Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Strong demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $223.12/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$223.12

334 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$576

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

$46.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

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	677	223.67	1,514	330
Medium and Large 2-3	529	177.50	939	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.17/cwt here — about $576 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 sale334 hd

223.12

—

KY average26 barns · 4,034 hd

221.80

+1.32

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	1,504	131.87	1,983	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	108.94	1,303	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	77.00	758	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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%	—	1,196	108.94/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,303	4
Bulls	—	—	1,504	131.87/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,983	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	275.33/cwt	270.00–281.50	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	262.85/cwt	255.00–268.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	244.13/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,240	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	219.16/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	962	190.75/cwt	190.75–190.75	1,835	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	226.83/cwt	222.50–231.00	1,527	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,402	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	348	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	199.92/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,361	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	182.11/cwt	170.00–188.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	317	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	188.68/cwt	184.00–193.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	203.11/cwt	201.00–205.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	204.47/cwt	193.00–214.00	1,055	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	196.51/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,093	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	223.23/cwt	210.00–227.00	951	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	207.63/cwt	205.00–209.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,192	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	208.79/cwt	206.00–215.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	253.40/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,100	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	161.56/cwt	140.00–184.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	192.99/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	178.32/cwt	172.50–185.00	1,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	222.00/cwt	220.00–225.00	733	5

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 May 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 481Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 0

Strong demand for feeder classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	108.00–110.00	108.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,504	126.00–136.00	131.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	203.00	203.00
1	—	490	212.00	212.00
1	—	735	198.00	198.00
3	—	416	218.00	218.00
1	—	750	175.00	175.00
2	—	620	199.00	199.00
1	—	870	145.00	145.00
3	—	563	190.00–208.00	196.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	270.00–281.50	275.33
3	—	325	255.00–268.00	262.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	185.00	185.00
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
2	—	370	201.00–205.00	203.11
1	—	220	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	508	242.00–253.00	244.13
52	—	962	190.75	190.75
155	—	673	222.50–231.00	226.83
4	—	645	241.00	241.00
6	—	812	196.00	196.00
19	—	589	238.00	238.00
6	—	710	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	217.50–220.00	219.16
5	—	729	201.00	201.00
1	—	405	221.00	221.00
1	—	495	213.00	213.00
14	—	681	198.00–204.00	199.92
1	—	605	201.00	201.00
2	—	762	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	180.00	180.00
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
1	—	705	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	348	275.00	275.00
3	—	483	256.00	256.00
28	—	434	252.00–260.00	253.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	170.00–188.00	182.11
6	—	487	184.00–193.00	188.68
2	—	555	180.00	180.00
4	—	537	140.00–184.00	161.56
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
1	—	205	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	250.00	250.00
4	—	245	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	193.00–214.00	204.47
20	—	426	210.00–227.00	223.23
3	—	462	205.00–209.00	207.63
6	—	380	206.00–215.00	208.79
6	—	656	182.00	182.00
5	—	624	172.50–185.00	178.32
5	—	330	220.00–225.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	505	216.50	216.50
24	—	583	204.50	204.50
5	—	703	190.00–195.00	192.99
1	—	670	204.00	204.00

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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