Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-02-12

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 12
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
626 head
255 vs last sale 881 139 vs year ago 487 · +28.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
70 vs last sale 273 46 vs year ago 157 · +29.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
166 head
2 vs last sale 164 57 vs year ago 223 · 25.6%
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 on a light test with feeder steers over 600lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 400lbs sold 3.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder bulls over 400lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.94/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$226.94
196 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,179
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$8.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.77
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526227.891,199175
Medium and Large 2467219.001,02321
One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $175 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 sale196 hd
226.94
KY average26 barns · 10,192 hd
225.17
+1.77
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
BullsLow1,666124.462,07330
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,509107.411,62124
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,226106.211,30252
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02291.2093290
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240132.501,6431thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,206$1,7316
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$1,5757
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,051$1,46223
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,177$1,44412
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,018$1,4382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$1,4116
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)903$1,4003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,269$1,2584thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$1,2453thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,156$1,2026
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,029$1,1764thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,1601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,165$1,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,037$9505
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,130$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,117$1,4873thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,705$2,1251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,6601thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,295$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,558$2,5372thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,221$2,3484thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$2,2752thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,290$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$2,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$2,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,279$1,8894thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,105$1,4001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,140$2,7751thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1-2443241.16/cwt237.00–254.001,06820
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383250.69/cwt240.00–253.5096024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577218.28/cwt215.00–228.001,25927
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2828190.49/cwt188.00–193.001,5772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663193.21/cwt186.00–197.001,28127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5385
HeifersMedium and Large 2340237.00/cwt237.00–237.0080612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2707200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,4186
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469242.25/cwt230.00–247.001,13628
HeifersMedium and Large 2820166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3611
HeifersMedium and Large 2535208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1132
HeifersMedium and Large 2728180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3102
BullsMedium and Large 2288267.50/cwt267.50–267.507702
BullsMedium and Large 2390268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,0452
BullsLarge 1-2767176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,35010
HeifersMedium and Large 2597203.26/cwt198.00–205.001,2134
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2205278.00/cwt278.00–278.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2985153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,5072
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378290.69/cwt279.00–294.001,09927
BullsMedium and Large 2535222.99/cwt222.00–223.501,1936
BullsMedium and Large 1-2291311.78/cwt311.00–315.009075
BullsMedium and Large 1-2460269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,23727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2605231.77/cwt224.00–234.001,4029
BullsMedium and Large 1-2757197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,49113
SteersMedium and Large 2700191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007508
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,25025
SteersMedium and Large 1-2589263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,5499
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535253.47/cwt253.00–258.001,35622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674224.90/cwt224.00–225.001,51610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2490256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2610240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4646
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added647247.07/cwt247.00–250.001,59980
SteersMedium and Large 2420232.00/cwt232.00–232.009741
SteersMedium and Large 2516222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1465
SteersMedium and Large 2681206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4033
Dairy SteersLarge 3500177.50/cwt177.50–177.508881
SteersMedium and Large 2605219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added468285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3345
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730219.69/cwt213.00–223.501,60411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2860206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,7762
SteersMedium and Large 2583220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2838
Dairy SteersLarge 3315187.50/cwt187.50–187.505912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2315282.50/cwt282.50–282.508901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2510259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,32114
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0175
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680212.04/cwt203.00–217.001,44218
BullsMedium and Large 2439252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,10612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46099.31/cwt98.00–101.501,4505
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,534107.43/cwt102.50–111.501,64814
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,489115.46/cwt112.50–119.501,7195
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234117.88/cwt113.00–126.001,4557
CowsBoner 80-85%1,219106.46/cwt102.00–112.001,29835
CowsLean 85-90%1,020102.72/cwt99.00–109.501,04819
HeifersSelect and Choice1,240132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,6431
CowsLean 85-90%1,04994.02/cwt89.00–98.5098642
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24497.14/cwt93.50–101.001,20810
CowsLean 85-90%92663.58/cwt50.00–70.005897
CowsLean 85-90%1,00284.67/cwt77.00–88.0084822
Bulls1,417105.40/cwt100.00–110.001,4943
Bulls1,620121.92/cwt118.00–125.001,97512
Bulls1,752130.31/cwt126.00–135.002,28315
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3652,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4052,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5502,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2212,348.08/head2,000.00–2,535.002,3484
Bred CowsMedium 1-28401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2995885.00/head885.00–885.008852
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3601,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0301,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,065993.23/head950.00–1,075.009933
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2691,257.56/head1,160.00–1,375.001,2584
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1581,367.49/head1,250.00–1,450.001,3672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5582,536.64/head2,525.00–2,550.002,5372
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1652,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1771,443.68/head1,250.00–1,775.001,44412
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1171,487.43/head1,475.00–1,510.001,4873
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2691,574.82/head1,435.00–2,000.001,5757
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0511,462.08/head1,050.00–1,675.001,46223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29031,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2081,244.60/head1,035.00–1,325.001,2453
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1561,201.84/head1,035.00–1,235.001,2026
Bred CowsMedium 1-2900984.03/head850.00–1,100.009842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,410.95/head1,325.00–1,500.001,4116
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1301,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2061,731.12/head1,375.00–2,225.001,7316
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5102,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3452,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2881,977.23/head1,525.00–2,375.001,9772
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7052,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6601

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.