Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady with the exception of a couple extremely high dressing slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.06/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −143.65 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.

Average price

$238.06

57 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$38.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs KY average

−3.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	240.07	1,334	54
Medium and Large 2-3	570	202.00	1,151	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.07/cwt here — about $182 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

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

238.06

—

KY average26 barns · 1,076 hd

240.32

−2.25

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−3.82

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.72

−143.65

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	1,710	170.50	2,916	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	145.16	1,750	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	140.19	2,088	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	127.78	1,360	37

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)	1,275	$2,578	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,243	$2,504	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,169	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,394	$2,097	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$2,045	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$1,886	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,797	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,762	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,713	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,810	$2,935	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,555	$2,696	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,387	$2,615	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,537	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,289	$2,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,396	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,343	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$2,139	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,111	4thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	450–500	455	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,288	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,162	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,481	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	203.34/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	235.35/cwt	235.00–235.50	1,149	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	260.17/cwt	256.00–260.50	1,025	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	243.30/cwt	234.50–245.50	1,294	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,012	167.40/cwt	166.50–168.00	1,694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,146	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,398	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	236.32/cwt	234.00–240.50	1,378	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	221.16/cwt	214.00–228.50	1,469	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,353	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	242.93/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,254	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,078	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,349	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	251.79/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,526	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	233.92/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,230	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	127.57/cwt	122.00–134.50	1,369	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	132.68/cwt	130.00–136.50	2,034	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	151.24/cwt	146.50–155.00	2,201	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	140.22/cwt	136.00–144.50	2,081	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	112.05/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,219	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	139.23/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,402	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	144.46/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,741	32
Bulls	—	—	1,689	163.86/cwt	159.00–168.50	2,768	8
Bulls	—	—	1,710	148.07/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,532	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	133.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,653	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	153.02/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,822	13
Bulls	—	—	1,724	178.66/cwt	171.00–191.50	3,080	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	2,569.04/head	2,385.00–2,775.00	2,569	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,168.54/head	1,525.00–2,575.00	2,169	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	2,300.39/head	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,537	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,796.55/head	1,575.00–1,975.00	1,797	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,097.97/head	1,700.00–2,260.00	2,098	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,210.45/head	2,050.00–2,385.00	2,210	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	2,090.99/head	1,900.00–2,275.00	2,091	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,762.26/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,762	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,578.34/head	1,900.00–3,050.00	2,578	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,504.37/head	1,875.00–2,625.00	2,504	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,712.57/head	1,700.00–1,735.00	1,713	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	2,695.86/head	2,500.00–3,025.00	2,696	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,886.23/head	1,860.00–1,910.00	1,886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,045.10/head	1,575.00–2,225.00	2,045	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,394	2,097.11/head	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,097	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	2,197.80/head	1,975.00–2,275.00	2,198	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,503	2,594.45/head	2,450.00–2,935.00	2,594	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,537	2,685.00/head	2,685.00–2,685.00	2,685	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,810	2,935.00/head	2,935.00–2,935.00	2,935	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,342.77/head	2,025.00–2,525.00	2,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,415	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	224.57/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,408	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,143	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY

Mon Aug 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 471Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 134Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 208Last week 85Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	320.00	320.00
3	250–300	266	345.00	345.00
13	350–400	381	305.00	305.00
28	450–500	455	283.00	283.00
25	500–550	536	264.00	264.00
19	550–600	597	248.00	248.00
9	600–650	627	220.00–228.00	224.57
6	700–750	739	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	461	248.00	248.00
15	500–550	526	228.00–237.00	233.92
3	600–650	635	209.00	209.00
3	650–700	665	207.00	207.00
2	750–800	762	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	222.50	222.50
4	400–450	437	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	366.00	366.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	225.50	225.50
3	550–600	570	202.00	202.00
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	394	256.00–260.50	260.17
2	400–450	430	264.00	264.00
15	450–500	452	253.50	253.50
29	500–550	532	234.50–245.50	243.30
25	550–600	583	234.00–240.50	236.32
1	600–650	625	223.00	223.00
8	650–700	664	214.00–228.50	221.16
6	700–750	723	200.00–204.00	203.34
4	750–800	764	218.00	218.00
2	800–850	823	190.00	190.00
5	1000–1050	1,012	166.50–168.00	167.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	449	240.00	240.00
22	450–500	488	235.00–235.50	235.35
1	700–750	705	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
5	700–750	734	240.50	240.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	468	289.00	289.00
12	500–550	513	272.50	272.50
6	550–600	567	280.00	280.00
9	600–650	606	241.00–255.00	251.79
4	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	516	235.00–245.00	242.93
7	550–600	574	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	670	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,073	122.00–134.50	127.57
4	—	1,088	107.00–119.00	112.05
6	—	1,007	135.00–144.00	139.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	130.00–136.50	132.68
4	—	1,455	146.50–155.00	151.24
24	—	1,484	136.00–144.50	140.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,205	140.00–149.00	144.46
7	—	1,236	130.00–138.00	133.73
13	—	1,191	150.00–158.00	153.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,689	159.00–168.50	163.86
2	—	1,710	144.00–155.00	148.07
12	—	1,724	171.00–191.50	178.66

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	2,385.00–2,775.00	2,569.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,520	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,231	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,300.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,537	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,325	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,268	1,700.00–2,260.00	2,097.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,248	2,050.00–2,385.00	2,210.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,323	1,900.00–2,275.00	2,090.99
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,500	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,555	2,500.00–3,025.00	2,695.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,236	1,975.00–2,275.00	2,197.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,503	2,450.00–2,935.00	2,594.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,537	2,685.00	2,685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,810	2,935.00	2,935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,155	2,025.00–2,525.00	2,342.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,285	1,525.00–2,575.00	2,168.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,575.00–1,975.00	1,796.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,135	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,762.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,275	1,900.00–3,050.00	2,578.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,243	1,875.00–2,625.00	2,504.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	1,700.00–1,735.00	1,712.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,268	1,860.00–1,910.00	1,886.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,180	1,575.00–2,225.00	2,045.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,394	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,097.11

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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Glasgow Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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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Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY

Feeder Cattle

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