Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher on a light test. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some instances of 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.95/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −153.77 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.

Average price

$227.95

64 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$17.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

vs KY average

−18.83 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	231.27	1,257	52
Medium and Large 2	574	213.57	1,225	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.70/cwt here — about $32 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 sale64 hd

227.95

—

KY average25 barns · 1,122 hd

232.20

−4.25

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−18.83

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.72

−153.77

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	1,625	145.38	2,363	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	128.17	1,603	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	118.85	1,709	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	112.66	1,228	53
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	164.00	1,845	1thin

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)	1,360	$2,352	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,900	$2,335	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,535	$2,116	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,174	$1,914	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,319	$1,873	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,421	$1,775	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,441	$1,775	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,453	$1,774	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,277	$1,640	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$1,585	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,427	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,234	$2,414	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,182	$2,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,713	$2,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,625	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,379	$2,079	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,062	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,419	$1,961	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,408	$1,920	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2	750–800	767	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,003	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,352	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	213.28/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,235	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	216.84/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,605	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	993	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	245.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	921	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,118	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,187	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	238.87/cwt	234.00–242.50	1,407	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	232.00/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,202	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	216.29/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,064	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	454	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,360	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,478	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,534	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,200	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,298	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,125	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,845	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	125.71/cwt	122.50–129.50	1,546	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	118.64/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,475	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	132.87/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,694	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	108.70/cwt	103.00–112.50	1,144	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	130.07/cwt	128.50–131.50	1,398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	117.81/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,327	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	115.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,656	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	124.34/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,793	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	96.61/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,038	5
Bulls	—	—	1,726	127.66/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,203	4
Bulls	—	—	1,858	154.34/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,868	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	147.38/cwt	140.50–150.00	2,218	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,061.58/head	1,800.00–2,275.00	2,062	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	1,879.87/head	1,525.00–2,135.00	1,880	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	1,639.89/head	1,360.00–1,750.00	1,640	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,351.65/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,352	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	2,116.23/head	1,735.00–2,310.00	2,116	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900	2,335.00/head	2,335.00–2,335.00	2,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	1,920.21/head	1,910.00–1,925.00	1,920	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,426.64/head	1,310.00–1,635.00	1,427	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,774.34/head	1,660.00–1,835.00	1,774	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,913.79/head	1,450.00–2,275.00	1,914	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,319	1,873.05/head	1,575.00–2,260.00	1,873	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,543	2,533.23/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,533	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,421	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,441	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,755	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	2,413.59/head	1,725.00–2,950.00	2,414	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,999.77/head	1,450.00–2,700.00	2,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	894	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,118	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	233.43/cwt	228.00–234.50	1,559	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,176	2

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 Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 715Year ago 646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 127Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 140Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	317	248.00	248.00
23	350–400	375	240.00–250.00	245.69
9	400–450	449	237.00	237.00
18	450–500	458	244.00	244.00
33	500–550	518	223.00–235.00	232.00
19	550–600	588	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	645	224.00	224.00
3	650–700	656	219.00	219.00
4	700–750	740	207.00–220.00	216.84
3	750–800	767	217.00	217.00
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	218.00	218.00
2	500–550	547	215.00	215.00
10	550–600	579	205.00–215.00	213.28
3	600–650	643	202.00	202.00
2	650–700	665	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	750	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	950–1000	993	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	239.00	239.00
3	450–500	460	254.00	254.00
3	500–550	521	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	580	232.00	232.00
1	600–650	640	231.00	231.00
2	900–950	910	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	454	299.50	299.50
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	284.00	284.00
5	500–550	508	257.00	257.00
5	600–650	615	249.50	249.50
3	650–700	655	244.00	244.00
2	700–750	737	225.00	225.00
8	800–850	837	210.00–220.00	216.29
3	1000–1050	1,003	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	290	276.00	276.00
4	350–400	368	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
9	450–500	451	248.00	248.00
5	500–550	516	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
6	300–350	300	298.00	298.00
13	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
16	400–450	446	269.00	269.00
12	500–550	505	257.00	257.00
21	550–600	589	234.00–242.50	238.87
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
12	650–700	668	228.00–234.50	233.43
3	750–800	758	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	547	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	825	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	164.00	164.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,230	122.50–129.50	125.71
3	—	1,243	116.00–120.00	118.64
15	—	1,275	130.00–137.00	132.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,052	103.00–112.50	108.70
2	—	1,075	128.50–131.50	130.07
25	—	1,126	114.00–123.00	117.81
5	—	1,074	90.00–100.00	96.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,436	110.00–119.00	115.35
7	—	1,442	120.00–126.50	124.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,726	124.00–130.00	127.66
5	—	1,858	151.00–158.00	154.34
13	—	1,505	140.50–150.00	147.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,585.00	1,585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,277	1,360.00–1,750.00	1,639.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,360	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,351.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,535	1,735.00–2,310.00	2,116.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,900	2,335.00	2,335.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,145	1,310.00–1,635.00	1,426.64
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,453	1,660.00–1,835.00	1,774.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,174	1,450.00–2,275.00	1,913.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,319	1,575.00–2,260.00	1,873.05
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,421	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,441	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,630	2,775.00	2,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,625	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	1,800.00–2,275.00	2,061.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,398	1,525.00–2,135.00	1,879.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,408	1,910.00–1,925.00	1,920.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,543	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,533.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,755	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,670	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,234	1,725.00–2,950.00	2,413.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,182	1,450.00–2,700.00	1,999.77

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

Slaughter cattle

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Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle