Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $293.28/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −110.73 against this barn's trailing median of $404.01.

Average price

$293.28

49 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$20.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.33

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	296.65	1,604	41
Medium and Large 2	522	276.00	1,441	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.65/cwt here — about $164 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

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.38, low $331.62, median $404.01 across 31 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

293.28

—

KY average26 barns · 619 hd

275.95

+17.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

404.01

−110.73

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	—	High	1,707	154.38	2,635	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	128.45	1,525	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	126.68	1,829	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	976	117.05	1,143	59

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)	1,295	$1,960	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,186	$1,678	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,639	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,097	$1,619	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$1,582	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,246	$1,488	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,172	$2,150	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$1,775	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,387	$2,209	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,275	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,279	$2,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,316	$2,166	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,206	$2,107	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	1,356	2,210.20/head	2,025.00–2,525.00	2,210	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,107.16/head	1,875.00–2,200.00	2,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	217.19/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,473	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	262.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,427	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,678.20/head	1,585.00–1,775.00	1,678	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	300.61/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,136	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	240.66/cwt	238.50–243.00	1,374	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	302.49/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,694	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	284.16/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,250	35
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,775.37/head	1,635.00–1,850.00	1,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	2,209.22/head	1,800.00–2,710.00	2,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	302.76/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,589	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	272.42/cwt	269.00–284.00	1,259	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	932	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,268	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,639.19/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,639	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,041.10/head	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,041	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,660	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,582.29/head	1,260.00–1,750.00	1,582	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,487.59/head	1,125.00–1,710.00	1,488	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	120.75/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,728	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	123.11/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,440	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	132.19/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,585	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	123.89/cwt	120.00–130.50	1,220	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	114.74/cwt	108.00–119.50	1,157	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	627	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	505	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,073	2
Bulls	—	—	1,772	159.28/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,822	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	102.62/cwt	97.00–107.00	897	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,617	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	132.52/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,933	7
Bulls	—	—	1,642	149.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,454	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	250.43/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,660	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	789	1
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	646	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,570	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	613	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,345	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,618.62/head	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,635	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	266.06/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,362	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,441	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,351	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	304.44/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,120	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,193	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	976	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	302.01/cwt	296.00–303.00	1,401	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	977	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,489	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	313.20/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,190	26

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 0Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 0Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 183Last week 0Year ago 173

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	11	—	1,356	2,025.00–2,525.00	2,210.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,206	1,875.00–2,200.00	2,107.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,279	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,030	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,041.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,186	1,585.00–1,775.00	1,678.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,185	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,639.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	1,960.00	1,960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,164	1,260.00–1,750.00	1,582.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,246	1,125.00–1,710.00	1,487.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,618.62
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,048	1,635.00–1,850.00	1,775.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,172	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,387	1,800.00–2,710.00	2,209.22
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,850.00	1,850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	293	318.00	318.00
9	350–400	378	295.00–313.00	300.61
35	400–450	440	284.00–286.00	284.16
19	450–500	462	269.00–284.00	272.42
26	500–550	512	256.00–267.00	266.06
26	550–600	571	238.50–243.00	240.66
11	650–700	678	209.00–218.00	217.19
1	700–750	710	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	735	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	572	257.00	257.00
2	600–650	603	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	364	268.00	268.00
12	450–500	452	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	384	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	435	328.00	328.00
8	450–500	465	323.00	323.00
10	500–550	521	313.00–315.00	313.20
14	550–600	560	297.00–308.00	302.49
7	600–650	635	260.00–270.00	262.86
1	700–750	740	233.00	233.00
1	900–950	945	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	646	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	296.00–303.00	302.01
2	550–600	567	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	540	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	385.00	385.00
15	250–300	287	340.50	340.50
30	350–400	382	332.00	332.00
39	450–500	461	323.00	323.00
30	500–550	525	292.00–306.00	302.76
11	550–600	584	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	602	258.00	258.00
10	650–700	663	240.00–255.00	250.43
1	700–750	725	229.00	229.00
4	750–800	750	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	368	300.00–312.00	304.44
7	400–450	446	303.00	303.00
6	450–500	462	282.00	282.00
8	500–550	522	276.00	276.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	212.50	212.50
4	600–650	613	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	118.00–124.00	120.75
1	—	1,400	115.50	115.50
7	—	1,459	125.00–139.00	132.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,170	119.00–127.00	123.11
20	—	1,199	128.00–143.00	132.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	985	120.00–130.50	123.89
24	—	1,008	108.00–119.50	114.74
1	—	705	89.00	89.00
7	—	874	97.00–107.00	102.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,772	154.00–164.00	159.28
9	—	1,642	145.00–152.00	149.48

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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