Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with feeder heifers over 550lbs mostly steady. The futures market continued in a downward trend today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.26/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −127.46 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.

Average price

$254.26

64 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.92

vs KY average

+9.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	254.26	1,382	64

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale64 hd

254.26

—

KY average25 barns · 1,333 hd

261.18

−6.92

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+9.19

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.72

−127.46

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	1,654	168.79	2,792	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	142.44	1,700	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	141.83	2,072	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	126.45	1,256	53

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,110	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,099	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,530	$2,045	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,004	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,076	$1,804	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,064	$1,775	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,272	$1,729	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,543	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,949	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,734	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,243	$2,163	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,362	$2,623	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,389	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,224	$2,236	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,312	$2,007	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	820	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,339	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	436	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,238	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,624.79/head	1,485.00–1,875.00	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	242.88/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,438	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,070	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,543.32/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	232.64/cwt	227.00–235.50	1,528	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	696	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,040	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,435	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,733.50/head	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,734	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,394	2,643.04/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,643	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,949.62/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	2,202.77/head	1,675.00–2,560.00	2,203	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,799.58/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,485.00/head	2,485.00–2,485.00	2,485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,456.63/head	2,325.00–2,575.00	2,457	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,729.23/head	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,729	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	2,045.00/head	2,045.00–2,045.00	2,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,635.00/head	2,635.00–2,635.00	2,635	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,004.39/head	1,910.00–2,085.00	2,004	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,514.40/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,514	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,162.78/head	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,163	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	1,774.74/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,775	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	1,803.83/head	1,650.00–1,910.00	1,804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,482	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	2,585.00/head	2,585.00–2,585.00	2,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,099.48/head	1,950.00–2,210.00	2,099	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,949.07/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,949	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	140.30/cwt	138.50–143.50	2,010	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,937	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	149.06/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,303	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	118.04/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,143	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	127.61/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,266	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	137.88/cwt	135.50–140.00	1,444	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,650	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	177.54/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,139	8
Bulls	—	—	1,275	156.84/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,000	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	165.69/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,775	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	153.57/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,732	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	143.15/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,705	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,225	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,400	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,434	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	903	6
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	552	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,253	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,110.00/head	2,110.00–2,110.00	2,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	441	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	268.92/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,148	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,327	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,238	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,092	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,267	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	265.37/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,558	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,391	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,103	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,776.37/head	1,450.00–2,110.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	257.06/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,334	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	232.95/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,670	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	286.23/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,388	10

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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 514Year ago 647

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 138Year ago 305

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 129Year ago 176

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,195	1,485.00–1,875.00	1,624.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,394	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,643.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,318	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,949.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,064	1,675.00–2,560.00	2,202.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,485.00	2,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	2,325.00–2,575.00	2,456.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,305	2,635.00	2,635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,240	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,514.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,191	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	2,585.00	2,585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	1,450.00–2,110.00	1,776.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,543.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,799.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,272	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,729.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,530	2,045.00	2,045.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,910.00–2,085.00	2,004.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,064	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,774.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,076	1,650.00–1,910.00	1,803.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,173	1,950.00–2,210.00	2,099.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,110.00	2,110.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,733.50
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,949.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,243	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,162.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	300	301.00	301.00
22	350–400	384	319.00	319.00
26	450–500	454	295.00	295.00
19	500–550	512	273.50	273.50
8	550–600	569	252.00	252.00
6	650–700	657	232.00	232.00
4	700–750	732	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	366	230.00	230.00
4	400–450	441	239.00	239.00
6	550–600	552	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	364	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	471	269.00	269.00
8	500–550	536	247.50	247.50
5	600–650	604	223.50	223.50
4	650–700	675	218.00	218.00
3	750–800	753	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	436	284.00	284.00
15	500–550	527	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	273.00	273.00
23	350–400	385	278.00	278.00
13	400–450	427	266.00–274.00	268.92
19	450–500	455	272.00	272.00
29	500–550	519	252.00–259.00	257.06
20	550–600	592	238.00–249.00	242.88
22	650–700	657	227.00–235.50	232.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	364	264.00	264.00
4	450–500	452	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	485	280.00–296.00	286.23
18	500–550	518	277.00	277.00
22	550–600	587	264.00–266.00	265.37
1	650–700	670	237.00	237.00
11	700–750	717	224.00–235.00	232.95
1	850–900	870	210.00	210.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	278.00	278.00
1	500–550	545	253.00	253.00
1	550–600	575	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	527	214.00	214.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,433	138.50–143.50	140.30
1	—	1,435	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,545	145.00–153.00	149.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	968	110.00–121.00	118.04
30	—	992	122.00–134.00	127.61
8	—	1,047	135.50–140.00	137.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,244	130.00–135.50	132.66
4	—	1,128	152.00–156.00	153.57
20	—	1,191	138.00–148.00	143.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,768	173.00–180.00	177.54
3	—	1,275	155.00–158.00	156.84
11	—	1,675	160.00–171.00	165.69

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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