Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 600lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher on feeder heifers under 400lbs. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.60/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.12 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.

Average price

$241.60

48 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$47.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.44

vs KY average

−43.35 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	252.69	1,381	31
Medium and Large 2	554	222.41	1,232	16thin
Large 1-2	550	205.00	1,128	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.69/cwt here — about $254 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 sale48 hd

241.60

—

KY average29 barns · 2,021 hd

257.04

−15.44

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−43.35

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.72

−140.12

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	1,697	135.26	2,295	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	117.10	1,519	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	113.09	1,699	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	94.00	991	55

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)	1,047	$2,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,982	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,902	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,899	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,236	$1,530	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,251	$1,425	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,404	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,287	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	996	$1,280	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	873	$1,868	13
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,665	$2,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,215	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,415	$2,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$1,654	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	786	208.72/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	230.97/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	304.18/cwt	297.50–312.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	232.39/cwt	231.50–238.00	1,406	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	352	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	272.27/cwt	267.50–274.50	1,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	231.21/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	977	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,451	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,263	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	248.83/cwt	245.50–254.00	1,147	13
Heifers	Large 2	250–300	283	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,074	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	222.88/cwt	221.50–230.00	1,215	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	304.98/cwt	302.50–306.00	1,135	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	256.53/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	237.55/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	213.90/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,384	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	250.04/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	253.34/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,343	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,161	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	127.03/cwt	123.50–131.00	1,714	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,309	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,224	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	82.28/cwt	70.00–89.00	841	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,824	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	108.21/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,141	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	113.81/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,747	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	103.33/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,464	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	113.08/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,444	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	95.89/cwt	90.00–102.50	1,037	21
Bulls	—	—	1,779	129.65/cwt	122.50–133.00	2,306	9
Bulls	—	—	1,591	142.48/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,267	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,901.62/head	1,810.00–1,985.00	1,902	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,982.27/head	1,835.00–2,175.00	1,982	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,898.74/head	1,400.00–2,410.00	1,899	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,867.57/head	1,710.00–2,250.00	1,868	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	1,279.94/head	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,280	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	2,100.24/head	1,875.00–2,450.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,286.62/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,529.88/head	1,360.00–1,825.00	1,530	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,404.33/head	1,100.00–1,810.00	1,404	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,654.43/head	1,400.00–1,910.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	186.50/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,528	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	345.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,287	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	240.58/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,292	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	322.44/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,373	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	363.09/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,115	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,775	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.

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

Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY

Mon Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 647Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 197Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 132Year ago 152

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	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	285	238.50	238.50
14	300–350	307	362.50–370.00	363.09
29	350–400	372	340.00–350.00	345.94
2	400–450	435	317.50–327.50	322.44
23	450–500	453	303.00	303.00
16	500–550	525	291.00	291.00
4	600–650	600	267.50	267.50
10	650–700	685	246.50	246.50
5	750–800	752	236.00	236.00
1	800–850	835	190.00	190.00
4	850–900	888	180.00–193.00	186.50
1	900–950	935	175.00	175.00
2	950–1000	975	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	370	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
7	500–550	537	240.00–241.00	240.58
4	550–600	568	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	671	229.00–233.00	230.97
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
7	750–800	786	201.00–210.00	208.72
1	950–1000	980	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	445	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	362.00	362.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	297.50–312.00	304.18
10	250–300	298	328.00	328.00
1	300–350	325	317.50	317.50
27	350–400	372	302.50–306.00	304.98
17	400–450	448	282.00	282.00
6	450–500	480	267.50–274.50	272.27
20	500–550	530	252.50–261.00	253.34
11	550–600	577	251.50	251.50
20	600–650	605	231.50–238.00	232.39
5	650–700	655	228.50	228.50
10	700–750	742	227.00–234.00	231.21
1	800–850	805	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	288.00	288.00
13	450–500	461	245.50–254.00	248.83
12	500–550	545	221.50–230.00	222.88
4	550–600	581	221.00	221.00
10	600–650	647	213.00–216.00	213.90
2	700–750	735	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	865	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	334.00	334.00
2	450–500	498	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
11	550–600	564	305.00	305.00
4	600–650	608	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	686	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	833	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	245.00–260.00	250.04
2	500–550	510	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	559	253.00–260.00	256.53
3	600–650	632	235.00–243.00	237.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,349	123.50–131.00	127.03
1	—	1,200	102.00	102.00
16	—	1,277	107.00–117.00	113.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	118.00–120.00	119.01
21	—	1,022	70.00–89.00	82.28
11	—	1,054	104.00–114.00	108.21
21	—	1,081	90.00–102.50	95.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,526	119.00–120.00	119.51
5	—	1,535	111.00–117.00	113.81
3	—	1,417	100.00–106.00	103.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,779	122.50–133.00	129.65
7	—	1,591	138.00–147.00	142.48

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,415	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,123	1,400.00–1,910.00	1,654.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,810.00–1,985.00	1,901.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,835.00–2,175.00	1,982.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,251	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,213	1,400.00–2,410.00	1,898.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	996	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,279.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,047	1,875.00–2,450.00	2,100.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,286.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,236	1,360.00–1,825.00	1,529.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,810.00	1,404.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	873	1,710.00–2,250.00	1,867.57
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,665	2,750.00	2,750.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,215	2,075.00	2,075.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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