Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-05-08

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, May 8
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
396 head
215 vs last sale 611 182 vs year ago 578 · 31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
65 vs last sale 174 122 vs year ago 231 · 52.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
123 head
50 vs last sale 173 60 vs year ago 183 · 32.8%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls under 500lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder bulls over 500lbs steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.41/cwt on 139 head.
Average price
$202.41
139 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3
$110.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.06
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2454205.92934123
Large 1-2257192.764953thin
Medium and Large 2467177.8283012thin
Large 393095.008841thin
One grade step is worth $110.92/cwt here — about $51 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 sale139 hd
202.41
KY average23 barns · 4,955 hd
194.35
+8.06
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
BullsHigh1,529117.731,80016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19794.901,13639
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46194.411,37915
CowsLean 85-90%High97280.0377843

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,405$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,2695
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$1,2364thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,246$1,22110
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,1942thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$1,18515
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,1644thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$1,1351thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,178$1,1332thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$1,0572thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,0251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$8351thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,075$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,2101thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,420$1,9251thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,130$1,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,469$1,88910
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,141$1,4354thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,1074thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2509219.82/cwt217.50–220.001,11914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy220270.00/cwt270.00–270.005942
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy263268.81/cwt267.50–270.007072
BullsLarge 1-2405197.00/cwt197.00–197.007981
BullsLarge 1-2720165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1881
Dairy HeifersLarge 396294.50/cwt94.50–94.509094
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2673213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4333
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,413.01/head1,075.00–1,600.001,4133
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,107.30/head735.00–1,525.001,1074
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0801,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1351
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0751,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,269.37/head1,110.00–1,325.001,2695
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2461,220.61/head1,125.00–1,300.001,22110
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2911,716.00/head1,600.00–1,925.001,7164
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3331,235.67/head935.00–1,350.001,2364
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,184.61/head985.00–1,375.001,18515
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2960835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0981,057.15/head1,010.00–1,100.001,0572
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0831,163.57/head975.00–1,375.001,1644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,193.78/head1,000.00–1,375.001,1942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1781,133.22/head960.00–1,275.001,1332
Bulls1,769127.03/cwt122.00–132.002,2475
Bulls1,08896.33/cwt90.50–103.001,0482
Bulls1,494117.32/cwt113.00–120.001,7539
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20990.87/cwt86.00–95.501,09925
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47090.54/cwt85.00–94.001,3319
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,447100.22/cwt97.00–106.001,4506
CowsLean 85-90%1,02388.75/cwt82.00–95.0090822
CowsLean 85-90%90164.69/cwt62.00–67.005834
CowsLean 85-90%74047.53/cwt45.00–50.003522
CowsBoner 80-85%1,176102.11/cwt97.50–113.001,20114
CowsLean 85-90%94875.67/cwt69.00–80.5071715
BullsLarge 1-2480196.00/cwt196.00–196.009411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382219.00/cwt219.00–219.0083727
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1695
Dairy HeifersLarge 371399.00/cwt99.00–99.007063
Dairy HeifersLarge 3680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
SteersMedium and Large 2530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1131
SteersMedium and Large 2588206.98/cwt204.00–209.001,2175
SteersMedium and Large 2451210.00/cwt210.00–210.009475
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430201.68/cwt201.00–203.008673
SteersMedium and Large 1-2528225.86/cwt224.00–229.001,19311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2447238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0649
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2727151.68/cwt147.50–153.001,1034
HeifersMedium and Large 2378193.80/cwt190.00–201.007336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2466205.59/cwt197.50–213.0095844
HeifersLarge 393095.00/cwt95.00–95.008841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225226.82/cwt225.00–229.005102
SteersLarge 2-3993133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3214
HeifersMedium and Large 2655137.00/cwt137.00–137.008973
HeifersMedium and Large 2210214.00/cwt214.00–214.004491
HeifersMedium and Large 2550183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0071
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570188.09/cwt187.50–188.501,07215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2305226.00/cwt226.00–226.0068912
HeifersLarge 1-2335192.50/cwt192.50–192.506451
HeifersLarge 1-2218192.89/cwt191.00–195.004212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2647156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0093
HeifersMedium and Large 2610163.00/cwt163.00–163.009941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285225.00/cwt225.00–225.006411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2695164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2585208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2179
BullsMedium and Large 1-2297247.50/cwt247.50–247.5073514
BullsMedium and Large 2361221.35/cwt217.50–222.007997
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2248247.50/cwt247.50–247.506143
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525201.47/cwt194.00–211.501,0589
BullsMedium and Large 2663179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1873
BullsMedium and Large 2460218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0037
BullsMedium and Large 1-2438237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0387
BullsLarge 1-2365208.00/cwt208.00–208.007592
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765173.03/cwt171.00–177.001,3243
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629190.51/cwt188.00–193.001,1986
BullsLarge 1-2835165.00/cwt162.50–167.501,3782
BullsLarge 1-2270225.00/cwt225.00–225.006081
BullsMedium and Large 2885152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3501
BullsMedium and Large 2230222.00/cwt222.00–222.005111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2379246.24/cwt235.00–247.0093316
BullsMedium and Large 2595182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0832
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4201,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5872,003.66/head1,275.00–2,160.002,0046

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.