Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply was moderate with good demand for all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.24/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$135.24

191 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$15.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

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	647	135.32	875	190
Medium and Large 2-3	475	120.00	570	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.32/cwt here — about $305 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 sale191 hd

135.24

—

KY average14 barns · 2,182 hd

137.62

−2.39

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%	High	1,155	65.87	761	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	922	47.29	436	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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%	—	1,140	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	827	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	62.55/cwt	61.00–64.00	727	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	685	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	41.72/cwt	38.00–45.00	364	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	670	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	165.36/cwt	150.00–172.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,202	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	131.27/cwt	128.00–135.00	841	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	139.26/cwt	135.00–144.00	745	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	136.15/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,137	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	142.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	162.07/cwt	150.00–166.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	129.20/cwt	124.00–137.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	143.41/cwt	135.00–147.00	453	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	146.40/cwt	127.00–159.50	849	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	166.57/cwt	155.00–174.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	155.26/cwt	144.00–160.00	905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	132.23/cwt	129.00–135.00	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.50/cwt	125.00–138.00	816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	142.95/cwt	135.00–147.00	975	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	144.70/cwt	138.00–145.50	1,026	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	125.37/cwt	111.00–130.50	905	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	166.24/cwt	165.00–170.00	785	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	162.91/cwt	160.00–173.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	147.57/cwt	138.00–154.00	913	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	138.83/cwt	134.00–144.00	525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.95/cwt	145.00–158.00	736	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	143.12/cwt	132.00–150.00	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	157.65/cwt	140.00–169.00	834	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	133.79/cwt	122.00–134.50	1,025	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	116.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	151.66/cwt	139.00–155.00	813	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 Jul 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 447Year ago 538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 3

Supply was moderate with good demand for all classes of cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	72.50	72.50
2	—	1,163	61.00–64.00	62.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	64.00	64.00
3	—	873	38.00–45.00	41.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
4	—	433	150.00–166.00	162.07
5	—	669	124.00–137.00	129.20
2	—	723	118.00–119.00	118.50
9	—	625	125.00–138.00	130.50
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
6	—	385	160.00–173.00	162.91
10	—	475	145.00–158.00	154.95
10	—	569	132.00–150.00	143.12
8	—	536	139.00–155.00	151.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	433	150.00–172.00	165.36
12	—	900	133.50	133.50
10	—	835	124.00–140.00	136.15
1	—	335	178.00	178.00
4	—	384	155.00–174.00	166.57
8	—	583	144.00–160.00	155.26
14	—	682	135.00–147.00	142.95
3	—	756	142.00	142.00
18	—	709	138.00–145.50	144.70
1	—	875	124.00	124.00
25	—	472	165.00–170.00	166.24
15	—	619	138.00–154.00	147.57
21	—	529	140.00–169.00	157.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
4	—	384	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	143.00	143.00
3	—	612	110.00–120.00	116.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	641	128.00–135.00	131.27
17	—	535	135.00–144.00	139.26
5	—	476	140.00–150.00	142.75
10	—	316	135.00–147.00	143.41
26	—	580	127.00–159.50	146.40
2	—	423	130.00–140.00	134.91
8	—	659	129.00–135.00	132.23
3	—	841	114.00	114.00
15	—	722	111.00–130.50	125.37
2	—	852	106.00	106.00
8	—	378	134.00–144.00	138.83
70	—	766	122.00–134.50	133.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00

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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