Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Moderate to good supply of cattle. Good demand noted for all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.63/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$135.63

195 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$10.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

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	579	137.04	793	168
Medium and Large 2-3	578	126.82	733	27

One grade step is worth $10.22/cwt here — about $60 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 sale195 hd

135.63

—

KY average27 barns · 3,328 hd

138.29

−2.67

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	1,144	52.74	603	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	51.00	495	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	572	136.74/cwt	130.00–143.00	782	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	135.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	727	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	146.99/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,077	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	121.01/cwt	115.00–123.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	135.52/cwt	132.00–138.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	149.95/cwt	141.00–157.00	1,008	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	148.42/cwt	145.00–151.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	143.86/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,098	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	159.02/cwt	150.00–165.00	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	157.34/cwt	150.00–165.00	906	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	141.63/cwt	131.00–145.00	833	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	152.56/cwt	148.00–155.00	716	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	123.39/cwt	123.00–125.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	632	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	54.86/cwt	52.00–59.00	644	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	48.50/cwt	48.00–49.00	526	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	147.97/cwt	147.00–149.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.06/cwt	138.00–149.00	737	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	144.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	684	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	146.31/cwt	135.00–148.00	636	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	127.91/cwt	126.00–129.00	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	131.59/cwt	122.00–135.00	871	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	164.10/cwt	157.00–168.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	158.22/cwt	155.00–161.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	149.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	118.75/cwt	118.00–119.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	135.71/cwt	130.00–145.00	837	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	131.57/cwt	121.00–134.00	949	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	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 Aug 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 535Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 3Year ago 0

Moderate to good supply of cattle. Good demand noted for all classes of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	572	130.00–143.00	136.74
19	—	536	130.00–140.00	135.67
4	—	774	115.00–123.00	121.01
2	—	360	140.00–145.00	142.57
10	—	472	142.00–150.00	144.97
20	—	435	135.00–148.00	146.31
19	—	662	122.00–135.00	131.59
9	—	344	145.00–150.00	149.51
43	—	617	130.00–145.00	135.71
24	—	721	121.00–134.00	131.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
4	—	485	132.00–138.00	135.52
1	—	530	128.00	128.00
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
11	—	606	126.00–129.00	127.91
4	—	740	118.00–119.00	118.75
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
4	—	411	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	160.00	160.00
10	—	733	144.00–152.00	146.99
5	—	306	174.00	174.00
24	—	672	141.00–157.00	149.95
7	—	615	145.00–151.00	148.42
14	—	763	143.00–144.00	143.86
6	—	530	150.00–165.00	159.02
3	—	810	132.00–133.00	132.67
10	—	576	150.00–165.00	157.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	865	115.00	115.00
2	—	547	144.00	144.00
2	—	740	125.00–130.00	127.52
1	—	900	87.00	87.00
3	—	666	138.00	138.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	588	131.00–145.00	141.63
9	—	469	148.00–155.00	152.56
2	—	705	118.00–120.00	119.01
5	—	690	123.00–125.00	123.39
2	—	367	168.00	168.00
1	—	630	129.00	129.00
17	—	515	138.00–149.00	143.06
3	—	320	157.00–168.00	164.10
4	—	409	155.00–161.00	158.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
2	—	453	131.00–133.00	131.99
1	—	335	137.00	137.00
1	—	945	85.00	85.00
2	—	423	147.00–149.00	147.97
4	—	385	146.00	146.00
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	62.00	62.00
1	—	920	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	52.00–59.00	54.86
2	—	1,085	48.00–49.00	48.50

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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