Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-02-05

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 5
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
881 head
402 vs last sale 479 369 vs year ago 512 · +72.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
273 head
184 vs last sale 89 37 vs year ago 310 · 11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
164 head
50 vs last sale 114 83 vs year ago 247 · 33.6%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 600lbs mostly steady on a light test. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers over 550lbs 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 $225.34/cwt on 320 head.
Average price
$225.34
320 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,132
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$109
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$45.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.36
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495226.771,122303
Large 1-2629202.001,27115thin
Large 2680187.001,2721thin
Medium and Large 2680181.001,2311thin
One grade step is worth $45.77/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale320 hd
225.34
KY average24 barns · 8,084 hd
223.98
+1.36
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
BullsLow1,587125.111,98525
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,555110.951,72626
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,259109.081,37474
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02293.7495892
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,316147.711,9443thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,363144.001,9635thin

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)1,217$1,7003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$1,6493thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$1,5816
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,192$1,4016
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,106$1,32614
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,106$1,3157
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,204$1,2945
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$1,29014
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)918$1,2083thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)970$1,0603thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$1,8251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,205$1,7751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$1,2935
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,2112thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,007$1,1253thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,259$1,6144thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)918$1,3752thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$2,2742thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,354$2,2253thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,520$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,465$2,0013thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,620$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,390$1,9083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,314$1,7645
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,410$1,7001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$2,1251thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2509228.93/cwt218.50–231.501,16551
HeifersMedium and Large 2680181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added556224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,2489
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578213.41/cwt208.00–215.501,23461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2333242.50/cwt242.50–242.508084
HeifersLarge 2680187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2721
HeifersLarge 1-2495225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384245.30/cwt240.00–250.0094258
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2482234.40/cwt234.00–234.501,13027
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2282250.13/cwt250.00–251.0070516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2446235.08/cwt230.00–239.001,04841
HeifersLarge 1-2636210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3368
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added543220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2441264.77/cwt260.00–265.001,16821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added737202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4893
BullsMedium and Large 2437255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1145
HeifersLarge 1-2527196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0333
HeifersLarge 1-2758179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2659195.37/cwt194.50–201.001,28715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2288300.00/cwt300.00–300.008647
BullsMedium and Large 2541216.67/cwt215.00–224.501,17238
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371287.68/cwt283.00–291.001,06740
BullsMedium and Large 2590217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2741205.25/cwt205.25–205.251,52122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2833212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,77011
SteersLarge 2-3650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
SteersMedium and Large 2585221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2931
SteersMedium and Large 2663214.35/cwt212.00–219.001,4216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2830138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2747173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2927
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,070178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,9051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2638239.37/cwt236.00–240.001,5276
SteersLarge 1-2765201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2769204.78/cwt204.00–205.001,5759
SteersMedium and Large 1-2490270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2653230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530280.31/cwt275.00–289.001,48623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added718226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6232
SteersMedium and Large 2515238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2447281.24/cwt280.00–285.001,2574
Dairy SteersLarge 3570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009121
SteersMedium and Large 2630215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2323285.00/cwt285.00–285.009213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2660202.69/cwt195.00–204.001,33823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2772197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,52510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2511270.50/cwt270.50–270.501,38230
BullsMedium and Large 1-2457279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,27542
BullsMedium and Large 2356253.83/cwt251.00–262.509044
BullsMedium and Large 2763178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3583
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,541109.11/cwt103.00–113.001,68114
CowsLean 85-90%99486.06/cwt80.00–89.0085519
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298117.33/cwt113.00–130.001,52324
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230106.84/cwt102.00–112.501,31440
CowsLean 85-90%1,061104.70/cwt100.00–112.501,11123
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60398.66/cwt94.00–102.001,5823
SteersSelect and Choice1,363144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,9635
HeifersSelect and Choice1,316147.71/cwt142.00–151.001,9443
CowsLean 85-90%1,02894.48/cwt90.00–100.0097144
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,562117.91/cwt115.00–123.001,8429
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28498.25/cwt94.00–101.501,26210
CowsLean 85-90%92270.67/cwt60.00–76.006526
Bulls1,410109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,5371
Bulls1,697131.97/cwt127.00–137.502,24013
Bulls1,473118.46/cwt113.00–124.001,74511
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4201,784.01/head1,685.00–1,875.001,7842
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4552,274.23/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2742
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2881,937.28/head1,650.00–2,200.001,9372
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3651,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,514.13/head1,250.00–1,700.001,5142
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2592243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,43957
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2591,613.66/head1,400.00–2,000.001,6144
BullsMedium and Large 1-29181,375.14/head1,275.00–1,525.001,3752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4302,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5232,259.24/head2,185.00–2,350.002,2592
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0071,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1253
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29631,293.18/head1,100.00–1,400.001,2935
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2171,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2041,293.92/head1,175.00–1,435.001,2945
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29701,060.48/head985.00–1,100.001,0603
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0751,211.05/head1,000.00–1,375.001,2112
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2051,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2181,648.70/head1,400.00–2,000.001,6493
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29181,207.67/head1,025.00–1,300.001,2083
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1801,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1411,289.84/head975.00–1,525.001,29014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1061,325.91/head1,050.00–1,625.001,32614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2931,580.70/head1,325.00–1,675.001,5816
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6201,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1921,400.69/head1,335.00–1,435.001,4016
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1061,315.46/head1,125.00–1,585.001,3157

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.