Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-05-22

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, May 22
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
633 head
73 vs last sale 560 97 vs year ago 536 · +18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
27 vs last sale 145 62 vs year ago 234 · 26.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
56 vs last sale 166 3 vs year ago 113 · 2.7%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with feeder bulls over 600lbs mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower with feeder heifers over 600lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.77/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$200.77
215 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$20.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.41
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489204.651,001175
Medium and Large 2497183.7991340
One grade step is worth $20.86/cwt here — about $88 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 sale215 hd
200.77
KY average23 barns · 6,680 hd
202.17
−1.41
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
BullsHigh1,492123.151,83718
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,447108.101,5649thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,201107.641,29352
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97787.5185564

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)1,236$1,37710
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,179$1,2508
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,2457
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$1,2302thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,1851thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,1634thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,107$1,1353thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,168$1,1235
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$1,1215
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,070$1,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)932$1,0753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,086$1,0564thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,368$1,6273thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,085$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,313$1,6003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,202$1,4963thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,4308

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added651197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,28210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added560208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2935134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2288220.00/cwt220.00–220.0063415
BullsLarge 1-2250217.50/cwt217.50–217.505441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531197.42/cwt192.50–209.001,04851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580194.50/cwt194.50–194.501,12817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380220.00/cwt215.00–221.0083636
HeifersMedium and Large 2638136.00/cwt136.00–136.008683
HeifersMedium and Large 2377190.50/cwt190.50–190.507187
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2761164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2483
SteersMedium and Large 2601186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1183
HeifersMedium and Large 2598174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,04110
SteersLarge 1-2588209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2293
SteersLarge 1-2970158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2668182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2163
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2457209.83/cwt200.50–217.0095933
SteersMedium and Large 2522200.25/cwt200.00–201.001,0454
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2746
SteersMedium and Large 1-2441242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0695
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4444
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added462257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,1873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2506232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1766
SteersMedium and Large 2466205.00/cwt205.00–205.009553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2658205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2808192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2970169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added558245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,3705
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2305229.00/cwt229.00–229.006982
BullsMedium and Large 2511185.00/cwt185.00–185.009458
BullsMedium and Large 2667176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2779168.16/cwt164.00–171.001,31015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627196.84/cwt190.50–200.001,23428
BullsMedium and Large 1-2532223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,18626
BullsMedium and Large 1-2462236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,09326
HeifersMedium and Large 2467193.50/cwt193.50–193.5090420
BullsMedium and Large 2586190.94/cwt185.00–194.001,11912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2366247.00/cwt247.00–247.0090418
BullsMedium and Large 1-2297254.00/cwt254.00–254.0075419
BullsMedium and Large 2372219.91/cwt215.00–222.0081816
BullsMedium and Large 2454201.26/cwt200.00–202.5091418
BullsMedium and Large 1-2926143.47/cwt137.50–145.001,3295
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3681,626.94/head1,335.00–1,775.001,6273
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2091,405.72/head1,275.00–1,585.001,4064
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2790950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2860835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2851,621.32/head1,360.00–1,725.001,6213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1681,123.24/head860.00–1,200.001,1235
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,305.25/head985.00–1,435.001,3053
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,244.73/head950.00–1,485.001,2457
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1791,250.19/head910.00–1,635.001,2508
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,163.36/head1,135.00–1,250.001,1634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2361,376.53/head1,050.00–1,535.001,37710
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3731,827.13/head1,075.00–2,185.001,8272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,229.91/head1,225.00–1,235.001,2302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1071,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1353
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3131,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29321,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,100.47/head1,050.00–1,150.001,1002
Bred CowsMedium 1-2830844.92/head785.00–900.008452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0861,055.60/head700.00–1,385.001,0564
Bulls1,701130.77/cwt126.00–139.002,2249
Bulls1,233111.04/cwt109.00–112.501,3694
Bulls1,322119.11/cwt115.00–123.001,5755
CowsLean 85-90%73561.00/cwt61.00–61.004481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16796.64/cwt92.50–99.001,1289
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208109.94/cwt100.00–127.001,32843
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,447108.10/cwt103.50–114.001,5649
CowsLean 85-90%95682.49/cwt77.00–87.0078927
CowsLean 85-90%1,04773.03/cwt70.00–76.007655
CowsLean 85-90%99195.07/cwt88.00–102.0094231

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.