Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday sale: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Plain quality feeders sold 2.00 to4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.60/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$130.60

352 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$9.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.01

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	737	131.40	968	321
Medium and Large 2-3	617	122.35	755	31

One grade step is worth $9.04/cwt here — about $213 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 sale352 hd

130.60

—

KY average30 barns · 11,739 hd

134.62

−4.01

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	1,525	50.00	763	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	32.50	392	1thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	392	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	763	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	457	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	503	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	140.04/cwt	133.00–145.00	755	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,129	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	128.57/cwt	121.00–129.50	1,017	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,184	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.37/cwt	122.00–128.00	916	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	892	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	151.17/cwt	147.00–155.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.79/cwt	131.00–138.00	770	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	133.65/cwt	127.00–136.00	846	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	135.54/cwt	127.00–136.50	901	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	127.58/cwt	124.00–131.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	116.44/cwt	114.00–118.00	721	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	138.81/cwt	138.00–142.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	120.74/cwt	118.00–124.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	126.93/cwt	125.00–128.00	611	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	117.83/cwt	114.00–118.50	806	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	116.77/cwt	114.00–119.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	111.55/cwt	106.00–123.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	123.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	766	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	113.47/cwt	110.00–120.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	107.28/cwt	101.00–110.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	102.97/cwt	102.00–105.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	119.75/cwt	118.00–120.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	121.71/cwt	118.00–127.00	632	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	417	3

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 Dec 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 365Year ago 1,553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 23

Compared to last Thursday sale: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Plain quality feeders sold 2.00 to4.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	32.50	32.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	50.00	50.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	165.00	165.00
1	—	425	144.00	144.00
2	—	355	140.00	140.00
5	—	612	114.00–119.00	116.77
2	—	742	105.00	105.00
2	—	565	122.00	122.00
2	—	540	125.00	125.00
2	—	485	140.00–143.00	141.52
8	—	676	118.00–120.00	119.75
6	—	842	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	587	116.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	803	95.00	95.00
3	—	637	102.00–105.00	102.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	539	133.00–145.00	140.04
77	—	791	121.00–129.50	128.57
19	—	957	123.75	123.75
55	—	725	122.00–128.00	126.37
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
8	—	423	147.00–155.00	151.17
12	—	580	131.00–138.00	132.79
28	—	633	127.00–136.00	133.65
29	—	665	127.00–136.50	135.54
3	—	902	114.00	114.00
5	—	489	138.00–142.00	138.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	457	150.00	150.00
62	—	852	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
20	—	622	120.00–126.00	123.10
2	—	755	115.00	115.00
2	—	668	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	756	118.00	118.00
8	—	426	124.00–131.00	127.58
14	—	619	114.00–118.00	116.44
8	—	561	118.00–124.00	120.74
13	—	481	125.00–128.00	126.93
6	—	385	135.00–136.00	135.51
42	—	684	114.00–118.50	117.83
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	820	96.00	96.00
15	—	519	118.00–127.00	121.71
3	—	318	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	134.00	134.00
2	—	445	122.00	122.00
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
3	—	485	106.00–123.00	111.55
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
3	—	370	110.00–120.00	113.47
10	—	710	105.00	105.00
4	—	628	101.00–110.00	107.28
4	—	513	115.00–117.00	115.99
3	—	695	105.00	105.00
3	—	575	117.00	117.00

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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