Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a light test. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher with the exception of 500lbs to 600lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher except 450lbs to 550lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.43/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −142.29 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.

Average price

$239.43

38 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$19.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.37

vs KY average

−36.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	247.17	1,393	23
Medium and Large 2	557	227.55	1,267	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.62/cwt here — about $126 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.76, low $338.88, median $381.72 across 30 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 sale38 hd

239.43

—

KY average24 barns · 1,564 hd

259.80

−20.37

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−36.74

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.72

−142.29

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	1,595	143.69	2,292	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	121.64	1,496	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	121.49	1,788	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	109.12	1,072	33

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)	1,353	$2,339	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$1,874	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,863	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,655	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$1,772	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,625	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,453	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,141	$1,375	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,278	$2,055	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,785	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$1,560	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,323	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,304	$2,172	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,963	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,475	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	254.19/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,665	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,771.68/head	1,510.00–2,285.00	1,772	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,383	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	215.29/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,434	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,374.67/head	1,050.00–1,600.00	1,375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	275.58/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,014	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,227	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	296.19/cwt	294.50–305.00	874	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	338.60/cwt	335.00–339.00	1,263	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	263.92/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,539	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,873.90/head	1,575.00–2,110.00	1,874	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,370.24/head	2,150.00–2,575.00	2,370	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	2,171.93/head	1,125.00–2,700.00	2,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,055.33/head	1,700.00–2,375.00	2,055	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,862.96/head	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,863	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,453.18/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,453	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	116.00/cwt	111.00–121.50	1,209	13
Bulls	—	—	1,652	147.09/cwt	140.00–157.50	2,430	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	105.66/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,015	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	115.65/cwt	109.50–119.50	1,660	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	116.47/cwt	110.50–120.50	1,407	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	95.47/cwt	95.00–96.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	303	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	237	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	859	2
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,846	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	126.96/cwt	120.50–138.50	1,912	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	127.20/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,595	27
Bulls	—	—	1,472	136.31/cwt	131.00–139.00	2,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	224.44/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,270	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	2,338.73/head	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	318.36/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,152	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,351	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	253.47/cwt	246.00–259.50	1,161	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,395	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	288.31/cwt	283.50–297.50	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	324.68/cwt	324.00–330.00	951	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	279.78/cwt	277.50–290.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	251.49/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,390	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	647	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,514	3

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.

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Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY

Mon Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 734Year ago 422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 171Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 174Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	553	305.50	305.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	533	283.00	283.00
3	550–600	593	278.00	278.00
1	600–650	615	278.00	278.00
11	650–700	655	254.00–255.00	254.19
1	700–750	715	231.00	231.00
1	750–800	755	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	237	362.50	362.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,055	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	297.50	297.50
4	450–500	466	276.00	276.00
4	500–550	539	251.00–252.00	251.49
2	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	678	228.00	228.00
1	800–850	800	206.00	206.00
1	950–1000	985	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	342.50	342.50
8	250–300	293	324.00–330.00	324.68
1	300–350	315	327.50	327.50
20	350–400	373	335.00–339.00	338.60
13	400–450	435	318.00	318.00
8	500–550	525	281.00	281.00
17	550–600	583	263.00–271.00	263.92
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
5	650–700	670	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
23	350–400	362	305.00–319.00	318.36
22	450–500	470	287.50	287.50
2	500–550	545	252.50	252.50
2	650–700	695	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	240	283.50–297.50	288.31
17	250–300	295	294.50–305.00	296.19
6	300–350	310	277.50–290.00	279.78
38	350–400	368	269.00–279.00	275.58
19	450–500	456	269.00	269.00
11	500–550	547	255.00	255.00
12	550–600	579	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
15	650–700	666	204.00–217.00	215.29
3	700–750	708	203.50	203.50
2	750–800	755	206.00	206.00
1	800–850	845	195.00	195.00
2	1100–1150	1,120	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	303	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	260.50	260.50
2	350–400	372	237.00	237.00
18	450–500	458	246.00–259.50	253.47
3	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
12	550–600	566	220.00–226.00	224.44
2	600–650	647	209.00	209.00
1	750–800	790	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	647	234.00	234.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,233	1,510.00–2,285.00	1,771.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,141	1,050.00–1,600.00	1,374.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,655	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,202	1,575.00–2,110.00	1,873.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,140	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,225	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,862.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,020	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,453.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,353	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,338.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	2,150.00–2,575.00	2,370.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,304	1,125.00–2,700.00	2,171.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	1,560.00	1,560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,278	1,700.00–2,375.00	2,055.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	1,785.00	1,785.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,042	111.00–121.50	116.00
18	—	961	100.00–109.00	105.66
2	—	788	95.00–96.00	95.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,435	109.50–119.50	115.65
16	—	1,506	120.50–138.50	126.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,208	110.50–120.50	116.47
27	—	1,254	121.00–136.00	127.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,652	140.00–157.50	147.09
6	—	1,472	131.00–139.00	136.31

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How this sale compares

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