Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-09-26

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 26
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
900 head
900 vs last sale 0 0 vs year ago 900 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
233 vs last sale 0 4 vs year ago 229 · +1.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
242 head
242 vs last sale 0 83 vs year ago 159 · +52.2%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.47/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$217.47
262 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,142
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$34
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$24.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.78
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513221.071,135224
Medium and Large 2596196.251,16938
One grade step is worth $24.82/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale262 hd
217.47
KY average25 barns · 6,321 hd
220.25
−2.78
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
BullsAverage1,795126.972,27913
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,542101.151,56022
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,233100.471,23951
CowsLean 85-90%Low98891.6790645

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)1,348$1,6506
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,219$1,5179
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,031$1,3624thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,359$1,34410
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,383$1,3225
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$1,20621
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)998$1,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,005$9215
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,363$1,8623thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,280$1,3851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,442$2,0233thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,322$1,9718
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$1,4144thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)885$9883thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2364250.00/cwt250.00–250.0091026
BullsMedium and Large 2375229.00/cwt229.00–229.0085911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2791209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6534
HeifersMedium and Large 2640189.73/cwt189.00–190.001,21411
HeifersMedium and Large 2561192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,08010
HeifersMedium and Large 2671201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3494
HeifersMedium and Large 2732187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3735
HeifersMedium and Large 2455213.00/cwt213.00–213.009698
SteersMedium and Large 1-2517249.67/cwt241.00–253.001,29129
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2452226.64/cwt220.00–230.001,02462
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2291215.00/cwt215.00–215.006269
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2748215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2644219.49/cwt210.00–225.001,41410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2973170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6544
SteersMedium and Large 1-2731223.33/cwt216.00–235.001,63310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624245.61/cwt240.00–251.001,53310
SteersMedium and Large 2640201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2861
SteersMedium and Large 2592223.43/cwt223.00–224.001,3237
SteersMedium and Large 1-2658232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5308
SteersMedium and Large 1-2590241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,42212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2439247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,08411
SteersMedium and Large 2545214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2878204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2811220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7846
SteersMedium and Large 2661214.26/cwt212.00–215.001,4164
SteersMedium and Large 2431221.07/cwt219.00–224.009535
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765219.99/cwt219.00–221.001,6832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added661256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,69269
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added428265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1346
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,4364
BullsMedium and Large 2455213.00/cwt213.00–213.009697
BullsMedium and Large 1-2451241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,08733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2728192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2297253.00/cwt253.00–253.0075110
BullsMedium and Large 2526200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,05512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2511233.11/cwt224.00–237.001,19147
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257111.93/cwt106.00–119.001,40714
CowsLean 85-90%98981.63/cwt72.00–87.0080717
CowsLean 85-90%994103.42/cwt100.00–108.001,02811
CowsLean 85-90%98494.11/cwt90.00–99.0092617
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,527107.51/cwt105.00–111.001,6425
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54799.28/cwt94.00–104.001,53617
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22496.13/cwt93.00–102.001,17737
Bulls1,709124.22/cwt120.00–127.002,1238
Bulls1,933131.36/cwt129.00–135.002,5395
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0311,362.06/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3624
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005920.71/head850.00–1,000.009215
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3591,343.65/head1,225.00–1,500.001,34410
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4801,846.28/head1,625.00–2,035.001,8462
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3662,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1581,538.65/head1,485.00–1,600.001,5392
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1671,206.12/head960.00–1,475.001,20621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29981,050.25/head950.00–1,150.001,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3481,650.13/head1,425.00–2,035.001,6506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2191,517.44/head1,425.00–1,660.001,5179
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3831,321.99/head1,310.00–1,385.001,3225
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,288.73/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2892
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4442,198.29/head1,950.00–2,450.002,1984
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1991,744.41/head1,650.00–1,950.001,7444
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2885987.77/head975.00–1,000.009883
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3631,862.46/head1,500.00–2,035.001,8623
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2649215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3959
BullsMedium and Large 1-2656199.14/cwt197.00–202.001,3067
BullsMedium and Large 1-2576224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,29017
BullsMedium and Large 2339228.00/cwt228.00–228.0077310
BullsMedium and Large 2438216.00/cwt216.00–216.0094611
BullsMedium and Large 2588209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2299
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519222.46/cwt211.00–225.001,15550
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364224.51/cwt214.00–226.5081726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2651228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,48411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578215.75/cwt208.50–220.001,24745

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.