Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-11-20

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 20
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
565 head
391 vs last sale 956 3 vs year ago 568 · 0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
16 vs last sale 237 124 vs year ago 129 · +96.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
107 vs last sale 226 21 vs year ago 98 · +21.4%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 450lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder heifers over 450lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $198.69/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$198.69
194 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$997
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$7.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.59
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2585203.001,1881thin
Medium and Large 1-2513199.251,021166
Medium and Large 2431195.0984027
One grade step is worth $7.91/cwt here — about $347 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 sale194 hd
198.69
KY average25 barns · 5,189 hd
197.10
+1.59
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
BullsLow1,714117.202,00825
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24693.431,164108
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53293.191,42732
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02079.6681263

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,4852thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,219$1,4209
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$1,3752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,290$1,3752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,3502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,257$1,2243thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,338$1,2113thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$1,1606
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,273$1,1054thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,0983thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,0378
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,121$1,0254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$9252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,299$2,3319
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,500$2,1352thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,211$1,9614thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,401$1,4157
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,2853thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,158$1,1373thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2346229.00/cwt229.00–229.0079215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2362271.00/cwt271.00–271.0098117
BullsMedium and Large 1-2736165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2147
BullsMedium and Large 2235230.00/cwt230.00–230.005411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579192.40/cwt185.00–200.501,11449
BullsMedium and Large 1-2586214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,25413
BullsMedium and Large 2293236.00/cwt236.00–236.006915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2453253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,14620
BullsMedium and Large 2367219.00/cwt219.00–219.008044
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2455211.90/cwt203.00–213.0096418
HeifersMedium and Large 2290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2668169.47/cwt164.00–175.501,13214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2509206.55/cwt194.00–208.501,05123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added788196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added678211.45/cwt209.00–214.001,4342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2832171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added568218.30/cwt210.00–222.501,24010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270211.06/cwt202.50–215.005703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2356201.24/cwt200.50–208.0071630
HeifersLarge 1-2585203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235204.00/cwt204.00–204.004791
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2451262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1847
SteersMedium and Large 1-2442251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1092
HeifersMedium and Large 2442195.50/cwt195.50–195.5086425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310217.50/cwt217.50–217.506741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2595225.72/cwt213.00–228.501,34311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3547180.00/cwt180.00–180.009852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2402219.00/cwt219.00–219.008809
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5334
BullsMedium and Large 2535195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,04319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523229.66/cwt219.00–234.501,20119
BullsMedium and Large 2460207.71/cwt200.00–210.0095518
BullsMedium and Large 1-2815143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1654
BullsMedium and Large 1-2205247.50/cwt247.50–247.505071
BullsMedium and Large 1-2671200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3429
CowsLean 85-90%1,04374.68/cwt68.00–79.0077925
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41983.53/cwt82.00–85.001,1855
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,603100.45/cwt98.00–105.001,6108
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19682.00/cwt75.50–85.0098118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,303104.33/cwt99.00–114.001,35922
CowsLean 85-90%98691.58/cwt90.00–95.009037
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24092.93/cwt87.00–98.001,15268
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53192.67/cwt87.00–96.001,41919
CowsLean 85-90%1,02584.68/cwt80.00–89.0086827
CowsLean 85-90%90056.08/cwt51.00–64.505054
Bulls1,525106.76/cwt105.00–109.001,6282
Bulls1,702124.19/cwt121.00–128.002,1146
Bulls1,740115.96/cwt111.00–120.002,01817
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,037.04/head950.00–1,175.001,0378
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2951,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2111,961.24/head1,510.00–2,375.001,9614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,097.53/head1,000.00–1,250.001,0983
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1271,159.99/head1,000.00–1,350.001,1606
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,130925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2712,333.98/head2,325.00–2,350.002,3346
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3341,360.92/head1,185.00–1,525.001,3615
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2191,420.16/head1,360.00–1,475.001,4209
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3381,210.77/head1,200.00–1,235.001,2113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1211,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2571,224.01/head1,175.00–1,275.001,2243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2731,105.27/head1,100.00–1,110.001,1054
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4852
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2853
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3552,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5002,135.00/head2,135.00–2,135.002,1352
BullsMedium and Large 2636178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,13218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2270255.80/cwt255.00–257.506913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2616196.68/cwt192.00–200.001,21210

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.