Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-02-06

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 6
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
512 head
169 vs last sale 343 54 vs year ago 566 · 9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
310 head
204 vs last sale 106 157 vs year ago 153 · +102.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
247 head
146 vs last sale 101 97 vs year ago 150 · +64.7%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold Sharply higher. Feeder steers over 500lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with the exception of a few extremely high dressing individuals higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.33/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$166.33
193 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.74
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543169.11918164
Medium and Large 2-3495150.6274629
One grade step is worth $18.49/cwt here — about $172 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 sale193 hd
166.33
KY average21 barns · 4,104 hd
162.60
+3.74
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
BullsLow1,606105.141,68933
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20288.791,06783
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49285.211,27242
CowsLean 85-90%High90072.6265451

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)1,258$1,6436
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,312$1,61714
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,5252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,181$1,44110
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,312$1,3252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,460$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,247$1,2239
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$1,1492thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,240$1,0851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$8501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,102$1,67452
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,6504thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)954$1,40611
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,3851thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$1,3255
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,276$1,3707
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,482$2,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,825$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$1,4351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,238$1,0945
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,161$1,0054thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,148$1,90413
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)955$1,5251thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2950130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2405184.00/cwt184.00–184.007453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575161.07/cwt156.00–168.0092637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373180.00/cwt180.00–180.0067111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy476191.00/cwt191.00–191.0090929
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526178.50/cwt178.50–178.5093917
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3568140.74/cwt140.00–143.007994
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2661145.60/cwt144.00–148.009625
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3393160.00/cwt160.00–160.006294
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2905132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3441159.99/cwt155.00–165.0070616
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3740114.00/cwt114.00–114.008441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added753146.55/cwt143.00–147.001,1049
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added601168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,01322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332179.60/cwt170.00–184.005965
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518164.78/cwt160.00–168.0085410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2806139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1205
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730125.21/cwt121.00–134.009143
SteersMedium and Large 2-3890129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008842
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3682122.81/cwt116.00–125.008384
SteersMedium and Large 1-2537181.00/cwt181.00–181.009724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy473219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,03614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy338250.00/cwt250.00–250.008453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625170.55/cwt168.00–171.001,06613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2452177.00/cwt177.00–177.0080023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750168.51/cwt164.00–169.001,26441
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690138.39/cwt135.00–143.509555
SteersMedium and Large 2-3513168.00/cwt168.00–168.008623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415200.12/cwt195.00–210.008303
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2853151.50/cwt149.00–154.001,2924
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,035149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added626180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,1305
BullsMedium and Large 1-2310214.35/cwt207.50–216.006645
BullsMedium and Large 1-2713142.66/cwt142.00–143.001,0173
BullsMedium and Large 1-2230217.00/cwt217.00–217.004991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2377217.00/cwt217.00–217.008188
BullsMedium and Large 1-2453190.00/cwt190.00–190.0086113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy315222.50/cwt222.50–222.507011
CowsLean 85-90%91077.08/cwt72.00–84.0070140
CowsLean 85-90%77843.26/cwt40.00–47.003372
CowsLean 85-90%91552.55/cwt50.00–56.004814
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47681.73/cwt76.50–85.001,20624
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51489.85/cwt86.00–96.001,36018
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18071.00/cwt71.00–71.008381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19694.07/cwt86.50–113.001,12554
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21379.25/cwt73.00–85.5096128
CowsLean 85-90%85964.77/cwt63.00–68.005565
Bulls1,43386.72/cwt80.00–93.001,2432
Bulls1,583113.82/cwt107.00–132.001,80214
Bulls1,646100.16/cwt95.00–105.001,64917
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,8252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2471,222.99/head750.00–1,675.001,2239
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2581,643.22/head1,000.00–1,925.001,6436
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3121,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1481,903.71/head1,875.00–1,975.001,90413
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29551,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3121,617.35/head1,135.00–2,000.001,61714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1181,149.16/head1,125.00–1,175.001,1492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1811,440.67/head925.00–1,900.001,44110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1601,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29781,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3255
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1021,674.09/head1,300.00–2,125.001,67452
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29541,405.74/head1,325.00–1,575.001,40611
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0601,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4651,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1881,072.42/head900.00–1,225.001,0722
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2381,094.24/head860.00–1,375.001,0945
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4822,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,133938.08/head900.00–975.009382
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2761,370.06/head1,025.00–1,900.001,3707
BullsMedium and Large 2-3388183.97/cwt179.00–189.007146
BullsMedium and Large 2-3435159.73/cwt158.00–165.006958
BullsMedium and Large 2-3521151.00/cwt151.00–151.007874
BullsMedium and Large 1-2588158.42/cwt150.00–162.0093212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2282213.46/cwt210.00–217.506026
BullsMedium and Large 1-2661154.33/cwt145.00–155.501,0209

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.