Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls under 400lbs sold 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder bulls over 400lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 400lbs sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with the exception of a few extremely high dressing individuals.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.99/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −132.73 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.

Average price

$248.99

80 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$20.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.16

vs KY average

−17.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	253.11	1,376	64
Medium and Large 2	532	232.49	1,237	16thin

One grade step is worth $20.62/cwt here — about $139 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 sale80 hd

248.99

—

KY average25 barns · 1,536 hd

258.15

−9.16

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−17.88

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.72

−132.73

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	1,737	149.33	2,594	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	128.52	1,587	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	128.21	1,922	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	956	113.27	1,083	71

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)	1,150	$2,063	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,201	$1,977	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$1,813	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,162	$1,777	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,637	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$1,633	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$1,593	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$1,410	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,317	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,237	$2,419	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,290	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,227	$2,520	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,507	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,290	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,126	16
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$2,625	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	879	$1,376	9

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,404	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	333.24/cwt	320.00–345.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	307.45/cwt	305.00–312.50	889	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,016.66/head	1,575.00–2,375.00	2,017	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,248.20/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	341.67/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,001	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,331	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,319	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	299.73/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,121	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,685	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,505	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	271.25/cwt	262.00–273.00	1,237	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	232.35/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,380	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	210.98/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,305	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,911	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	2,068	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,579	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,421	2,360.47/head	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,360	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,506.90/head	1,550.00–2,800.00	2,507	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	2,489.84/head	1,800.00–2,775.00	2,490	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,317.34/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	1,633.40/head	1,350.00–2,075.00	1,633	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	1,977.04/head	1,575.00–2,075.00	1,977	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,409.86/head	1,025.00–1,710.00	1,410	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,593.23/head	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,593	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,777.19/head	1,500.00–1,885.00	1,777	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,062.77/head	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,063	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	1,376.09/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,376	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	1,813.03/head	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,813	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	2,419.00/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,419	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,637.41/head	1,550.00–1,710.00	1,637	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	136.16/cwt	126.00–157.00	1,653	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	120.68/cwt	114.00–125.50	1,517	21
Bulls	—	—	1,352	127.09/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,718	3
Bulls	—	—	1,801	155.46/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,800	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,467	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	134.92/cwt	130.00–141.50	2,071	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	122.19/cwt	118.00–129.50	1,190	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	111.79/cwt	106.00–117.50	1,097	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	123.82/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,846	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,414	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	819	87.06/cwt	82.00–91.00	713	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	102.80/cwt	95.00–106.00	930	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	217	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	749	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	780	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	605	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,714	143.14/cwt	135.00–149.50	2,453	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	232.49/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,237	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	243.43/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,125	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	264.58/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	276.86/cwt	269.00–282.00	1,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	223.74/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,488	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	319.84/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	262.80/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,461	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	258.66/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	246.50/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	292.66/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	288.44/cwt	280.00–292.50	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,237	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,062	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,384	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	314.15/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,159	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,256	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY

Mon Mar 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 813Last week 693Year ago 774

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 179Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 134Year ago 277

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,243	1,575.00–2,375.00	2,016.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,183	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,248.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,252	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,421	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,360.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,160	1,550.00–2,800.00	2,506.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,231	1,800.00–2,775.00	2,489.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,268	2,375.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	960.00	960.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	2,625.00	2,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,317.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,144	1,350.00–2,075.00	1,633.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,201	1,575.00–2,075.00	1,977.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,108	1,025.00–1,710.00	1,409.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,193	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,593.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,162	1,500.00–1,885.00	1,777.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,150	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,062.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,096	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,813.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,550.00–1,710.00	1,637.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,290	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,237	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,419.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	879	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,376.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	320.00–345.00	333.24
21	250–300	293	337.50–360.00	341.67
3	300–350	343	360.00	360.00
29	350–400	388	340.00	340.00
50	450–500	453	310.00	310.00
26	500–550	519	290.00	290.00
15	550–600	587	269.00	269.00
15	650–700	657	256.50	256.50
4	750–800	763	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	385.00	385.00
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	350–400	369	310.00–317.00	314.15
3	400–450	440	284.00	284.00
16	450–500	453	273.00	273.00
2	500–550	500	255.00	255.00
16	550–600	556	249.00	249.00
7	750–800	781	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	322.50	322.50
14	250–300	289	305.00–312.50	307.45
62	350–400	374	295.00–309.00	299.73
13	400–450	428	305.00	305.00
47	450–500	456	262.00–273.00	271.25
34	500–550	516	258.00	258.00
15	550–600	594	225.00–236.00	232.35
14	650–700	665	217.00–230.00	223.74
8	700–750	712	205.00–213.00	210.98
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	217	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	280.00–292.50	288.44
1	300–350	300	273.00	273.00
20	350–400	386	275.00	275.00
28	450–500	462	242.00–250.00	243.43
16	500–550	532	232.00–240.00	232.49
3	600–650	628	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	667	209.00	209.00
5	700–750	738	188.00	188.00
1	850–900	865	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	556	262.00–263.00	262.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	385	319.00	319.00
6	450–500	456	305.00–323.00	319.84
5	500–550	534	269.00–282.00	276.86
6	550–600	578	260.00–269.00	264.58
4	600–650	643	244.00–248.00	246.50
2	650–700	675	258.00	258.00
3	700–750	704	250.00–263.00	258.66
2	750–800	790	223.00	223.00
17	800–850	831	230.00	230.00
21	950–1000	955	216.50	216.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	624	279.00	279.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	492	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	478	291.00–295.00	292.66
1	600–650	615	239.00	239.00
1	650–700	680	233.00	233.00
1	850–900	870	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,214	126.00–157.00	136.16
21	—	1,257	114.00–125.50	120.68
1	—	1,285	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	112.00	112.00
7	—	1,535	130.00–141.50	134.92
7	—	1,491	118.00–128.00	123.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	974	118.00–129.50	122.19
25	—	981	106.00–117.50	111.79
4	—	819	82.00–91.00	87.06
12	—	905	95.00–106.00	102.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	120.00–132.50	127.09
22	—	1,801	150.00–170.00	155.46
11	—	1,714	135.00–149.50	143.14

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Glasgow Livestock Auction

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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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