Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 lower, yearling heifers sold steady. Good demand for weaned and vaccinated feeder classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.27/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$208.27

138 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$31.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

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	564	211.89	1,194	122
Medium and Large 2	704	181.08	1,274	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	180.40	938	10thin

One grade step is worth $31.49/cwt here — about $256 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 sale138 hd

208.27

—

KY average27 barns · 5,109 hd

203.90

+4.37

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	—	Average	1,975	115.00	2,271	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2-3	—	685	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	208.40/cwt	207.50–210.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	203.00/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,263	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	234.36/cwt	225.00–240.00	996	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	208.89/cwt	197.50–218.00	1,086	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	208.72/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	218.03/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	231.99/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	240.50/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,135	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	219.15/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	220.89/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,511	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	219.66/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	605	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	685	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,158	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	228.79/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	186.51/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	206.23/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,277	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	220.05/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	214.86/cwt	211.00–218.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	225.56/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,184	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	208.58/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,193	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	215.22/cwt	213.00–218.00	921	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	218.38/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,079	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	203.61/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,499	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	244.90/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	234.17/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,485	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	179.49/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,316	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 Oct 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 319Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	151.00	151.00
5	—	610	174.00	174.00
2	—	392	198.00	198.00
1	—	410	185.00	185.00
1	—	270	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	207.50–210.00	208.40
1	—	765	200.00	200.00
18	—	622	197.00–210.00	203.00
10	—	520	197.50–218.00	208.89
6	—	677	200.00–211.00	208.72
6	—	389	211.00–218.00	214.86
1	—	270	222.50	222.50
13	—	572	200.00–219.00	208.58
9	—	428	213.00–218.00	215.22
13	—	494	200.00–220.00	218.38
20	—	736	190.00–206.00	203.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	225.00–230.00	228.79
2	—	425	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	162.50	162.50
1	—	565	193.00	193.00
2	—	635	186.00	186.00
2	—	733	176.00–183.00	179.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	213.00	213.00
14	—	525	224.00–226.00	225.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	200.00	200.00
1	—	780	210.00	210.00
4	—	425	225.00–240.00	234.36
5	—	570	215.00–223.00	218.03
8	—	472	234.00–245.00	240.50
4	—	528	216.00–226.00	219.15
1	—	610	219.00	219.00
1	—	395	245.00	245.00
14	—	684	214.00–229.00	220.89
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	217.50	217.50
1	—	960	179.00	179.00
1	—	750	188.00	188.00
1	—	685	202.00	202.00
3	—	548	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	231.00–233.00	231.99
3	—	520	240.00–255.00	244.90
20	—	634	233.00–237.00	234.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	506	218.00–223.00	219.66
2	—	432	224.00	224.00
1	—	590	205.00	205.00
2	—	685	185.00–188.00	186.51
14	—	619	199.00–216.00	206.23
7	—	475	210.00–225.00	220.05
1	—	395	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	157.00	157.00
1	—	705	140.00	140.00
1	—	685	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
1	—	595	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	115.00	115.00

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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