–1,000.009128
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1551,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,178.98/head950.00–1,350.001,1796
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,208886.60/head860.00–910.008872
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1021,195.22/head850.00–1,410.001,19510
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3781,389.93/head1,200.00–1,550.001,3902
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1831,152.08/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1523
BullsMedium and Large 2-3459150.52/cwt150.00–151.0069123
BullsMedium and Large 1-2315187.00/cwt187.00–187.005892

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.