Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold on a light test with a higher undertone noted. Feeder bulls under 350lbs sold sharply higher with feeder bulls over 350lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.56/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$182.56

117 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$36.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.64

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	436	184.44	803	111
Medium and Large 2-3	559	147.81	826	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.62/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale117 hd

182.56

—

KY average24 barns · 5,816 hd

174.92

+7.64

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,574	111.25	1,752	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	91.91	1,087	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	90.97	1,347	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	918	72.08	662	33

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$1,415	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,310	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,345	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,284	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,024	$1,279	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,490	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,264	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,016	$1,175	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,163	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,032	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$910	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,960	$3,725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,133	$2,086	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,142	$1,735	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,315	$1,396	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	845	$900	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$1,466	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	159.00/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,200	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	154.72/cwt	154.00–157.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	128.54/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	354	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	194.67/cwt	191.00–197.00	716	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	782	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	193.59/cwt	190.00–200.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	197.03/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	183.41/cwt	178.50–187.00	950	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	155.26/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	178.85/cwt	178.85–178.85	1,470	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,330	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	915	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	193.93/cwt	183.50–199.00	1,016	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,106	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	204.42/cwt	200.00–215.00	728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	848	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	86.95/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,306	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	93.98/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,376	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	58.51/cwt	58.00–59.00	537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	78.61/cwt	72.00–88.00	722	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	65.38/cwt	60.00–70.00	601	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	73.60/cwt	70.00–76.00	830	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	100.47/cwt	90.00–113.00	1,186	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	83.55/cwt	78.00–88.50	998	24
Bulls	—	—	1,636	115.54/cwt	109.00–128.00	1,890	13
Bulls	—	—	1,378	103.14/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,421	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,373	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,612.11/head	1,010.00–2,050.00	1,612	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	1,351.73/head	1,275.00–1,575.00	1,352	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,414.73/head	1,335.00–1,525.00	1,415	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	1,279.01/head	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,279	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,309.76/head	1,275.00–1,335.00	1,310	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,162.93/head	1,110.00–1,225.00	1,163	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,264.25/head	1,050.00–1,585.00	1,264	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,284.39/head	925.00–1,600.00	1,284	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,032.27/head	850.00–1,210.00	1,032	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,734.91/head	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,735	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,085.73/head	1,650.00–2,375.00	2,086	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,960	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	961	3

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY

Mon Feb 27, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 425Year ago 346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 126Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 164Last week 148Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	180.00	180.00
9	—	755	155.00–161.00	159.00
1	—	730	160.00	160.00
10	—	302	237.50	237.50
18	—	442	207.00	207.00
28	—	524	183.50–199.00	193.93
7	—	666	166.00	166.00
7	—	356	200.00–215.00	204.42
8	—	475	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	641	158.00	158.00
3	—	586	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	154.00–157.00	154.72
2	—	615	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	126.00–131.00	128.54
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
30	—	368	191.00–197.00	194.67
14	—	432	181.00	181.00
3	—	565	173.00	173.00
3	—	215	190.00–200.00	193.59
11	—	451	183.00	183.00
2	—	615	154.00	154.00
16	—	518	178.50–187.00	183.41
12	—	280	190.00	190.00
8	—	665	153.00–159.00	155.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	220.00	220.00
5	—	354	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	190.00–204.00	197.03
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
9	—	375	230.00	230.00
5	—	575	214.00	214.00
3	—	778	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	822	178.85	178.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	112.50	112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,502	80.00–90.00	86.95
8	—	1,464	91.00–99.00	93.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	49.00	49.00
2	—	918	58.00–59.00	58.51
19	—	918	72.00–88.00	78.61
11	—	920	60.00–70.00	65.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	70.00–76.00	73.60
32	—	1,180	90.00–113.00	100.47
24	—	1,195	78.00–88.50	83.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,636	109.00–128.00	115.54
4	—	1,378	97.00–107.00	103.14
1	—	1,560	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,010.00–2,050.00	1,612.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,266	1,275.00–1,575.00	1,351.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,142	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,734.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,236	1,335.00–1,525.00	1,414.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,024	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,279.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,275.00–1,335.00	1,309.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,020	1,110.00–1,225.00	1,162.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,218	1,050.00–1,585.00	1,264.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,150	925.00–1,600.00	1,284.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	988	850.00–1,210.00	1,032.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,016	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,133	1,650.00–2,375.00	2,085.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,960	3,725.00	3,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,260	1,425.00	1,425.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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