Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-03-13

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 13
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
422 head
50 vs last sale 372 31 vs year ago 391 · +7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
1 vs last sale 117 21 vs year ago 97 · +21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
22 vs last sale 110 40 vs year ago 128 · 31.3%
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 650lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder bulls over 650lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $206.07/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 14 of 25 comparable sales and sits +0.26 against this barn's trailing median of $205.81.
Average price
$206.07
143 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,044
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$26
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$92.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.69
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2487212.961,037124
Medium and Large 2-3481193.3593010thin
Medium 1-2470167.007851thin
Large 1-2843120.001,0128thin
One grade step is worth $92.96/cwt here — about $26 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 sale143 hd
206.07
KY average25 barns · 2,363 hd
197.37
+8.69
This barn, trailing median25 sales
205.81
+0.26
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
BullsAverage1,669115.491,92820
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46496.451,4129thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19394.871,13153
CowsLean 85-90%Average94176.6672125

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)1,170$1,4512thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,261$1,3044thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,185$1,1824thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$1,0352thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$1,0304thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,0252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$9851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$9827
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)854$94412
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$9192thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,062$8794thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)937$1,20812
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,1751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)920$9751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,280$1,6751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,100$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,535$1,5851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,205$1,2751thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)635$9101thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575170.00/cwt170.00–170.009782
BullsMedium 1-2470167.00/cwt167.00–167.007851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2296209.00/cwt209.00–209.006197
HeifersLarge 1-2495170.00/cwt170.00–170.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3725139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2830142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2865135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2587180.32/cwt177.00–181.001,05812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2453199.00/cwt199.00–199.009014
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3554166.53/cwt160.00–168.0092311
HeifersLarge 1-2515157.50/cwt157.50–157.508111
HeifersLarge 1-2627169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0603
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363198.34/cwt187.00–200.0072038
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2885132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2647190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2293
SteersMedium and Large 2-3683156.67/cwt155.00–157.001,0706
SteersMedium and Large 1-2945145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2875158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531189.64/cwt186.00–193.001,00715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2446184.47/cwt182.50–193.0082316
SteersLarge 1-2618174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0753
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,063140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4883
SteersMedium and Large 2-3590180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479220.78/cwt212.00–230.001,0584
SteersMedium and Large 2-3438193.00/cwt193.00–193.008453
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600144.00/cwt144.00–144.008644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2541219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,18514
SteersMedium and Large 2-3760159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2081
SteersMedium 1-2458179.00/cwt179.00–179.008202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563205.01/cwt202.00–208.001,1542
SteersLarge 1-2721165.11/cwt156.00–167.001,1906
HeifersLarge 1-2712139.00/cwt139.00–139.009905
BullsMedium and Large 1-2582188.29/cwt180.00–193.001,09616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2678166.32/cwt166.00–168.001,1286
BullsMedium and Large 1-2628174.67/cwt174.00–176.001,0976
BullsMedium and Large 1-2237224.82/cwt222.00–230.005333
BullsLarge 1-2843120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0128
BullsMedium and Large 1-2333242.50/cwt242.50–242.508085
CowsLean 85-90%94366.03/cwt64.00–70.006235
CowsLean 85-90%96045.00/cwt45.00–45.004321
CowsLean 85-90%93981.12/cwt73.00–89.0076219
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46496.45/cwt90.00–105.501,4129
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18686.90/cwt83.50–89.501,03118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19698.97/cwt90.00–110.001,18435
Bulls1,481103.03/cwt95.00–110.001,5268
Bulls1,795123.80/cwt115.00–133.002,22212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2611,304.15/head1,085.00–1,675.001,3044
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0641,030.32/head800.00–1,150.001,0304
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,181.71/head1,135.00–1,225.001,1824
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,095985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2973918.71/head850.00–985.009192
Bred CowsMedium 1-2880700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium 1-29951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,122939.25/head850.00–1,025.009393
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2635910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,450.53/head1,425.00–1,475.001,4512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,035.47/head950.00–1,110.001,0352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29701,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29371,207.50/head1,150.00–1,700.001,20812
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2920975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2854943.97/head900.00–1,325.0094412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,117981.96/head760.00–1,285.009827
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5351,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5851
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2458235.50/cwt235.50–235.501,07921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2517213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,10116
BullsMedium and Large 1-2376233.49/cwt222.00–240.0087834
BullsMedium and Large 2-3433207.00/cwt207.00–207.008963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2767157.58/cwt150.00–159.501,20910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2279243.09/cwt232.50–245.006786
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2679165.84/cwt165.00–166.001,1266
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760156.15/cwt151.00–157.001,1877
BullsMedium and Large 2-3516192.50/cwt191.00–193.009934
BullsMedium and Large 2-3295202.50/cwt202.50–202.505971

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.