Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Strong demand noted today as buyers bought all classes of cattle quickly. Higher undertones noted on feeder classes of cattle when they were sold.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.01/cwt on 516 head.

Average price

$135.01

516 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$14.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

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	694	135.77	942	488
Medium and Large 2-3	654	121.64	795	28

One grade step is worth $14.13/cwt here — about $147 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 sale516 hd

135.01

—

KY average25 barns · 5,723 hd

136.12

−1.12

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,565	85.33	1,336	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	60.00	1,011	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	54.66	701	7thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	867	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	149.16/cwt	140.00–153.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	122.21/cwt	118.00–127.00	831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.56/cwt	125.00–140.00	778	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.38/cwt	123.00–134.00	803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	157.40/cwt	149.00–161.50	828	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	136.22/cwt	130.00–144.00	516	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.79/cwt	132.00–145.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	148.63/cwt	148.00–150.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	127.11/cwt	120.00–129.00	784	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	158.00/cwt	154.00–162.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	157.38/cwt	150.00–161.50	749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	126.82/cwt	122.00–132.00	736	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	112.65/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	142.22/cwt	137.00–147.50	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	901	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	125.35/cwt	120.00–126.50	970	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	121.71/cwt	119.00–122.50	865	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.39/cwt	130.00–144.00	656	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	121.92/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,028	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	140.69/cwt	131.00–143.50	934	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,055	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	873	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	110.26/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	156.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,033	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	451	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	131.00/cwt	120.00–132.00	931	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	139.28/cwt	134.00–148.00	852	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	146.47/cwt	140.00–154.00	836	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	592	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,011	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	50.82/cwt	50.00–52.50	646	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	57.54/cwt	54.50–62.50	743	4
Bulls	—	—	1,370	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,123	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	658	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	179.03/cwt	175.00–183.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	586	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	845	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	124.42/cwt	124.00–125.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	121.06/cwt	120.50–124.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	124.56/cwt	123.00–126.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	110.57/cwt	109.00–112.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	134.77/cwt	130.00–139.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	119.49/cwt	118.00–120.50	932	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	161.32/cwt	157.00–170.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	110.50/cwt	109.00–112.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.17/cwt	132.00–144.00	607	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	114.17/cwt	113.00–116.00	940	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.60/cwt	123.00–138.50	711	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	121.72/cwt	115.00–123.25	829	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	943	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 Feb 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,083Last week 798Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 3

Strong demand noted today as buyers bought all classes of cattle quickly. Higher undertones noted on feeder classes of cattle when they were sold.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	867	112.00	112.00
2	—	967	101.00	101.00
10	—	379	130.00–144.00	136.22
74	—	617	120.00–129.00	127.11
1	—	270	134.00	134.00
33	—	580	122.00–132.00	126.82
3	—	327	137.00–147.50	142.22
22	—	711	119.00–122.50	121.71
22	—	474	130.00–144.00	138.39
35	—	780	118.00–120.50	119.49
17	—	433	132.00–144.00	140.17
15	—	823	113.00–116.00	114.17
61	—	528	123.00–138.50	134.60
41	—	681	115.00–123.25	121.72
2	—	907	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	704	124.00	124.00
14	—	451	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
2	—	640	106.00–110.00	108.00
2	—	370	123.00–126.00	124.56
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
7	—	687	109.00–112.00	110.57
2	—	1,010	95.00	95.00
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
4	—	724	109.00–112.00	110.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	140.00–153.00	149.16
7	—	680	118.00–127.00	122.21
15	—	574	125.00–140.00	135.56
11	—	621	123.00–134.00	129.38
7	—	515	132.00–145.00	141.79
6	—	374	148.00–150.00	148.63
1	—	865	91.00	91.00
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
3	—	713	116.00–117.00	116.66
5	—	428	157.00–170.00	161.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
2	—	575	121.00–123.00	122.02
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	149.00–161.50	157.40
2	—	385	154.00–162.00	158.00
11	—	476	150.00–161.50	157.38
3	—	979	112.00–114.00	112.65
65	—	774	120.00–126.50	125.35
45	—	843	113.00–123.00	121.92
93	—	664	131.00–143.50	140.69
13	—	858	123.00	123.00
4	—	925	108.00–113.00	110.26
4	—	347	155.00–160.00	156.24
99	—	711	120.00–132.00	131.00
44	—	612	134.00–148.00	139.28
23	—	571	140.00–154.00	146.47
1	—	445	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	576	156.50	156.50
33	—	815	126.75	126.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	451	171.00	171.00
2	—	363	175.00–183.00	179.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	689	124.00–125.00	124.42
6	—	637	120.50–124.00	121.06
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
1	—	810	107.00	107.00
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
6	—	582	130.00–139.00	134.77
3	—	778	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	103.00	103.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	65.00	65.00
1	—	660	96.00	96.00
2	—	845	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	50.00–52.50	50.82
4	—	1,291	54.50–62.50	57.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,663	87.00	87.00

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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