Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 600lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder bulls over 600lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder heifers over 550lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.16/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −135.56 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.

Average price

$246.16

85 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$20.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.82

vs KY average

−18.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	249.83	1,355	70
Medium and Large 2	531	229.05	1,216	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.78/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale85 hd

246.16

—

KY average26 barns · 1,509 hd

254.98

−8.82

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−18.36

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.72

−135.56

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	1,623	152.28	2,472	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	137.23	2,088	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	132.88	1,621	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	118.97	1,147	58

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)	1,301	$1,884	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$1,786	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$1,554	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,550	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,056	$1,544	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$1,518	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	968	$1,363	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,005	$1,585	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$1,510	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,337	$2,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$2,048	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$1,890	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,783	4thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	850–900	890	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,460	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,688.47/head	1,410.00–1,810.00	1,688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	214.79/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,635	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,193	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,993	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,517.85/head	1,125.00–1,985.00	1,518	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	318.95/cwt	312.00–338.00	1,027	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	259.98/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	285.72/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,046	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,680	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	255.80/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,310	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	218.73/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,560	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,362.53/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	841	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,049.26/head	1,500.00–2,285.00	2,049	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,786.01/head	1,485.00–1,935.00	1,786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,517	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,544.14/head	1,075.00–1,800.00	1,544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,023	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,627	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,048.30/head	1,775.00–2,310.00	2,048	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	2,158.69/head	2,150.00–2,175.00	2,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	256.83/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,464	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	232.34/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,457	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	114.93/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,142	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	139.08/cwt	133.00–148.00	2,138	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,070	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	128.60/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,862	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	97.42/cwt	94.00–102.00	876	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	125.58/cwt	120.00–131.50	1,208	34
Bulls	—	—	1,455	143.26/cwt	136.00–149.50	2,084	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	746	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,402	3
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,293	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	137.13/cwt	130.00–156.50	1,677	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	126.12/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,532	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	86.02/cwt	83.00–90.00	734	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	157.20/cwt	151.50–169.00	2,696	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,553.98/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	761	248.92/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,894	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,373	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	670	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	283.47/cwt	279.00–293.00	1,230	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,610	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,311	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	1,883.53/head	1,525.00–1,960.00	1,884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,425	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,763	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	261.05/cwt	256.00–263.00	1,652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	211.05/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	229.05/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,216	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,372	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,233	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,352	8

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 520Year ago 529

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 162Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 125Year ago 188

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	300.00	300.00
23	350–400	366	280.00–291.00	285.72
21	450–500	457	261.00	261.00
30	500–550	512	250.00–256.00	255.80
21	550–600	589	233.00	233.00
2	600–650	625	224.00	224.00
3	650–700	671	212.00	212.00
1	700–750	730	213.00	213.00
2	750–800	767	192.00	192.00
2	850–900	890	164.00	164.00
1	900–950	900	160.00	160.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	367	269.00	269.00
10	400–450	444	241.00	241.00
6	450–500	454	245.00	245.00
15	500–550	531	222.00–235.00	229.05
6	600–650	610	210.00–216.00	211.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	522	259.00	259.00
11	550–600	550	259.00	259.00
37	650–700	671	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	631	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	304.50	304.50
1	250–300	265	317.50	317.50
14	300–350	322	312.00–338.00	318.95
15	350–400	377	327.00	327.00
26	400–450	440	312.00	312.00
18	500–550	523	290.00	290.00
32	550–600	570	251.00–259.00	256.83
21	600–650	627	229.00–234.00	232.34
6	650–700	654	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	713	212.50–225.00	218.73
17	750–800	761	212.00–216.00	214.79
4	950–1000	966	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	293.00	293.00
15	400–450	434	279.00–293.00	283.47
5	500–550	518	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	608	290.00	290.00
8	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
26	750–800	761	247.00–249.00	248.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	441	313.00	313.00
2	450–500	478	300.00	300.00
10	500–550	526	290.00	290.00
4	550–600	573	259.00–261.00	259.98
7	600–650	633	256.00–263.00	261.05
3	650–700	673	248.00	248.00
1	700–750	740	227.00	227.00
4	850–900	878	227.00	227.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	238.00	238.00
2	650–700	687	224.00	224.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	746	188.00	188.00

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	4	—	1,176	1,410.00–1,810.00	1,688.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,337	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,110	1,500.00–2,285.00	2,049.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,268	1,775.00–2,310.00	2,048.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,262	2,150.00–2,175.00	2,158.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	985.00	985.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,188	1,125.00–1,985.00	1,517.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,330	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,038	1,485.00–1,935.00	1,786.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,056	1,075.00–1,800.00	1,544.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,163	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,553.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,301	1,525.00–1,960.00	1,883.53
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,510.00	1,510.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,585.00	1,585.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	994	108.00–119.00	114.93
4	—	899	94.00–102.00	97.42
34	—	962	120.00–131.50	125.58
2	—	853	83.00–90.00	86.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,537	133.00–148.00	139.08
3	—	1,448	125.00–131.50	128.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,223	130.00–156.50	137.13
22	—	1,215	121.00–129.00	126.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,455	136.00–149.50	143.26
22	—	1,715	151.50–169.00	157.20

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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