Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs sold 2.00 lower. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold mostly steady except 400lbs to 550lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $254.54/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −149.47 against this barn's trailing median of $404.01.

Average price

$254.54

79 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$21.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

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	553	260.44	1,440	57
Medium and Large 2	559	239.26	1,338	22

One grade step is worth $21.18/cwt here — about $102 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 sale79 hd

254.54

—

KY average26 barns · 476 hd

253.59

+0.95

This barn, trailing median31 sales

404.01

−149.47

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	1,676	175.01	2,933	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,526	147.38	2,249	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	146.86	1,860	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	126.41	1,216	32

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,069	$1,860	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,737	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,649	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,098	$1,596	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,560	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,635	$2,869	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,370	$2,335	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$2,123	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	984	$2,015	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,688	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,535	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	996	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,193	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	240.58/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,463	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	252.80/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,330	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	273.75/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,421	9
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	807	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,308	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,536	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	212.42/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,501	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,402	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,231	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	354	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,034	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	157.56/cwt	151.00–168.50	2,067	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	115.40/cwt	110.00–121.00	973	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	128.70/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,291	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	133.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,663	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	138.71/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,419	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,034	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,889	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	142.94/cwt	138.00–145.50	2,176	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	152.15/cwt	147.00–163.50	2,340	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	143.50/cwt	139.00–149.50	1,785	27
Bulls	—	—	1,671	166.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,787	9
Bulls	—	—	1,679	179.96/cwt	172.00–195.00	3,022	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	2,122.50/head	2,025.00–2,175.00	2,123	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,330.99/head	2,025.00–2,575.00	2,331	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,595.62/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,737.15/head	1,550.00–1,985.00	1,737	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,860.44/head	1,625.00–2,385.00	1,860	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,648.97/head	1,350.00–1,885.00	1,649	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	902	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635	2,868.81/head	2,725.00–3,000.00	2,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,335.00/head	2,335.00–2,335.00	2,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,493	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,299	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	235.98/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,345	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,477	5

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 500Year ago 930

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 125Year ago 424

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 127Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	376	265.00	265.00
6	400–450	449	254.00	254.00
6	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
5	600–650	645	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	367	239.00	239.00
1	400–450	435	225.00	225.00
3	550–600	563	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	291	269.50	269.50
8	350–400	389	274.00	274.00
33	400–450	445	268.00	268.00
40	500–550	526	247.00–255.00	252.80
4	550–600	560	249.00	249.00
30	600–650	608	234.00–242.00	240.58
9	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
4	700–750	732	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	840	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	305.00	305.00
29	350–400	387	318.00	318.00
18	400–450	448	290.00	290.00
35	500–550	525	267.00	267.00
22	550–600	597	250.00	250.00
5	650–700	668	230.50	230.50
8	700–750	736	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	350	269.00	269.00
4	450–500	477	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	354	292.00	292.00
12	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
8	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
14	550–600	570	229.00–240.00	235.98
4	650–700	673	210.00–220.00	212.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	446	276.00	276.00
6	500–550	503	259.00	259.00
5	550–600	557	242.00	242.00
3	600–650	648	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	445	294.00	294.00
2	450–500	463	300.00	300.00
9	500–550	519	264.00–275.00	273.75
11	550–600	582	264.00	264.00
4	650–700	656	241.00	241.00
7	700–750	749	226.00	226.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	807	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	282.00	282.00
6	600–650	613	277.50	277.50
9	700–750	717	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,312	151.00–168.50	157.56
6	—	1,246	130.00–135.00	133.45
27	—	1,244	139.00–149.50	143.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	843	110.00–121.00	115.40
15	—	1,003	122.00–134.00	128.70
7	—	1,023	135.00–144.00	138.71
1	—	985	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	134.00	134.00
12	—	1,522	138.00–145.50	142.94
14	—	1,538	147.00–163.50	152.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,671	160.00–170.00	166.77
15	—	1,679	172.00–195.00	179.96

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	1	—	1,030	1,535.00	1,535.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,171	2,025.00–2,175.00	2,122.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	2,025.00–2,575.00	2,330.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	902	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,595.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	1,550.00–1,985.00	1,737.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,069	1,625.00–2,385.00	1,860.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,122	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,105	1,350.00–1,885.00	1,648.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,560.00	1,560.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,635	2,725.00–3,000.00	2,868.81
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	2,335.00	2,335.00

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

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