Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Light supply of feeders this week. Feeder classes sold sharply lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.19/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$209.19

87 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$738

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

$39.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.33

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	587	213.56	1,255	70
Medium and Large 2	458	200.54	919	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	297	174.17	517	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.39/cwt here — about $738 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 sale87 hd

209.19

—

KY average26 barns · 6,412 hd

215.53

−6.33

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%	Very Low	975	66.00	644	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1-2	—	402	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,212	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	218.92/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,171	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	227.16/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,349	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	225.96/cwt	217.00–234.00	1,410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	203.07/cwt	201.00–207.50	958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	234.75/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,556	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	208.36/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,294	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	226.98/cwt	217.50–233.00	1,099	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	247	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	223.04/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	212.91/cwt	210.00–219.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	216.86/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,243	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	644	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 Sep 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 1,014Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Compared to two weeks ago: Light supply of feeders this week. Feeder classes sold sharply lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	230.00	230.00
1	—	345	215.00	215.00
1	—	460	215.00	215.00
1	—	685	190.00	190.00
1	—	740	193.00	193.00
3	—	625	210.00	210.00
4	—	510	221.00–225.00	223.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	204.00	204.00
2	—	440	190.00	190.00
1	—	520	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	501	242.00	242.00
7	—	594	225.00–228.00	227.16
8	—	624	217.00–234.00	225.96
4	—	761	231.00	231.00
1	—	485	235.00	235.00
10	—	663	230.00–242.00	234.75
1	—	1,110	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	617	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	210.00–223.00	218.92
3	—	740	210.00	210.00
3	—	295	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,075	124.00	124.00
2	—	440	221.00	221.00
10	—	621	195.00–212.00	208.36
13	—	484	217.50–233.00	226.98
3	—	890	195.00	195.00
1	—	785	206.00	206.00
3	—	391	210.00–219.00	212.91
19	—	573	212.00–221.00	216.86
5	—	834	204.00	204.00
1	—	665	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	197.50	197.50
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
6	—	472	201.00–207.50	203.07
1	—	710	185.00	185.00
1	—	365	205.00	205.00
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	247	175.00	175.00
1	—	545	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	66.00	66.00

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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