Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light to moderate demand noted for all feeder classes today with light to moderate trade.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.75/cwt on 495 head.

Average price

$124.75

495 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$21.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.55

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	582	125.52	731	477
Medium and Large 2-3	588	104.36	614	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.16/cwt here — about $117 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 sale495 hd

124.75

—

KY average27 barns · 7,103 hd

125.30

−0.55

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	48.51	573	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	32.50	328	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Monthly Cattle Sale - Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	831	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.69/cwt	120.00–130.50	798	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.09/cwt	131.00–145.00	734	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	101.82/cwt	100.00–102.00	951	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	53.13/cwt	50.00–57.50	624	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	43.89/cwt	42.50–45.00	521	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.70/cwt	113.00–126.00	631	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	563	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	129.46/cwt	128.00–131.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	101.70/cwt	100.00–102.50	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	806	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	114.87/cwt	104.00–118.00	723	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	104.15/cwt	100.00–108.00	750	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	109.40/cwt	108.50–111.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	758	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	121.44/cwt	111.00–125.00	702	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	108.08/cwt	105.00–109.50	730	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	119.55/cwt	117.00–128.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	130.45/cwt	129.00–132.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	122.88/cwt	116.00–126.50	834	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	116.99/cwt	114.00–121.00	843	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.88/cwt	142.00–157.50	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	106.74/cwt	106.00–107.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	114.01/cwt	113.00–116.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.89/cwt	122.00–138.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	133.58/cwt	127.50–139.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.83/cwt	140.00–146.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	161.71/cwt	159.00–167.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	114.26/cwt	111.00–117.50	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	111.81/cwt	111.00–113.00	909	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	140.55/cwt	131.00–143.00	783	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	150.50/cwt	144.00–155.00	724	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	117.34/cwt	117.00–118.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	109.49/cwt	108.00–111.00	969	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Monthly Cattle Sale - Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur)

Thu Mar 12, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 338Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 0

Light to moderate demand noted for all feeder classes today with light to moderate trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	831	101.00	101.00
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	134.00	134.00
4	—	525	129.00–132.00	130.45
1	—	680	112.50	112.50
1	—	370	134.00	134.00
2	—	603	111.00–117.50	114.26
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	625	120.00–130.50	127.69
17	—	524	131.00–145.00	140.09
11	—	934	100.00–102.00	101.82
3	—	376	172.00	172.00
21	—	679	116.00–126.50	122.88
16	—	721	114.00–121.00	116.99
4	—	420	142.00–157.50	149.88
3	—	340	159.00–167.00	161.71
31	—	813	111.00–113.00	111.81
17	—	557	131.00–143.00	140.55
16	—	481	144.00–155.00	150.50
3	—	757	117.00–118.00	117.34
2	—	885	108.00–111.00	109.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	523	113.00–126.00	120.70
15	—	420	132.00–136.00	133.98
2	—	385	128.00–131.00	129.46
41	—	629	104.00–118.00	114.87
26	—	720	100.00–108.00	104.15
3	—	767	100.00–102.00	100.67
69	—	578	111.00–125.00	121.44
27	—	675	105.00–109.50	108.08
8	—	477	117.00–128.00	119.55
1	—	305	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	100.00–102.50	101.70
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
6	—	529	108.50–111.00	109.40
2	—	483	105.00–107.00	106.03
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
2	—	820	95.00	95.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	621	129.75	129.75
87	—	573	132.25	132.25
81	—	525	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	567	106.00–107.00	106.74
1	—	340	117.50	117.50
1	—	975	85.00	85.00
2	—	390	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	113.00–116.00	114.01
2	—	533	122.00–138.00	129.89
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
6	—	435	127.50–139.00	133.58
2	—	625	115.50	115.50
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
7	—	471	140.00–146.00	142.83
2	—	690	112.00	112.00
1	—	765	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	50.00–57.50	53.13
2	—	1,188	42.50–45.00	43.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	32.50	32.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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