Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-07-17

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 17
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
407 head
168 vs last sale 575 190 vs year ago 597 · 31.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
102 vs last sale 263 38 vs year ago 199 · 19.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
0 vs last sale 92 3 vs year ago 89 · +3.4%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold sold on a light test. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.13/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$217.13
96 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$369
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$19.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.68
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2474217.941,03492
Medium and Large 2335198.426654thin
One grade step is worth $19.52/cwt here — about $369 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 sale96 hd
217.13
KY average26 barns · 6,772 hd
219.81
−2.68
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
BullsHigh1,545125.771,94326
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,463111.801,63611
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,253111.071,39254
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04688.3292464

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)1,286$1,6765
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,482$1,5252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,152$1,38711
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,3314thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$1,3193thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,177$1,3143thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,228$1,27819
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$1,2602thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,1702thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$1,1386
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,1101thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,328$1,9753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,5222thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)890$8832thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,0351thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2320195.00/cwt195.00–195.006241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2736189.01/cwt185.00–190.001,3915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2870160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2905149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3481
BullsMedium and Large 2611207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2684
BullsMedium and Large 2535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2773220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7014
SteersMedium and Large 2655214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285225.00/cwt225.00–225.0064110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520215.77/cwt215.00–216.001,12221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2459226.93/cwt221.00–229.001,04212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2646216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3953
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565218.78/cwt212.00–224.001,2369
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2685212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4521
HeifersMedium and Large 2680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382224.20/cwt215.00–229.0085625
HeifersMedium and Large 2220201.23/cwt195.00–204.504433
SteersMedium and Large 2626212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3304
SteersMedium and Large 1-2938201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,8856
SteersMedium and Large 1-2835217.33/cwt211.00–218.001,81510
SteersMedium and Large 2530215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1401
SteersMedium and Large 2568215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added839238.50/cwt238.50–238.502,00161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2653205.01/cwt198.00–212.001,3398
BullsMedium and Large 1-2317255.00/cwt255.00–255.008085
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2451247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,11618
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2358
BullsMedium and Large 2478216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0325
CowsLean 85-90%89473.97/cwt70.00–78.006616
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,463111.80/cwt106.00–119.001,63611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,269113.68/cwt108.00–124.001,44339
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213104.27/cwt99.00–107.001,26515
CowsLean 85-90%82456.80/cwt55.00–60.004684
Bulls1,647129.86/cwt127.00–135.002,13917
Bulls1,381120.78/cwt114.50–124.501,6687
Bulls1,250108.53/cwt107.00–110.001,3572
CowsLean 85-90%1,06986.93/cwt81.00–91.5092926
CowsLean 85-90%1,08997.18/cwt92.00–105.501,05828
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2281,278.19/head945.00–1,625.001,27819
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1281,138.36/head1,050.00–1,250.001,1386
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2861,676.26/head1,450.00–1,725.001,6765
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0252,035.00/head2,035.00–2,035.002,0351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3281,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1521,386.78/head1,125.00–1,675.001,38711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4821,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,521.53/head1,250.00–1,825.001,5222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2701,319.29/head1,275.00–1,400.001,3193
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,170.29/head1,010.00–1,325.001,1702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1771,313.82/head1,210.00–1,410.001,3143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,330.56/head1,285.00–1,375.001,3314
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2890882.70/head850.00–910.008832
BullsMedium and Large 2431220.86/cwt219.00–226.009527
BullsMedium and Large 1-2356250.00/cwt250.00–250.0089017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2440221.00/cwt221.00–221.009723
BullsMedium and Large 2332210.00/cwt210.00–210.006972
BullsMedium and Large 1-2602224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,34812
BullsMedium and Large 2558217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2115

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.