Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with feeder heifers over 400lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $269.79/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −134.22 against this barn's trailing median of $404.01.

Average price

$269.79

50 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$24.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	275.74	1,503	38
Medium and Large 2	525	250.94	1,317	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.80/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.38, low $331.62, median $404.01 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale50 hd

269.79

—

KY average9 barns · 278 hd

268.61

+1.17

This barn, trailing median31 sales

404.01

−134.22

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	—	Low	1,611	135.76	2,187	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	121.66	1,454	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	120.16	1,809	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	105.51	1,062	63
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,368	138.00	1,888	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,355	153.00	2,073	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,849	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,106	$1,564	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,554	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,544	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,527	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,444	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,363	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,126	$1,283	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,090	$1,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,475	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,465	$1,865	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$2,093	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,901	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$1,831	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,134	2thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2Fancy	350–400	393	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,155	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	280.69/cwt	280.00–292.50	814	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	270.88/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,238	32
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	2,140.16/head	1,725.00–2,425.00	2,140	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,487	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,934.73/head	1,400.00–2,375.00	1,935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	237	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	670	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,683.88/head	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	314.21/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,210	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,542	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,381	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,362	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	226.22/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,473	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	759	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,221	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,470	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,024	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,357	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	906	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	1,283.16/head	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,443.52/head	1,410.00–1,475.00	1,444	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,865.26/head	1,800.00–1,985.00	1,865	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,526.92/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,527	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,543.62/head	1,125.00–1,775.00	1,544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	215.22/cwt	213.00–215.50	1,554	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,363.04/head	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,363	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,554.06/head	1,410.00–1,800.00	1,554	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,134.16/head	1,010.00–1,250.00	1,134	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,564.41/head	1,250.00–1,825.00	1,564	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,848.61/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,849	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	102.52/cwt	98.00–106.50	1,025	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	71.81/cwt	70.00–74.00	571	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	92.66/cwt	90.00–95.00	893	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	124.74/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,815	9
Bulls	—	—	1,350	118.37/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,598	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	114.64/cwt	108.00–119.50	1,367	28
Bulls	—	—	1,535	127.08/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,951	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,355	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,073	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,368	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,888	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	128.00/cwt	120.00–143.50	1,533	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	111.32/cwt	107.00–119.50	1,145	34
Bulls	—	—	1,702	144.45/cwt	135.00–156.00	2,459	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	673	227.03/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,528	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	601	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,442	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	114.28/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,418	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,285	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	226.69/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,385	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,990	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	232.22/cwt	223.50–239.00	1,238	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	933	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	274.64/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,276	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	299.67/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,546	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,024	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	250.94/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,317	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	254.29/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,200	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,388	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,859	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	242.95/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,286	7

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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 883Year ago 372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 175Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 174Last week 244Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	237	282.50	282.50
16	250–300	290	280.00–292.50	280.69
19	350–400	385	266.00	266.00
8	400–450	436	280.00	280.00
32	450–500	457	269.00–271.00	270.88
19	500–550	522	260.00	260.00
14	550–600	590	234.00	234.00
3	600–650	621	228.00	228.00
7	650–700	656	196.00	196.00
2	700–750	745	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	795	187.00	187.00
2	850–900	872	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	571	257.50	257.50
6	600–650	633	239.00–245.00	242.95
3	650–700	685	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	272.50	272.50
14	350–400	366	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	412	244.00	244.00
16	450–500	472	246.00–257.00	254.29
26	500–550	533	223.50–239.00	232.22
4	550–600	588	217.00	217.00
2	600–650	645	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	670	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	315.00	315.00
11	250–300	296	306.00	306.00
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
48	350–400	385	306.00–320.00	314.21
36	450–500	457	298.00	298.00
23	500–550	514	286.00	286.00
15	550–600	593	260.00	260.00
6	600–650	611	226.00–230.00	226.69
18	650–700	651	220.00–228.00	226.22
9	700–750	722	213.00–215.50	215.22
4	800–850	838	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	285.00	285.00
3	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
12	350–400	382	268.00	268.00
2	400–450	427	264.00	264.00
20	450–500	458	280.50	280.50
12	500–550	525	248.00–254.00	250.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	331.00	331.00
2	500–550	538	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	561	300.00	300.00
7	600–650	630	295.00	295.00
4	750–800	759	248.00	248.00
61	800–850	838	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	461	301.00	301.00
9	500–550	516	297.00–300.00	299.67
7	600–650	625	270.00–281.00	274.64
3	700–750	723	229.00	229.00
2	900–950	915	211.00	211.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	601	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	673	224.00–230.00	227.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	265.00	265.00
9	500–550	534	265.50	265.50
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	705	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	805	214.00	214.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,299	1,725.00–2,425.00	2,140.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,135	1,400.00–2,375.00	1,934.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,683.88
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,126	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,283.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,410.00–1,475.00	1,443.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,526.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,265	1,125.00–1,775.00	1,543.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,060	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,363.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,199	1,410.00–1,800.00	1,554.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,106	1,250.00–1,825.00	1,564.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,195	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,848.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,465	1,800.00–1,985.00	1,865.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	1,010.00–1,250.00	1,134.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,000	98.00–106.50	102.52
2	—	795	70.00–74.00	71.81
5	—	964	90.00–95.00	92.66
34	—	1,029	107.00–119.50	111.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,455	119.00–129.00	124.74
7	—	1,571	109.00–118.00	114.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,192	108.00–119.50	114.64
31	—	1,198	120.00–143.50	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	117.00–120.00	118.37
10	—	1,535	124.00–132.00	127.08
14	—	1,702	135.00–156.00	144.45
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	138.00	138.00

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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