Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-01-30

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 30
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
343 head
152 vs last sale 495 515 vs year ago 858 · 60.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
62 vs last sale 168 29 vs year ago 135 · 21.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
53 vs last sale 154 87 vs year ago 188 · 46.3%
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 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder bulls over 500lbs unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.40/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$154.40
116 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.46
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503155.52783101
Medium and Large 2-3472146.8569315thin
One grade step is worth $8.67/cwt here — about $90 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 sale116 hd
154.40
KY average23 barns · 4,036 hd
155.86
−1.46
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
BullsAverage1,682109.881,84813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52587.701,33712
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21884.491,02962
CowsLean 85-90%High90468.1061622

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 (2-4 yrs)1,271$1,2507
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$1,1601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,309$1,1349
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,219$1,11110
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,252$1,0857
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,367$1,0714thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$1,0546
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$9729
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$8675
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)995$8101thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)980$1,0851thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,320$1,2351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,036$1,1065
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,0351thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2298195.00/cwt195.00–195.005813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563157.50/cwt157.50–157.508873
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2240167.00/cwt165.00–175.004015
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650133.00/cwt133.00–133.008651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2606145.23/cwt138.50–149.5088013
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505145.00/cwt145.00–145.007323
BullsMedium and Large 2-3367174.00/cwt174.00–174.006395
SteersMedium and Large 1-2971147.91/cwt146.00–149.001,43611
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3705102.00/cwt102.00–102.007191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380167.01/cwt160.00–171.0063524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670148.00/cwt148.00–148.009921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0525
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2721128.60/cwt127.00–135.009275
SteersMedium and Large 1-2502175.86/cwt175.00–181.008837
SteersMedium and Large 1-2770156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3635145.00/cwt145.00–145.009211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3297146.00/cwt146.00–146.004342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2458166.45/cwt165.00–171.0076221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2980110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2656157.53/cwt155.00–165.001,0334
SteersMedium and Large 1-2834152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2726
SteersMedium and Large 1-2714154.40/cwt152.00–155.001,1025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524148.84/cwt140.00–156.0078022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added735145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0661
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3466152.34/cwt150.00–155.0071011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475188.57/cwt180.00–192.008964
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,000131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3101
SteersMedium and Large 2-3468150.20/cwt143.00–154.007033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567150.38/cwt145.00–154.508537
BullsMedium and Large 1-2537174.00/cwt174.00–174.0093416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2746137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0223
BullsMedium and Large 1-2679139.81/cwt129.00–142.0094913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364211.72/cwt205.00–215.0077115
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57292.08/cwt85.50–102.501,4477
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45981.56/cwt78.00–84.501,1905
CowsLean 85-90%91673.22/cwt68.00–78.5067114
CowsLean 85-90%90864.80/cwt64.00–66.005884
CowsLean 85-90%96043.00/cwt43.00–43.004131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09667.50/cwt65.00–70.007404
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25994.76/cwt86.50–108.001,19324
CowsLean 85-90%82356.98/cwt56.00–59.004693
Bulls1,540101.30/cwt98.00–103.001,5603
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20379.24/cwt73.00–85.0095334
Bulls1,724112.45/cwt107.00–121.001,93910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2711,250.44/head1,175.00–1,360.001,2507
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29401,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred CowsMedium 1-2865760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3751,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3091,133.98/head825.00–1,350.001,1349
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3671,071.23/head825.00–1,210.001,0714
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29801,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2990894.24/head850.00–1,010.008944
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,054.42/head875.00–1,235.001,0546
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,235972.09/head925.00–1,035.009729
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2191,110.60/head900.00–1,210.001,11110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2521,084.99/head960.00–1,360.001,0857
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3201,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0131,060.69/head950.00–1,175.001,0613
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3477155.00/cwt155.00–155.007394
BullsMedium and Large 2-3295177.50/cwt177.50–177.505246
BullsMedium and Large 2-3442140.00/cwt140.00–140.006192
BullsMedium and Large 1-2612130.00/cwt130.00–130.007962
BullsMedium and Large 1-2454188.00/cwt188.00–188.008548

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.