Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2023-11-27

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 27
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
541 head
24 vs last sale 565 173 vs year ago 714 · 24.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
41 vs last sale 253 55 vs year ago 267 · 20.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
122 head
3 vs last sale 119 4 vs year ago 118 · +3.4%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower and feeder heifers over 600lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.64/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$191.64
178 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$975
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$10.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.58
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512192.69986160
Medium and Large 2479182.3687418thin
One grade step is worth $10.33/cwt here — about $112 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 sale178 hd
191.64
KY average12 barns · 1,487 hd
187.07
+4.58
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
BullsHigh1,779115.752,06022
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50794.691,42736
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24994.691,18365
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01682.1883566

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)1,056$1,5405
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,2906
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,2343thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,325$1,1851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,107$1,18211
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,1633thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,211$1,0815
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,102$9502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,205$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,188$1,5678
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,273$1,5333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)990$7001thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2570183.47/cwt180.00–187.501,04632
HeifersMedium and Large 2371197.79/cwt191.00–200.0073412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2935148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,195137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,6372
HeifersMedium and Large 2636151.00/cwt151.00–151.009603
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2461189.51/cwt189.00–190.5087418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1228
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2875160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2635168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377216.00/cwt216.00–216.0081422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2513230.53/cwt222.00–235.001,1833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added478213.69/cwt213.50–214.001,0215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0454
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added612195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 2756152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1493
SteersMedium and Large 2795182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2761204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555224.04/cwt222.00–230.001,2434
SteersMedium and Large 2-3468187.50/cwt187.50–187.508783
SteersMedium and Large 2652185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2065
SteersMedium and Large 2585194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2608217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,31912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670196.65/cwt190.00–200.001,3186
SteersMedium and Large 1-2875182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2484243.96/cwt243.00–245.001,18115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2825189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5591
SteersMedium and Large 2535202.52/cwt200.00–207.501,0833
Dairy SteersLarge 3767137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0514
Dairy SteersLarge 3581138.00/cwt138.00–138.008024
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0632
BullsMedium and Large 2364227.61/cwt227.50–228.0082910
BullsMedium and Large 2455197.50/cwt197.50–197.508992
BullsMedium and Large 2225218.00/cwt218.00–218.004911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2667181.72/cwt173.00–185.001,21210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,10519
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,17718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24093.18/cwt87.00–98.001,15542
CowsLean 85-90%97293.54/cwt90.00–98.009099
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38080.50/cwt80.50–80.501,1111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51198.79/cwt97.00–102.001,49313
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51092.92/cwt86.00–96.501,40322
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23684.15/cwt83.00–86.001,0408
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281104.54/cwt99.00–111.001,33915
CowsLean 85-90%1,03784.35/cwt80.00–89.0087533
CowsLean 85-90%1,00374.93/cwt68.00–79.0075224
Bulls1,590122.42/cwt122.00–123.001,9462
Bulls1,840116.67/cwt111.00–120.002,14718
Bulls1,423100.84/cwt98.00–104.001,4352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,163.06/head1,000.00–1,350.001,1633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,102950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,233.54/head1,225.00–1,250.001,2343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2111,081.33/head960.00–1,125.001,0815
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1071,181.88/head985.00–1,250.001,18211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,290.22/head1,075.00–1,425.001,2906
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3251,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0561,539.63/head1,525.00–1,550.001,5405
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2990700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1881,567.47/head1,250.00–1,800.001,5678
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2295230.00/cwt230.00–230.006797
BullsMedium and Large 1-2915132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2082
BullsMedium and Large 1-2782154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,20415
BullsMedium and Large 2517208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0756
BullsMedium and Large 2727140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0182
BullsMedium and Large 2447206.00/cwt206.00–206.0092110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519188.20/cwt184.00–190.0097729
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2449201.50/cwt201.50–201.5090523
BullsMedium and Large 1-2722158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577209.00/cwt200.00–215.001,20628
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371252.18/cwt242.00–256.0093625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2297195.00/cwt195.00–195.005796

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.