Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold on a light test. Feeder bulls under 450lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls over 450lbs sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.59/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −141.13 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.

Average price

$240.59

57 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$4.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.95

vs KY average

−23.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	240.93	1,312	53
Medium and Large 2	510	236.00	1,204	4thin

One grade step is worth $4.93/cwt here — about $108 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 sale57 hd

240.59

—

KY average24 barns · 1,317 hd

250.54

−9.95

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−23.37

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.72

−141.13

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	1,626	155.08	2,522	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	131.74	1,964	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	129.63	1,545	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	115.19	1,100	44

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,975	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,872	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,322	$1,710	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$1,564	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,066	$1,538	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,194	$1,467	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,414	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,460	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	831	$1,357	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,301	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$2,075	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,306	$2,051	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,924	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,009	$1,913	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	927	$1,629	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	956	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	1,537.69/head	1,225.00–1,875.00	1,538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,301.16/head	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,301	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,943.09/head	1,450.00–2,475.00	1,943	13
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	2,123.28/head	1,725.00–2,400.00	2,123	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	308.82/cwt	308.00–313.00	1,377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	213.79/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,483	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	801	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,499	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	205.26/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,363	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,467.35/head	1,210.00–1,700.00	1,467	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,413.92/head	1,235.00–1,625.00	1,414	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	1,629.07/head	1,500.00–1,810.00	1,629	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	1,356.56/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,357	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,027.08/head	1,885.00–2,175.00	2,027	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,564.23/head	1,350.00–1,935.00	1,564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	2,051.15/head	1,225.00–2,525.00	2,051	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,491	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	442	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,216	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	100.84/cwt	94.00–105.50	888	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	122.81/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,215	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	111.86/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,057	11
Bulls	—	—	1,692	160.73/cwt	150.00–169.50	2,720	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	133.62/cwt	127.00–155.00	1,601	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	122.14/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,441	16
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	658	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,507	2
Bulls	—	—	1,552	144.49/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,242	5
Bulls	—	—	1,253	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,673	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	125.92/cwt	119.50–130.00	1,825	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	138.54/cwt	132.50–149.00	2,132	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	81.21/cwt	79.00–84.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,319	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,265	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,872.49/head	1,375.00–2,250.00	1,872	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	241.42/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,292	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	227.58/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	991	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,111	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	454	224.82/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,021	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	239.89/cwt	233.50–241.00	1,329	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	254.78/cwt	254.00–263.00	1,131	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	226.95/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,287	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,285	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	930	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	266.11/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,179	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	995	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	292.94/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,629	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	250.12/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,393	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1

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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 501Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 193Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 138Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	287	333.00	333.00
33	350–400	393	322.00	322.00
42	450–500	450	293.00	293.00
15	500–550	513	289.00	289.00
17	550–600	588	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
7	650–700	668	239.00–247.50	241.42
4	700–750	738	210.00–215.00	213.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	294.00	294.00
12	400–450	443	264.00–269.00	266.11
8	500–550	519	249.00	249.00
7	550–600	554	233.50–241.00	239.89
7	650–700	657	227.00–228.00	227.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	293.00	293.00
13	250–300	285	281.00	281.00
12	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
23	400–450	444	254.00–263.00	254.78
1	450–500	475	255.00	255.00
21	500–550	516	249.00	249.00
20	550–600	567	221.00–235.00	226.95
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
7	650–700	664	201.00–206.00	205.26
4	700–750	722	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	765	189.00	189.00
1	900–950	930	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	442	275.00	275.00
12	550–600	557	246.00–253.00	250.12
5	650–700	656	228.00	228.00
4	700–750	701	213.00	213.00
6	800–850	825	192.00	192.00
3	900–950	930	164.00	164.00
2	950–1000	995	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	273.50	273.50
12	350–400	381	260.00	260.00
9	450–500	463	240.00	240.00
4	500–550	510	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	454	200.00–228.00	224.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	381.00	381.00
1	350–400	385	322.00	322.00
6	400–450	446	308.00–313.00	308.82
10	500–550	507	294.00	294.00
20	550–600	556	281.00–297.00	292.94
2	600–650	612	256.50	256.50
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	658	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	273.00	273.00
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	500	266.00	266.00
2	700–750	740	220.00	220.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,185	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,066	1,225.00–1,875.00	1,537.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,194	1,210.00–1,700.00	1,467.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,055	1,235.00–1,625.00	1,413.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,113	1,350.00–1,935.00	1,564.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,322	1,710.00	1,710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,088	1,375.00–2,250.00	1,872.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,306	1,225.00–2,525.00	2,051.15
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	755	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,301.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,460.00	1,460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	831	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,356.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,163	1,450.00–2,475.00	1,943.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,096	1,725.00–2,400.00	2,123.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,065	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	1,500.00–1,810.00	1,629.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,885.00–2,175.00	2,027.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	575	860.00	860.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	881	94.00–105.50	100.84
25	—	989	118.00–129.00	122.81
11	—	945	108.00–117.00	111.86
2	—	810	79.00–84.00	81.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,198	127.00–155.00	133.62
16	—	1,180	117.00–125.00	122.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,449	119.50–130.00	125.92
6	—	1,539	132.50–149.00	138.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,692	150.00–169.50	160.73
5	—	1,552	138.00–149.00	144.49
2	—	1,253	132.00–135.00	133.52

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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How this sale compares

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