Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-06-26

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 26
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
572 head
15 vs last sale 557 128 vs year ago 700 · 18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
40 vs last sale 171 160 vs year ago 291 · 55.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
116 head
9 vs last sale 107 67 vs year ago 183 · 36.6%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower on a light test. Feeder bulls under 550lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls 550lbs to 650lbs 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 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 $212.41/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$212.41
173 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,067
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$26.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.22
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2499216.621,080145
Large 1-2220200.004401thin
Medium and Large 2532190.221,01127
One grade step is worth $26.40/cwt here — about $69 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 sale173 hd
212.41
KY average26 barns · 6,156 hd
211.18
+1.22
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
BullsLow1,767124.472,19921
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,578104.371,64720
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,277103.321,32042
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00978.3179038

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,4002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,073$1,36613
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,103$1,3416
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$1,3067
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,180$1,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,084$1,1078
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,0351thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$1,5851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,141$1,5275
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,302$1,4954thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,4851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$1,4686
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,310$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,103$1,0995

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Dairy SteersLarge 3395142.50/cwt142.50–142.505631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added536258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3837
BullsMedium and Large 1-2309255.00/cwt255.00–255.0078818
BullsMedium and Large 2458216.42/cwt216.00–217.0099114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2741160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1865
BullsMedium and Large 2546207.03/cwt196.00–208.001,13012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,20923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2446227.26/cwt221.00–231.001,01435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2597208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,24213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2459220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,01011
HeifersLarge 1-2220200.00/cwt200.00–200.004401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278211.49/cwt207.50–215.005882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2666211.25/cwt209.00–212.001,40712
HeifersMedium and Large 2379207.00/cwt207.00–207.007856
HeifersMedium and Large 2770144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1091
HeifersMedium and Large 2467185.00/cwt185.00–185.008643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377228.47/cwt224.00–230.5086127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added725195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4141
HeifersMedium and Large 2513195.50/cwt195.50–195.501,0036
HeifersMedium and Large 2596189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1268
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2311228.00/cwt228.00–228.007093
HeifersMedium and Large 2688170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2835165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,3822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650235.50/cwt235.50–235.501,5314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2637202.85/cwt200.00–215.001,2925
SteersMedium and Large 2535214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2925175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6191
SteersMedium and Large 2471216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2737209.01/cwt206.00–215.001,5403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515213.14/cwt203.00–214.001,09829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572229.52/cwt224.00–233.001,3135
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added618246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,52037
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462244.35/cwt244.00–246.001,1296
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624230.05/cwt220.00–231.501,4368
SteersMedium and Large 2593200.50/cwt200.00–201.001,1892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2456242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,10423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2860166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4282
BullsMedium and Large 1-2292250.00/cwt250.00–250.007302
BullsMedium and Large 1-2385245.00/cwt245.00–245.0094322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2757180.17/cwt178.00–181.001,36411
CowsLean 85-90%1,08397.32/cwt91.50–100.501,0544
CowsLean 85-90%1,08986.08/cwt80.00–89.5093716
CowsLean 85-90%95569.37/cwt65.00–75.5066213
CowsLean 85-90%83761.51/cwt60.00–63.005155
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,577105.02/cwt101.00–108.501,65618
CowsBoner 80-85%1,286106.29/cwt100.50–116.501,36729
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25896.70/cwt90.00–100.001,21613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59098.49/cwt98.00–99.001,5662
Bulls1,85096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,7761
Bulls1,863131.44/cwt127.00–140.002,44910
Bulls1,662120.35/cwt116.00–125.002,00010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1411,527.13/head1,300.00–1,700.001,5275
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1221,306.06/head1,200.00–1,425.001,3067
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3781,610.66/head1,525.00–1,685.001,6112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0731,366.35/head1,110.00–1,600.001,36613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2935975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred CowsMedium 1-29151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,408.86/head1,275.00–1,500.001,4095
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0841,107.35/head1,050.00–1,250.001,1078
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,098.59/head900.00–1,200.001,0993
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29741,458.77/head1,235.00–1,850.001,4594
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0771,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 21,025130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3332
BullsMedium and Large 2595191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1361
BullsMedium and Large 2762162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2342
BullsMedium and Large 2942131.67/cwt130.00–135.001,2403
BullsMedium and Large 1-2584225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,31419
BullsMedium and Large 2375214.60/cwt207.00–218.0080510
BullsMedium and Large 2676190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2844
BullsMedium and Large 1-2652214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3952

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.