Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply was moderate with very 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 $137.51/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$137.51

231 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$12.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.97

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	583	138.17	805	219
Medium and Large 2-3	572	125.51	718	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.65/cwt here — about $88 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 sale231 hd

137.51

—

KY average24 barns · 5,055 hd

139.48

−1.97

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	1,395	61.00	851	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	53.00	504	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	—	280	162.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	142.01/cwt	135.00–146.00	665	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	142.76/cwt	139.00–146.00	541	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	141.15/cwt	135.00–148.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	137.19/cwt	130.00–142.00	848	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.70/cwt	141.00–146.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	148.49/cwt	140.00–152.00	652	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	130.15/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,164	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	138.10/cwt	132.00–141.50	920	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	141.89/cwt	132.00–146.00	814	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.52/cwt	133.00–146.00	737	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	159.29/cwt	154.00–165.50	843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	136.01/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	165.23/cwt	160.00–174.00	544	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	146.04/cwt	138.00–149.50	1,047	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	142.19/cwt	137.50–143.50	1,173	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	128.24/cwt	119.00–130.00	981	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	157.84/cwt	151.00–163.50	1,064	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	162.98/cwt	154.00–168.00	777	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	160.62/cwt	152.00–166.50	925	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	164.07/cwt	161.00–168.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	729	98.84/cwt	94.00–100.50	721	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	145.80/cwt	142.00–147.50	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	138.16/cwt	135.00–141.00	938	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	165.73/cwt	160.00–171.00	698	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	138.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	159.35/cwt	158.00–160.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	139.27/cwt	132.00–143.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	141.92/cwt	139.00–145.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	126.04/cwt	125.00–128.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	119.82/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,027	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	161.44/cwt	152.00–167.50	1,004	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	124.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	812	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	938	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	149.69/cwt	140.00–154.00	382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	4

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 Aug 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 579Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 7

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	160.00–164.00	162.98
19	—	894	128.00–135.00	130.15
10	—	529	154.00–165.50	159.29
4	—	761	130.00–144.00	136.01
11	—	329	160.00–174.00	165.23
17	—	717	138.00–149.50	146.04
14	—	825	137.50–143.50	142.19
1	—	1,035	113.00	113.00
32	—	674	151.00–163.50	157.84
25	—	477	154.00–168.00	162.98
16	—	576	152.00–166.50	160.62
6	—	372	161.00–168.00	164.07
11	—	421	160.00–171.00	165.73
8	—	622	152.00–167.50	161.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	142.00–147.50	145.80
8	—	679	135.00–141.00	138.16
2	—	623	139.00–145.00	141.92
2	—	425	156.00	156.00
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
1	—	485	143.00	143.00
1	—	530	148.00	148.00
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
2	—	812	124.00	124.00
1	—	885	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	550	170.50	170.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	468	135.00–146.00	142.01
8	—	379	139.00–146.00	142.76
2	—	328	135.00–148.00	141.15
24	—	618	130.00–142.00	137.19
16	—	439	140.00–152.00	148.49
29	—	666	132.00–141.50	138.10
29	—	574	132.00–146.00	141.89
43	—	521	133.00–146.00	141.52
12	—	765	119.00–130.00	128.24
17	—	857	117.00–120.00	119.82
11	—	723	120.00–130.00	124.55
5	—	255	140.00–154.00	149.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	125.00–126.00	125.51
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
3	—	615	125.00–128.00	126.04
2	—	570	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	460	128.00	128.00
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	153.00	153.00
4	—	525	141.00–146.00	143.70
2	—	665	130.00–135.00	132.54
1	—	380	154.00	154.00
4	—	562	135.00–140.00	138.74
6	—	475	158.00–160.00	159.35
3	—	610	132.00–143.00	139.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	141.00	141.00
1	—	845	104.00	104.00
4	—	465	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	94.00–100.50	98.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	61.00	61.00

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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