Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-04-22

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 22
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
0 head
619 vs last sale 619 581 vs year ago 581 · 100.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
0 head
218 vs last sale 218 208 vs year ago 208 · 100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
79 vs last sale 79 213 vs year ago 213 · 100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers,bulls and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.61/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 130.11 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.
Average price
$251.61
38 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,380
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$21.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.63
vs KY average
18.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542258.351,39926
Medium and Large 2564237.001,33712thin
One grade step is worth $21.35/cwt here — about $62 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
422389357325median 381.7212/1503/0204/2706/2908/17
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
251.61
KY average25 barns · 1,823 hd
257.23
−5.63
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−18.58
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.72
−130.11
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,647152.962,52020
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,205126.531,52451
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,460124.221,81421
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low947112.241,06357

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,361$1,9266
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,032$1,8158
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,7282thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,317$1,7073thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,112$1,68621
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)984$1,6165
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,229$1,5956
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$1,56912
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$1,5502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,072$1,5423thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,5142thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$1,4665
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)880$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,090$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,5351thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,455$2,5501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,345$2,2702thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,201$2,4165
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,333$2,3438
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,157$2,2707
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,224$2,24616
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,341$2,2397
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)760$1,6751thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500461311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,43439
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520262.50/cwt252.00–268.001,36518
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3171,707.09/head1,600.00–1,750.001,7073
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2291,595.15/head1,000.00–2,060.001,5956
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1061,466.38/head1,385.00–1,525.001,4665
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,728.18/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7282
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400382335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,28022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,414.55/head2,200.00–2,550.002,4153
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2272,357.99/head1,925.00–2,550.002,3585
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0922,077.79/head1,935.00–2,475.002,0784
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2532,405.54/head2,000.00–2,675.002,4062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400373304.05/cwt303.00–310.001,13433
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3412,107.67/head2,025.00–2,200.002,1084
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2592,260.08/head1,950.00–2,500.002,26010
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-27601,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1952,521.86/head2,475.00–2,575.002,5222
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1662,423.28/head2,350.00–2,450.002,4233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,023168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7192
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550524294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,54119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500454267.36/cwt257.00–269.001,21435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,195169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,0201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500491318.30/cwt307.00–319.001,56317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800759229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7388
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350300347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,0417
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,513.80/head1,300.00–1,685.001,5142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600593264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,56622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1121,686.13/head1,435.00–2,010.001,68621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3611,926.16/head1,775.00–2,000.001,9266
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29841,615.84/head1,450.00–1,700.001,6165
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9753
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3452,270.26/head2,200.00–2,350.002,2702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0321,815.38/head1,400.00–2,125.001,8158
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0721,541.64/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5423
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5351
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4612,563.38/head2,450.00–2,700.002,5635
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,535.00/head2,535.00–2,535.002,5351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800763225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7174
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700670239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6013
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,415121.18/cwt118.00–124.501,71513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,533129.17/cwt125.00–135.501,9808
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216131.53/cwt128.00–137.501,59922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,196122.74/cwt117.00–127.501,46829
Bulls1,431146.18/cwt139.50–149.002,0926
CowsLean 85-90%86792.98/cwt91.00–95.008066
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350320222.50/cwt222.50–222.507121
SteersLarge 1-2550–600555266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4761
CowsLean 85-90%949123.76/cwt120.00–130.001,17417
Bulls1,740155.87/cwt150.00–161.002,71214
CowsLean 85-90%881100.41/cwt97.00–105.008858
CowsLean 85-90%984112.79/cwt107.00–119.501,11026
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750730221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1871,569.05/head1,300.00–1,675.001,56912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350333400.50/cwt400.50–400.501,3345
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4552,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300280317.50/cwt317.50–317.508891
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600565217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2291
HeifersMedium and Large 21000–10501,030149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5352
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350332290.00/cwt290.00–290.009633
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250235276.50/cwt276.50–276.506501
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1742
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700661185.40/cwt184.00–190.001,2259
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650642248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5922
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373307.00/cwt300.00–314.001,14510
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550523267.85/cwt264.00–273.001,4019
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3512
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500467273.79/cwt270.00–278.501,27916
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0791
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550547249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3626
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800774192.50/cwt190.00–193.001,4906
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300297300.50/cwt300.50–300.508927
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4698
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750715253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,8094
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450410317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,6051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900850188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650642212.32/cwt205.00–225.001,36312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750742205.02/cwt200.00–213.001,52115
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550517250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650613248.79/cwt245.00–250.001,52521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450414347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,4395
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
SteersMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,195178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,1271
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600581225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3076
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550502311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,5612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700652255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650623289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,8006
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850815225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565292.24/cwt287.00–301.001,6519
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5061
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,6173
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900890215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9141
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400363269.00/cwt269.00–269.009764
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500452250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,1324

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.