Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 400lbs sold sharply higher with feeder bulls over 400lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with several high dressing individuals.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.73/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −138.98 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.

Average price

$242.73

49 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$16.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.56

vs KY average

−34.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	244.39	1,385	44
Medium and Large 2	540	228.20	1,233	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.19/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale49 hd

242.73

—

KY average27 barns · 2,318 hd

261.29

−18.56

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−34.49

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.72

−138.98

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	1,682	152.02	2,557	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	128.92	1,942	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	126.72	1,534	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	974	109.60	1,067	65

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,242	$1,911	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,835	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$1,719	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,146	$1,590	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,152	$1,518	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,460	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,454	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$1,445	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,335	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,162	$1,818	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,323	$1,775	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,343	$2,369	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,319	$2,276	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,116	$2,174	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,225	$1,555	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,400	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,585	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,654	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,456	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,386	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	266.45/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,374	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	2,282.72/head	1,600.00–2,485.00	2,283	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	233.07/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	259.49/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,256	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	2,290.26/head	2,175.00–2,600.00	2,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	875	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,372	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,472	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	2,056.89/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,817.79/head	1,400.00–2,025.00	1,818	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	905	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	353.29/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,346	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,540	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,526	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,444.95/head	1,150.00–1,635.00	1,445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,774.87/head	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,775	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,910.50/head	1,575.00–2,510.00	1,911	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	2,305.16/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,305	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,246.68/head	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,247	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,835.00/head	1,835.00–1,835.00	1,835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,672.42/head	1,450.00–2,050.00	1,672	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	1,719.49/head	1,475.00–1,950.00	1,719	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,589.65/head	1,050.00–2,185.00	1,590	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,454.36/head	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,454	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,436	144.69/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,078	8
Bulls	—	—	1,798	156.05/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,806	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	132.74/cwt	128.00–144.00	2,011	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	131.47/cwt	126.00–142.00	1,592	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	121.57/cwt	115.00–125.50	1,471	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	87.01/cwt	80.00–90.00	760	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	206.86/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,293	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	123.40/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,842	9
Bulls	—	—	1,340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,742	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	100.85/cwt	93.50–105.00	925	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	122.37/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,238	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	112.11/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,128	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	1,000	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	388	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,451	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	406	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	934	4
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,053	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,466	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	235.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,213	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	277.11/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,053	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,105	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	404	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,313	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,258	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	491	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,444	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	259.70/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,335	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,482	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 - Glasgow, KY

Mon Mar 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 466Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 164Year ago 207

Replacement CattleReceipts 134Last week 111Year ago 240

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	347.50	347.50
10	400–450	448	325.00	325.00
31	450–500	488	339.00	339.00
3	500–550	501	292.00	292.00
9	550–600	587	270.00	270.00
9	600–650	629	266.00–267.00	266.45
7	650–700	673	256.00–265.00	259.49
3	700–750	732	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	388	374.00	374.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	532	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
6	650–700	672	230.00–240.00	235.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	286	349.50	349.50
31	350–400	381	347.50–355.00	353.29
26	400–450	447	310.00	310.00
22	500–550	510	287.50	287.50
24	550–600	581	265.00	265.00
7	650–700	657	254.00	254.00
2	700–750	732	211.00	211.00
3	750–800	758	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
7	350–400	390	322.50	322.50
8	400–450	441	275.00	275.00
8	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
15	500–550	514	255.00–262.00	259.70
2	550–600	580	233.00	233.00
5	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	770	190.00–195.00	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	340.00	340.00
19	300–350	307	285.00	285.00
27	350–400	372	297.00	297.00
30	450–500	460	273.00	273.00
14	500–550	510	269.00	269.00
27	550–600	595	231.00	231.00
4	600–650	620	230.00–236.00	233.07
2	650–700	660	223.00	223.00
3	950–1000	978	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	201.00–213.00	206.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
17	350–400	380	273.00–280.00	277.11
7	400–450	439	253.00	253.00
2	500–550	502	248.00	248.00
3	550–600	566	215.00	215.00
4	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	655	206.00	206.00
4	700–750	737	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	800	187.00	187.00
2	850–900	875	182.00	182.00
1	900–950	935	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	448	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	404	325.00	325.00
20	450–500	491	294.00	294.00
3	550–600	578	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	660	233.00	233.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	406	230.00	230.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,306	1,600.00–2,485.00	2,282.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,276	2,175.00–2,600.00	2,290.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	956	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,056.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,331	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,305.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,373	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,246.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	2,625.00	2,625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,162	1,400.00–2,025.00	1,817.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,323	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,774.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,193	1,150.00–1,635.00	1,444.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,242	1,575.00–2,510.00	1,910.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,335.00	1,335.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,835.00	1,835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,275	1,450.00–2,050.00	1,672.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,309	1,475.00–1,950.00	1,719.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,460.00	1,460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,146	1,050.00–2,185.00	1,589.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,035	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,454.36
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,850.00	1,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,436	138.00–148.00	144.69
20	—	1,798	150.00–165.00	156.05
1	—	1,340	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,515	128.00–144.00	132.74
9	—	1,493	117.00–127.00	123.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,211	126.00–142.00	131.47
24	—	1,210	115.00–125.50	121.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	874	80.00–90.00	87.01
17	—	917	93.50–105.00	100.85
15	—	1,012	118.00–127.00	122.37
28	—	1,006	107.00–117.00	112.11

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Heifers · 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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