Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.78/cwt on 364 head.

Average price

$136.78

364 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$4.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.71

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	718	137.06	985	341
Medium and Large 2-3	611	132.62	810	23

One grade step is worth $4.45/cwt here — about $175 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 sale364 hd

136.78

—

KY average26 barns · 4,015 hd

138.49

−1.71

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	1,409	95.16	1,341	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	68.33	890	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	976	60.78	593	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	133.75/cwt	130.00–137.50	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	112.78/cwt	112.00–113.00	831	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	127.81/cwt	122.00–135.00	731	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	956	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,047	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	118.59/cwt	118.00–124.00	982	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	138.25/cwt	138.00–138.50	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	146.49/cwt	145.75–150.00	951	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	120.88/cwt	116.50–124.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	160.41/cwt	159.00–166.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	165.48/cwt	165.00–166.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	158.60/cwt	154.00–161.00	769	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	130.04/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,003	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	127.86/cwt	125.00–138.00	821	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	141.71/cwt	133.00–146.00	658	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	155.70/cwt	142.00–159.00	903	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	898	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,138	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	170.51/cwt	169.00–173.00	634	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	639	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	62.56/cwt	61.00–64.00	622	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	68.33/cwt	66.50–71.00	890	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,007	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	102.43/cwt	101.00–103.50	1,501	2
Bulls	—	—	1,385	97.54/cwt	96.50–98.50	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	121.02/cwt	118.00–124.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	129.87/cwt	125.00–131.50	939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	125.04/cwt	122.00–128.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	550	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	144.35/cwt	144.00–145.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	145.53/cwt	140.50–154.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	143.01/cwt	137.00–147.00	971	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	138.81/cwt	136.00–140.00	569	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	103.20/cwt	97.00–107.00	886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.88/cwt	133.00–137.50	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	116.84/cwt	116.00–120.00	805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	119.36/cwt	117.00–121.00	734	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 May 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 493Last week 353Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 2Year ago 13

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
2	—	255	130.00–137.50	133.75
9	—	737	112.00–113.00	112.78
18	—	572	122.00–135.00	127.81
4	—	342	138.00–138.50	138.25
1	—	1,015	97.50	97.50
20	—	464	133.00–146.00	141.71
2	—	770	109.00	109.00
8	—	410	136.00–140.00	138.81
8	—	859	97.00–107.00	103.20
8	—	522	133.00–137.50	135.88
9	—	689	116.00–120.00	116.84
3	—	615	117.00–121.00	119.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	94.50	94.50
2	—	413	118.00–124.00	121.02
1	—	325	121.00	121.00
1	—	880	90.00	90.00
1	—	385	118.00	118.00
2	—	528	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
2	—	795	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	116.50–124.00	120.88
1	—	850	94.00	94.00
4	—	472	138.00	138.00
3	—	570	128.00	128.00
2	—	415	159.00	159.00
2	—	355	150.00–160.00	154.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	716	133.50	133.50
23	—	649	145.75–150.00	146.49
57	—	898	126.75	126.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	858	122.00	122.00
10	—	828	118.00–124.00	118.59
5	—	432	159.00–166.00	160.41
2	—	283	165.00–166.00	165.48
12	—	485	154.00–161.00	158.60
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
60	—	771	120.00–132.00	130.04
14	—	642	125.00–138.00	127.86
22	—	580	142.00–159.00	155.70
4	—	372	169.00–173.00	170.51
8	—	723	125.00–131.50	129.87
9	—	534	140.50–154.00	145.53
77	—	679	137.00–147.00	143.01
1	—	970	110.00	110.00
5	—	922	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	558	140.00	140.00
3	—	672	122.00–128.00	125.04
2	—	735	115.00	115.00
3	—	418	144.00–145.00	144.35
4	—	792	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	65.50	65.50
2	—	995	61.00–64.00	62.56
1	—	940	52.50	52.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	66.50–71.00	68.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	73.50	73.50
2	—	1,465	101.00–103.50	102.43
3	—	1,385	96.50–98.50	97.54

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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