Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good demand noted for all classes of cattle. Strongest demand was noted for weaned and preconditioned cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.22/cwt on 310 head.

Average price

$135.22

310 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$19.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

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	610	135.92	829	299
Medium and Large 2-3	638	116.09	741	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.83/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 sale310 hd

135.22

—

KY average26 barns · 8,108 hd

134.14

+1.08

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	—	High	1,713	91.00	1,558	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	53.57	650	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	50.00	463	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	158.14/cwt	154.00–161.00	773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	168.21/cwt	160.00–171.00	715	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	173.66/cwt	173.00–174.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	138.64/cwt	136.00–140.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	147.30/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,002	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	144.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,194	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	158.36/cwt	153.00–165.50	830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	154.67/cwt	154.00–155.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,301	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,112	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	141.47/cwt	140.00–143.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	144.62/cwt	140.00–150.50	1,121	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	175.28/cwt	173.00–178.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	136.39/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	152.79/cwt	149.00–158.00	877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	167.48/cwt	161.00–176.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	891	125.34/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.17/cwt	122.00–136.00	820	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	128.83/cwt	123.00–137.00	861	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,004	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	147.50/cwt	135.00–149.50	1,062	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	139.76/cwt	130.50–146.50	1,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	161.67/cwt	161.00–162.50	774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	741	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	789	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	872	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	54.19/cwt	52.00–56.50	643	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	463	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,998	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	143.90/cwt	141.00–145.50	830	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	131.73/cwt	128.00–136.00	950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	992	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	148.69/cwt	140.00–151.00	781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	127.95/cwt	120.00–133.00	920	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	124.68/cwt	119.50–127.50	955	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	143.72/cwt	138.50–145.00	891	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	148.86/cwt	145.00–151.00	645	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	147.98/cwt	143.00–153.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	139.69/cwt	133.50–147.00	669	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	143.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	141.61/cwt	140.00–141.75	973	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.46/cwt	131.00–145.00	730	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	157.55/cwt	152.00–164.00	983	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	137.01/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,252	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	103.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	2

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 Dec 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 1,031Year ago 706

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 2Year ago 2

Good demand noted for all classes of cattle. Strongest demand was noted for weaned and preconditioned cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	489	154.00–161.00	158.14
1	—	770	139.00	139.00
11	—	425	160.00–171.00	168.21
3	—	388	173.00–174.00	173.66
3	—	665	136.00–140.00	138.64
2	—	1,012	91.50	91.50
17	—	577	141.00–145.50	143.90
6	—	721	128.00–136.00	131.73
1	—	850	106.00	106.00
7	—	525	140.00–151.00	148.69
1	—	270	174.00	174.00
13	—	620	138.50–145.00	143.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	407	154.00	154.00
1	—	585	123.00	123.00
2	—	292	142.50	142.50
1	—	845	111.00	111.00
2	—	992	90.00	90.00
1	—	505	138.00	138.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
3	—	632	128.00	128.00
2	—	697	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	680	140.00–152.50	147.30
25	—	825	140.00–148.00	144.68
9	—	524	153.00–165.50	158.36
2	—	340	176.00	176.00
12	—	775	140.00–150.50	144.62
3	—	473	173.00–178.00	175.28
7	—	574	149.00–158.00	152.79
1	—	955	134.50	134.50
4	—	418	161.00–176.00	167.48
37	—	720	135.00–149.50	147.50
8	—	870	130.50–146.50	139.76
2	—	350	171.00	171.00
67	—	624	152.00–164.00	157.55
13	—	914	125.00–138.00	137.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	128.00	128.00
3	—	378	154.00–155.00	154.67
5	—	407	142.00	142.00
1	—	550	145.00	145.00
2	—	633	140.00–143.00	141.47
5	—	755	134.00–138.00	136.39
1	—	805	123.00	123.00
3	—	891	120.00–128.00	125.34
1	—	530	134.00	134.00
2	—	325	155.00	155.00
7	—	479	161.00–162.50	161.67
3	—	741	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	867	150.00	150.00
1	—	505	170.00	170.00
39	—	727	153.00	153.00
2	—	555	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	625	122.00–136.00	131.17
26	—	668	123.00–137.00	128.83
43	—	577	130.00–145.00	136.81
24	—	719	120.00–133.00	127.95
13	—	766	119.50–127.50	124.68
13	—	433	145.00–151.00	148.86
6	—	391	143.00–153.00	147.98
34	—	479	133.50–147.00	139.69
4	—	332	140.00–144.00	143.02
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	225	144.00	144.00
4	—	820	131.00	131.00
26	—	520	131.00–145.00	140.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	741	135.50	135.50
36	—	687	140.00–141.75	141.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	131.00	131.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	935	89.00	89.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	124.00	124.00
2	—	593	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	813	100.00–106.00	103.01
2	—	635	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,186	52.00–56.50	54.19
2	—	1,188	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,060	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,365	85.00	85.00

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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