Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was good demand for feeder classes and buyers showed strong interest in all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.81/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$136.81

191 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$10.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

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	613	137.74	844	174
Medium and Large 2-3	542	127.29	691	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.45/cwt here — about $154 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 sale191 hd

136.81

—

KY average26 barns · 5,271 hd

136.82

−0.01

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	50.50	818	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,453	48.10	699	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	847	37.81	320	3thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	127.00/cwt	120.00–131.00	598	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	114.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	128.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	134.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.60/cwt	122.00–132.00	674	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	124.09/cwt	120.00–128.00	715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	119.70/cwt	116.00–121.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	139.00/cwt	138.00–145.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	36.22/cwt	34.00–38.00	298	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	504	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	367	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	818	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	50.75/cwt	49.00–52.50	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	123.75/cwt	123.00–124.00	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	523	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	129.56/cwt	122.00–134.00	884	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	127.22/cwt	123.00–135.00	545	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	131.35/cwt	125.00–132.50	963	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	160.85/cwt	152.50–165.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.73/cwt	134.00–144.00	732	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	148.18/cwt	145.00–155.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.11/cwt	134.00–142.00	803	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	138.66/cwt	129.00–142.00	867	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	143.95/cwt	137.00–150.00	668	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	147.11/cwt	144.00–154.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	124.96/cwt	124.00–126.00	350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	120.14/cwt	112.00–121.00	863	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	112.08/cwt	108.00–113.00	919	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	118.60/cwt	118.00–121.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	130.38/cwt	130.00–130.50	1,022	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.44/cwt	116.00–129.00	655	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	721	32

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 Oct 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 514Year ago 636

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 41

There was good demand for feeder classes and buyers showed strong interest in all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	471	120.00–131.00	127.00
4	—	779	111.00–115.00	114.00
7	—	386	125.00–135.00	128.93
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
1	—	870	106.00	106.00
20	—	428	123.00–135.00	127.22
2	—	280	124.00–126.00	124.96
13	—	718	112.00–121.00	120.14
12	—	820	108.00–113.00	112.08
10	—	666	118.00–121.00	118.60
18	—	522	116.00–129.00	125.44
32	—	571	120.00–128.00	126.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	107.00	107.00
2	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	995	95.00	95.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,045	94.00	94.00
3	—	378	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	130.00–135.00	134.18
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	890	81.50	81.50
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	122.00–132.00	129.60
8	—	576	120.00–128.00	124.09
4	—	620	116.00–121.00	119.70
7	—	461	138.00–145.00	139.00
3	—	683	114.00	114.00
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	405	138.00	138.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
3	—	367	145.00–155.00	148.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	123.00–124.00	123.75
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
1	—	425	134.00	134.00
4	—	536	127.00	127.00
2	—	380	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	682	122.00–134.00	129.56
10	—	733	125.00–132.50	131.35
3	—	316	152.50–165.00	160.85
1	—	380	161.00	161.00
1	—	975	115.00	115.00
24	—	524	134.00–144.00	139.73
29	—	573	134.00–142.00	140.11
42	—	625	129.00–142.00	138.66
20	—	464	137.00–150.00	143.95
4	—	415	144.00–154.00	147.11
2	—	890	120.00	120.00
29	—	784	130.00–130.50	130.38
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	34.00–38.00	36.22
1	—	895	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	37.50	37.50
4	—	1,480	49.00–52.50	50.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	50.50	50.50

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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