Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good supply of calves today with buyers showing moderate to good demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.35/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$145.35

318 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$0.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.11

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	720	145.39	1,046	304
Medium and Large 2-3	539	144.43	778	14thin

One grade step is worth $0.96/cwt here — about $268 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 sale318 hd

145.35

—

KY average26 barns · 7,465 hd

150.45

−5.11

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	1,545	68.00	1,051	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	66.16	843	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	329	159.12/cwt	154.00–164.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.01/cwt	132.00–144.00	802	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	124.38/cwt	119.00–127.00	848	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	153.05/cwt	142.50–158.00	957	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	176.05/cwt	165.00–178.00	738	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,110	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.26/cwt	118.50–124.50	880	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	152.45/cwt	144.00–156.00	648	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	143.62/cwt	141.00–145.50	968	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	127.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,061	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	127.68/cwt	118.50–130.00	1,009	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,052	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,257	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	158.44/cwt	154.00–161.50	933	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,172	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	123.17/cwt	123.00–123.50	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	171.25/cwt	163.50–176.00	839	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,022	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,069	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	757	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,051	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	69.32/cwt	68.00–70.50	870	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	651	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	163.95/cwt	159.00–166.50	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	163.49/cwt	163.00–164.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	132.86/cwt	128.00–138.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	158.00/cwt	154.00–162.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	151.93/cwt	150.00–154.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	144.66/cwt	144.00–146.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	136.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	143.74/cwt	143.00–145.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.02/cwt	142.00–153.00	706	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	142.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	122.95/cwt	118.00–124.50	949	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	166.50/cwt	160.00–171.00	872	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.72/cwt	142.00–151.00	783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	159.01/cwt	150.00–165.00	580	8

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 Apr 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 810Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 0

Good supply of calves today with buyers showing moderate to good demand for feeder classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	154.00–164.00	159.12
37	—	569	132.00–144.00	141.01
20	—	682	119.00–127.00	124.38
12	—	720	118.50–124.50	122.26
11	—	425	144.00–156.00	152.45
1	—	285	158.00	158.00
17	—	474	142.00–153.00	149.02
9	—	624	125.00–130.00	127.52
15	—	772	118.00–124.50	122.95
8	—	530	142.00–151.00	147.72
8	—	365	150.00–165.00	159.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	852	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	105.50	105.50
1	—	410	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,060	91.00	91.00
1	—	540	138.00	138.00
2	—	493	135.00–139.00	136.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	625	142.50–158.00	153.05
1	—	310	184.00	184.00
19	—	419	165.00–178.00	176.05
6	—	937	118.50	118.50
16	—	674	141.00–145.50	143.62
9	—	835	120.00–130.00	127.10
7	—	790	118.50–130.00	127.68
4	—	375	170.00	170.00
27	—	589	154.00–161.50	158.44
3	—	725	134.00	134.00
11	—	953	123.00	123.00
3	—	861	123.00–123.50	123.17
29	—	490	163.50–176.00	171.25
20	—	524	160.00–171.00	166.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,052	119.50	119.50
67	—	783	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	185.50	185.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	156.00	156.00
2	—	623	128.00–138.00	132.86
2	—	490	154.00–162.00	158.00
1	—	305	132.50	132.50
2	—	528	150.00–154.00	151.93
3	—	585	144.00–146.00	144.66
1	—	915	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	165.00	165.00
3	—	470	159.00–166.50	163.95
2	—	410	175.00	175.00
2	—	338	163.00–164.00	163.49
1	—	635	136.00	136.00
4	—	574	143.00–145.00	143.74
3	—	537	140.00–146.00	142.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	68.00–70.50	69.32
1	—	1,195	54.50	54.50
1	—	1,390	71.50	71.50

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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