Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was good to moderate demand for feeder classes of cattle with buyers showing strong interest in weaned and pre-conditioned groups of cattle. Some softer undertones noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.69/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$117.69

162 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$10.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.61

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	699	118.43	828	151
Medium and Large 2-3	613	107.54	659	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.90/cwt here — about $169 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 sale162 hd

117.69

—

KY average29 barns · 4,390 hd

128.30

−10.61

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	1,095	54.50	597	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	41.00	390	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-2	—	632	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	107.39/cwt	102.00–108.00	917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	112.14/cwt	112.00–114.00	920	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	112.17/cwt	107.00–113.50	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	122.07/cwt	120.00–124.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	117.37/cwt	116.50–118.50	1,031	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	150.62/cwt	144.00–154.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	119.80/cwt	114.00–122.00	806	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	127.72/cwt	122.00–134.50	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	133.01/cwt	126.00–138.00	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	131.54/cwt	124.00–133.50	955	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	146.01/cwt	143.00–147.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	122.07/cwt	117.00–128.00	709	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	118.10/cwt	118.10–118.10	905	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	150.61/cwt	143.00–155.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	143.61/cwt	135.00–149.00	821	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	127.36/cwt	119.00–130.50	979	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	131.45/cwt	128.00–135.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	483	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	390	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	108.45/cwt	105.00–112.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	761	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	110.25/cwt	105.00–112.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,134	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	121.49/cwt	120.00–122.50	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	106.55/cwt	105.00–108.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	116.04/cwt	115.00–117.50	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	120.29/cwt	117.00–122.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	123.80/cwt	122.50–124.00	995	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	169.36/cwt	160.00–172.50	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	145.65/cwt	143.00–147.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	116.63/cwt	108.00–119.00	835	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	108.88/cwt	105.00–113.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	425	1

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 May 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 662Year ago 634

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 5

There was good to moderate demand for feeder classes of cattle with buyers showing strong interest in weaned and pre-conditioned groups of cattle. Some softer undertones noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	137.00	137.00
5	—	687	134.00	134.00
16	—	878	116.50–118.50	117.37
3	—	453	144.00–154.00	150.62
29	—	726	124.00–133.50	131.54
4	—	903	114.00	114.00
6	—	441	143.00–155.00	150.61
15	—	572	135.00–149.00	143.61
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
11	—	769	119.00–130.50	127.36
7	—	1,022	111.00	111.00
23	—	804	122.50–124.00	123.80
3	—	515	143.00–147.00	145.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	761	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	122.50	122.50
5	—	672	115.00–117.50	116.04
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
2	—	878	95.00–96.00	95.49
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	854	102.00–108.00	107.39
14	—	820	112.00–114.00	112.14
5	—	775	107.00–113.50	112.17
14	—	673	114.00–122.00	119.80
7	—	514	122.00–134.50	127.72
8	—	469	126.00–138.00	133.01
1	—	430	127.00	127.00
13	—	581	117.00–128.00	122.07
2	—	375	120.00–135.00	127.50
4	—	617	120.00–122.50	121.49
35	—	716	108.00–119.00	116.63
1	—	310	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	766	118.10	118.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	105.00–112.00	108.45
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
4	—	614	105.00–112.00	110.25
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	795	92.00	92.00
1	—	560	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,006	91.50	91.50
2	—	623	120.00–124.00	122.07
4	—	370	143.00–147.00	146.01
2	—	518	128.00–135.00	131.45
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
1	—	595	134.00	134.00
1	—	280	172.50	172.50
2	—	723	105.00–108.00	106.55
3	—	658	117.00–122.00	120.29
4	—	319	160.00–172.50	169.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	80.00	80.00
1	—	380	139.00	139.00
3	—	628	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	131.00	131.00
2	—	760	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,070	75.00	75.00
1	—	830	92.00	92.00
2	—	670	105.00–113.00	108.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	54.50	54.50

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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