Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower with feeder heifers over 500lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.58/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −139.14 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.

Average price

$242.58

81 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$25.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.68

vs KY average

−38.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	247.33	1,353	66
Medium and Large 2	550	221.67	1,219	15thin

One grade step is worth $25.67/cwt here — about $134 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 sale81 hd

242.58

—

KY average23 barns · 1,255 hd

241.90

+0.68

National average40 barns · 6,153 hd

280.90

−38.32

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.72

−139.14

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	1,683	143.49	2,415	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	121.67	1,891	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	121.03	1,540	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	102.50	1,039	28

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)	1,418	$2,026	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,565	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,104	$1,798	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,660	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,206	$1,577	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,508	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$1,437	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,147	$1,338	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	996	$1,700	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,615	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$1,601	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,078	$1,710	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,112	$1,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,322	$1,410	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	873	$1,425	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	450–500	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	209.44/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,271	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,299	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	299	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	849	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	234.48/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,081	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	193.00/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Large 2	250–300	250	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	242.84/cwt	240.00–246.00	925	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,430	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,025	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	2,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,026	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	225.48/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,513	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,519	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	741	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	252.31/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,236	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	231.15/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,352	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,075	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	111.62/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,228	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	88.05/cwt	84.00–92.00	860	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	99.80/cwt	95.00–106.00	984	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	116.10/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,663	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	129.01/cwt	122.50–135.00	1,642	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	124.87/cwt	122.50–130.00	1,246	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	128.35/cwt	123.00–139.50	2,088	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	115.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,475	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	106.26/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,326	3
Bulls	—	—	1,803	155.34/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,801	4
Bulls	—	—	1,477	125.44/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,853	3
Bulls	—	—	1,706	144.62/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,467	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,508.03/head	1,275.00–1,750.00	1,508	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	1,577.14/head	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,577	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,337.64/head	1,225.00–1,625.00	1,338	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,615.10/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,615	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,601.22/head	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,601	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	1,798.02/head	1,100.00–2,100.00	1,798	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,437.40/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,437	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	2,025.93/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,112	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,710.41/head	1,535.00–1,850.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	336.22/cwt	327.50–337.00	1,042	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	254.83/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,106	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,382	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,520	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,348	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,331	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	159.98/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	44

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 Nov 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 659Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 163Year ago 212

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 158Year ago 122

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	299	284.00	284.00
15	350–400	390	263.00	263.00
37	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
44	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
22	550–600	591	242.00	242.00
8	650–700	671	224.00–230.00	225.48
1	700–750	730	216.00	216.00
4	800–850	809	190.00–194.00	193.00
1	950–1000	975	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	250.00	250.00
15	350–400	381	240.00–246.00	242.84
19	450–500	461	234.00–235.00	234.48
7	500–550	527	235.00	235.00
8	550–600	570	210.00	210.00
9	600–650	607	200.00–217.00	209.44
3	650–700	676	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	222.50	222.50
2	650–700	690	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	298.00	298.00
7	350–400	372	300.00	300.00
13	400–450	434	250.00–263.00	254.83
6	500–550	526	247.00	247.00
16	550–600	585	230.00–232.00	231.15
2	600–650	640	223.00	223.00
2	650–700	697	187.50	187.50
1	750–800	795	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	318.00	318.00
12	300–350	310	327.50–337.00	336.22
21	350–400	384	322.00	322.00
36	450–500	457	295.00	295.00
24	500–550	512	270.00	270.00
6	550–600	569	234.00	234.00
21	600–650	603	252.00	252.00
3	650–700	656	223.00	223.00
5	700–750	740	219.00	219.00
1	800–850	840	180.00	180.00
5	900–950	920	155.00–165.00	159.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	440	256.00	256.00
3	500–550	526	249.00–254.00	252.31
2	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	680	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	351.00	351.00
4	400–450	442	303.00	303.00
9	500–550	533	285.00	285.00
7	550–600	581	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	670	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
5	850–900	860	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	638	255.00	255.00
9	700–750	741	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	750	241.50	241.50
2	1000–1050	1,025	200.50	200.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,100	108.00–119.00	111.62
7	—	977	84.00–92.00	88.05
11	—	986	95.00–106.00	99.80
3	—	998	122.50–130.00	124.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	111.00–120.00	116.10
1	—	1,560	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,627	123.00–139.50	128.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,273	122.50–135.00	129.01
9	—	1,279	110.00–120.00	115.32
3	—	1,248	104.00–108.00	106.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	151.00–162.00	155.34
3	—	1,477	115.00–134.00	125.44
6	—	1,706	140.00–149.00	144.62

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,322	1,410.00	1,410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,112	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	996	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,615.10
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,600.00	1,600.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,601.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,043	1,275.00–1,750.00	1,508.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,206	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,577.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,660.00	1,660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,147	1,225.00–1,625.00	1,337.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,104	1,100.00–2,100.00	1,798.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,437.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,418	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,025.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,565	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	873	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,078	1,535.00–1,850.00	1,710.41

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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