Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower with some instances of sharply lower. There was less buyer participation due to the extreme heat forecasted in this weeks weather. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.86/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.86 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.

Average price

$249.86

57 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$18.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.54

vs KY average

−7.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	254.67	1,435	42
Medium and Large 2	542	236.40	1,281	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.27/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

249.86

—

KY average25 barns · 1,305 hd

260.40

−10.54

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−7.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.72

−131.86

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	1,578	167.16	2,637	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	144.41	2,089	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	142.17	1,772	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	963	124.96	1,203	39

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,181	$2,090	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,126	$2,078	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,885	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,650	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,034	$1,472	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$1,736	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,440	$3,060	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,587	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$2,325	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,294	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,985	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$1,807	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,059	$2,397	4thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	300–350	301	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,001	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,807.04/head	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,402	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	886	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,293.84/head	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,409	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,584	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	277.83/cwt	277.50–287.00	1,211	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,319	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	3,060.00/head	3,060.00–3,060.00	3,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	245.94/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,451	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	211.02/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,549	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	234.35/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,467	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,410	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,586.75/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,587	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,272.28/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,272	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,105.06/head	1,875.00–2,325.00	2,105	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,522.40/head	2,350.00–2,675.00	2,522	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,795.27/head	1,475.00–2,100.00	1,795	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	2,510.00/head	2,510.00–2,510.00	2,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,884.53/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,885	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	1,471.66/head	1,335.00–1,585.00	1,472	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	2,089.96/head	1,700.00–2,285.00	2,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,736.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,736	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	153.67/cwt	149.00–162.00	2,015	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	142.13/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,720	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	107.36/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,002	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	117.03/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,092	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	142.36/cwt	138.00–147.50	2,004	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,880	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	128.08/cwt	124.00–133.50	1,256	14
Bulls	—	—	1,328	152.21/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,021	3
Bulls	—	—	1,607	176.06/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,829	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	153.39/cwt	150.50–158.50	2,341	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	133.42/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,696	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	137.32/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,347	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	920	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Large 2	850–900	892	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,521	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	578	258.02/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	725	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	782	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,713	3
Bulls	—	—	1,606	165.70/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,661	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	2,078.30/head	1,975.00–2,325.00	2,078	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,559	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,295	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,531	26
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	790	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,357	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	721	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	880	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,172	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,039	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,808.80/head	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,117	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,246	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,292	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	993	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,349	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,272	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,284	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,255	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	230.58/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,019	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,118	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,479	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.

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Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY

Mon Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 567Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 182Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 90Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	301	332.50	332.50
30	350–400	383	338.00	338.00
24	400–450	446	316.00	316.00
26	500–550	539	284.00	284.00
18	600–650	614	258.00	258.00
6	650–700	676	239.00	239.00
15	700–750	734	210.00–213.00	211.02
3	950–1000	968	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	267.00	267.00
12	450–500	467	251.00	251.00
7	500–550	543	229.50	229.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	380	294.00	294.00
15	450–500	452	284.00	284.00
11	500–550	527	256.00	256.00
8	600–650	630	227.00–237.00	230.58
3	650–700	666	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	311	285.00	285.00
31	350–400	383	292.00	292.00
28	400–450	436	277.50–287.00	277.83
6	450–500	477	276.50	276.50
17	500–550	524	267.50	267.50
25	550–600	590	244.00–250.00	245.94
11	600–650	626	234.00–235.00	234.35
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	753	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	892	170.50	170.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	203.00	203.00
3	750–800	782	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	372	274.00	274.00
7	400–450	446	258.00	258.00
6	500–550	525	246.00	246.00
9	550–600	553	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
8	650–700	665	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	377	233.50	233.50
18	450–500	463	224.50	224.50
3	700–750	721	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	442	319.00	319.00
4	450–500	476	314.00	314.00
9	500–550	518	301.00	301.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	578	257.00–260.00	258.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	442	284.00	284.00
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
5	550–600	576	284.00	284.00
2	600–650	635	249.00	249.00

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	3	—	1,278	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,807.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,208	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,293.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	3,060.00	3,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,586.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	1,875.00–2,325.00	2,105.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	1,475.00–2,100.00	1,795.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	2,510.00	2,510.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,260	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,884.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,034	1,335.00–1,585.00	1,471.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,181	1,700.00–2,285.00	2,089.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,126	1,975.00–2,325.00	2,078.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,268	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,808.80
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	865	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,335	2,200.00	2,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,272.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	2,350.00–2,675.00	2,522.40
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,033	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,736.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,311	149.00–162.00	153.67
27	—	1,210	138.00–148.00	142.13
13	—	1,271	127.50–137.50	133.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	933	105.00–109.00	107.36
10	—	933	110.00–122.00	117.03
14	—	981	124.00–133.50	128.08
10	—	981	135.00–144.00	137.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,408	138.00–147.50	142.36
1	—	1,480	127.00	127.00
4	—	1,526	150.50–158.50	153.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	148.00–155.00	152.21
8	—	1,607	171.00–180.00	176.06
18	—	1,606	162.00–169.00	165.70

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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