Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All classes of feeders sold with a sharply higher undertone noted. Good demand for all classes of feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.50/cwt on 434 head.

Average price

$179.50

434 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

per head · Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2

$27.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.00

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	493	185.40	915	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	643	179.87	1,157	401
Medium and Large 2-3	534	172.95	923	19thin
Medium 1-2	519	158.37	822	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.03/cwt here — about $93 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 sale434 hd

179.50

—

KY average24 barns · 6,118 hd

186.50

−7.00

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	68.00	789	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2-3	—	690	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,273	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	253.41/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	203.24/cwt	196.00–208.00	974	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	543	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	183.63/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,124	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	196.15/cwt	192.50–200.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	185.15/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,144	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	196.36/cwt	191.00–203.00	1,239	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	199.34/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,326	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	160.12/cwt	158.00–161.50	1,467	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	183.83/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,039	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	670	181.87/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,219	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	178.80/cwt	174.00–181.50	1,307	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	218.43/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	202.22/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	231.63/cwt	220.00–242.50	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	220.51/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,290	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	175.84/cwt	174.00–176.50	1,426	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	233.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,221	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	178.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,368	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	213.60/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,346	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,374	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	186.62/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,387	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	238.12/cwt	227.50–244.00	1,160	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	170.78/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,395	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	184.65/cwt	183.00–185.50	1,396	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	221.14/cwt	212.50–230.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	228.98/cwt	220.00–237.50	882	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	258.92/cwt	255.00–260.00	981	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	564	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,207	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	222.74/cwt	222.00–223.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	189.18/cwt	186.00–192.50	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	219.48/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,038	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	186.99/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,169	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	481	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	182.08/cwt	180.00–184.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	187.24/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,075	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	151.08/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	169.15/cwt	163.50–172.50	1,221	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,226	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	177.27/cwt	170.00–181.50	1,115	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	190.20/cwt	186.00–194.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	168.17/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,155	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	177.94/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,160	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	203.04/cwt	199.00–205.50	1,056	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	205.68/cwt	193.00–211.00	882	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	577	156.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	905	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	427	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	167.98/cwt	162.00–168.50	1,272	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	183.65/cwt	183.00–185.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	134.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	565	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	194.12/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,089	17
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	345	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	191.38/cwt	181.00–194.00	1,005	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	167.38/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,220	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	811	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	253.49/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	144.47/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,254	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	136.53/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	154.45/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,268	40

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 Mar 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 978Last week 1,487Year ago 820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

All classes of feeders sold with a sharply higher undertone noted. Good demand for all classes of feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	690	184.50	184.50
1	—	745	169.00	169.00
11	—	612	176.00–186.00	183.63
2	—	543	196.00	196.00
2	—	463	192.50–200.00	196.15
5	—	565	183.00–185.00	183.83
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	250.00–257.00	253.41
2	—	312	274.00	274.00
2	—	463	251.00–256.00	253.49
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	198.00	198.00
7	—	670	180.00–184.00	181.87
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
1	—	570	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	105.00	105.00
8	—	631	191.00–203.00	196.36
38	—	665	194.00–205.00	199.34
31	—	916	158.00–161.50	160.12
1	—	300	247.50	247.50
2	—	445	222.50	222.50
14	—	731	174.00–181.50	178.80
7	—	510	217.00–222.00	218.43
6	—	578	195.00–209.00	202.22
2	—	373	220.00–242.50	231.63
6	—	1,193	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,075	114.00	114.00
40	—	766	170.00–180.00	178.64
11	—	487	227.50–244.00	238.12
9	—	817	167.00–172.00	170.78
2	—	1,015	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	585	218.00–222.00	220.51
36	—	811	174.00–176.50	175.84
15	—	522	230.00–240.00	233.98
46	—	630	209.00–222.00	213.60
10	—	656	209.50	209.50
36	—	743	185.00–188.00	186.62
36	—	756	183.00–185.50	184.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	196.00–208.00	203.24
1	—	345	215.00	215.00
53	—	574	180.00–192.00	187.24
13	—	1,095	112.00	112.00
21	—	629	170.00–181.50	177.27
16	—	687	160.00–172.00	168.17
8	—	429	193.00–211.00	205.68
13	—	757	162.00–168.50	167.98
11	—	525	181.00–194.00	191.38
47	—	729	161.00–170.00	167.38
2	—	390	208.00	208.00
13	—	868	144.00–145.00	144.47
4	—	824	130.00–143.00	136.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	618	183.00–189.00	185.15
16	—	652	177.00–180.00	177.94
44	—	520	199.00–205.50	203.04
17	—	561	194.00–196.00	194.12
40	—	821	152.00–155.00	154.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	222.00–223.00	222.74
4	—	338	228.00	228.00
9	—	365	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	174.00	174.00
2	—	375	180.00–184.00	182.08
2	—	312	194.00	194.00
4	—	721	145.00–156.00	151.08
4	—	463	186.00–194.00	190.20
3	—	435	183.00–185.00	183.65
2	—	773	130.00–140.00	134.89
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	194.00	194.00
2	—	427	183.00	183.00
2	—	565	179.00	179.00
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	150.00–160.00	156.82
1	—	345	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	140.00	140.00
2	—	405	212.50–230.00	221.14
2	—	385	220.00–237.50	228.98
1	—	290	232.50	232.50
2	—	568	186.00–192.50	189.18
4	—	507	213.00	213.00
8	—	473	219.00–220.00	219.48
13	—	625	180.00–197.00	186.99
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
8	—	722	163.50–172.50	169.15
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	255.00–260.00	258.92
8	—	564	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	68.00	68.00

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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