Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a limited comparison. Feeder bulls sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $220.54/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$220.54

155 head · 792 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$33.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.08

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	237.28	1,164	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	814	219.73	1,788	144
Medium and Large 2-3	578	203.50	1,176	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.78/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale155 hd

220.54

—

KY average26 barns · 7,558 hd

231.62

−11.08

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	—	Average	1,726	126.57	2,184	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	108.27	1,351	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	107.59	1,641	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	97.45	987	39
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,345	139.00	1,870	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,378	$1,783	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$1,719	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$1,610	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$1,500	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,422	$1,485	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,220	$1,400	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,341	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,276	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,145	$1,185	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$1,161	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,128	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,085	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$1,254	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	812	$960	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,408	$1,776	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,085	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,057	4thin

Every lot, as filed

87 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY

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 1-2	—	456	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,067	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	212.09/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,200	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	226.61/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,289	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	219.60/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,043	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	201.83/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,372	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	250.81/cwt	239.00–253.00	928	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,069	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	2,015	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	181.00/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	225.78/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	216.33/cwt	208.50–216.85	1,865	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	203.50/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,482	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,886	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	278.57/cwt	278.00–282.50	1,045	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	962	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,180	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,870	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	95.59/cwt	90.00–99.50	985	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	102.56/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,596	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	109.37/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,591	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	116.63/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,854	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	116.93/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,404	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	104.45/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,081	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	104.76/cwt	99.50–110.00	1,326	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	96.55/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,279	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	87.08/cwt	83.00–89.00	768	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	120.34/cwt	117.50–123.00	2,061	4
Bulls	—	—	1,732	129.69/cwt	128.00–132.50	2,246	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,609.99/head	1,250.00–1,735.00	1,610	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,128.24/head	1,085.00–1,300.00	1,128	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,340.90/head	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,341	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,399.67/head	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,400	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,057.28/head	985.00–1,085.00	1,057	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,254.21/head	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,254	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,500.34/head	1,485.00–1,550.00	1,500	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,422	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,276.14/head	1,225.00–1,310.00	1,276	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,160.52/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,161	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,719.08/head	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,719	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,783.35/head	1,735.00–1,825.00	1,783	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	865	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	1,776.21/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	244.04/cwt	240.00–255.00	888	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,429	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	222.04/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,275	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	454	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,071	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	240.00/cwt	237.50–242.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	191.57/cwt	183.00–196.00	1,360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,283	13

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 - Glasgow, KY

Mon Jan 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 176Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 277Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 95Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	456	234.00	234.00
18	—	569	226.00–227.00	226.61
1	—	730	175.00	175.00
5	—	511	229.00	229.00
1	—	255	255.00	255.00
13	—	680	197.00–207.00	201.83
5	—	625	200.00	200.00
28	—	370	239.00–253.00	250.81
7	—	314	237.50–242.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	209.00–214.00	212.09
21	—	475	215.00–223.00	219.60
1	—	290	234.50	234.50
4	—	525	205.00	205.00
3	—	654	180.00–183.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	176.00	176.00
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	194.00	194.00
3	—	675	211.00	211.00
4	—	543	250.00	250.00
1	—	215	256.00	256.00
1	—	730	201.00	201.00
3	—	486	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	234.00	234.00
4	—	445	239.00	239.00
2	—	455	242.00	242.00
1	—	530	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	677	235.00	235.00
10	—	1,069	188.50	188.50
9	—	735	225.00–226.00	225.78
64	—	862	208.50–216.85	216.33
2	—	785	216.00	216.00
2	—	475	267.00	267.00
7	—	551	269.00	269.00
25	—	920	205.00	205.00
2	—	810	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	203.00–204.00	203.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	283	280.00–285.00	282.46
8	—	375	278.00–282.50	278.57
16	—	452	261.00	261.00
10	—	574	249.00	249.00
2	—	842	167.00	167.00
3	—	678	200.50	200.50
4	—	775	185.00	185.00
3	—	710	183.00–196.00	191.57
13	—	513	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	220.00	220.00
2	—	962	137.00	137.00
2	—	670	190.00	190.00
20	—	364	240.00–255.00	244.04
1	—	300	237.50	237.50
9	—	574	217.00–228.00	222.04
10	—	454	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	203.00	203.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	139.00	139.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,030	90.00–99.50	95.59
13	—	1,035	100.00–110.00	104.45
5	—	882	83.00–89.00	87.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,556	98.00–107.00	102.56
4	—	1,455	109.00–110.00	109.37
2	—	1,590	115.00–118.00	116.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,201	111.00–129.00	116.93
18	—	1,266	99.50–110.00	104.76
2	—	1,325	94.00–99.00	96.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,713	117.50–123.00	120.34
8	—	1,732	128.00–132.50	129.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	812	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	873	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,254.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,445	1,250.00–1,735.00	1,609.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,040	1,085.00–1,300.00	1,128.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,093	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,340.90
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,220	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,399.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,191	1,485.00–1,550.00	1,500.34
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,422	1,485.00	1,485.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,180	1,225.00–1,310.00	1,276.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,083	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,160.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,320	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,719.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,378	1,735.00–1,825.00	1,783.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,185.00	1,185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	888	985.00–1,085.00	1,057.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,408	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,776.21

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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