Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Holiday break. Strong offering of quality feeders. Good demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.19/cwt on 638 head.

Average price

$235.19

638 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$544

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

$59.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.19

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	675	236.15	1,593	618
Medium and Large 2	559	222.88	1,247	7thin
Medium 1-2	573	220.09	1,261	3thin
Large 1-2	572	218.00	1,246	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	594	176.67	1,049	7thin

One grade step is worth $59.48/cwt here — about $544 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale638 hd

235.19

—

KY average17 barns · 5,498 hd

228.00

+7.19

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	78.04	987	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	73.00	737	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Monthly Cattle Sale - Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur)

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	445	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,124	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	735	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,389	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	535	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	293.49/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,224	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	164.44/cwt	157.50–171.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	192.67/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	354	307.49/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	231.18/cwt	221.50–240.50	1,549	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	213.07/cwt	204.50–218.00	1,506	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	194.32/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	244.33/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,424	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	253.07/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,301	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	283.29/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,074	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	211.52/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	275.56/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,163	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	204.32/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,665	27
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	573	220.09/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	273.56/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,256	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	236.48/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,504	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	250.14/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,526	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,783	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	186.00/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	201.94/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,763	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	190.73/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,538	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	221.34/cwt	220.00–223.50	1,724	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	276.24/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,434	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	230.80/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,292	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	537	230.75/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,239	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	628	224.65/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,411	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	268.71/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,177	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	84.56/cwt	83.00–86.50	1,076	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	227.81/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	456	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,122	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	172.33/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	243.06/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,060	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	231.91/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,206	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,504	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	212.82/cwt	210.00–215.50	1,409	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	151.34/cwt	142.50–156.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	195.24/cwt	192.50–198.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	234.75/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,014	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	178.51/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,498	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	194.38/cwt	189.50–198.50	1,400	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	178.74/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	189.10/cwt	174.00–193.00	1,467	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	214.99/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	239.40/cwt	230.00–247.50	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	218.83/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,274	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	241.54/cwt	227.50–248.00	932	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	221.24/cwt	217.50–224.00	1,144	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	205.72/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,399	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	231.12/cwt	224.00–237.50	1,105	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	225.77/cwt	220.00–232.25	1,623	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	216.83/cwt	211.00–219.50	1,336	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	195.35/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,518	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	205.38/cwt	191.00–209.50	1,271	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	143.66/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	150.68/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,371	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 - Monthly Cattle Sale - Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur)

Thu Jan 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,414Last week 1,064Year ago 1,431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 2

No comparison due to Holiday break. Strong offering of quality feeders. Good demand for feeder classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	255.00	255.00
1	—	520	230.00	230.00
1	—	420	252.50	252.50
2	—	625	189.00–200.00	194.32
1	—	685	214.00	214.00
1	—	570	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	252.50	252.50
1	—	735	189.00	189.00
1	—	535	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	417	288.00–300.00	293.49
4	—	495	285.00	285.00
4	—	354	300.00–310.00	307.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	807	214.50	214.50
5	—	650	242.00	242.00
45	—	610	242.50–257.00	250.14
20	—	851	209.50	209.50
21	—	576	267.00	267.00
79	—	779	220.00–223.50	221.34
52	—	519	270.00–284.00	276.24
142	—	719	220.00–232.25	225.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
2	—	623	157.50–171.00	164.44
2	—	558	180.00–205.00	192.67
1	—	745	162.50	162.50
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	670	221.50–240.50	231.18
14	—	707	204.50–218.00	213.07
36	—	583	235.00–255.00	244.33
8	—	514	240.00–260.00	253.07
7	—	379	270.00–290.00	283.29
6	—	776	207.00–216.00	211.52
11	—	422	265.00–281.00	275.56
27	—	815	201.00–206.00	204.32
10	—	459	267.50–280.00	273.56
1	—	310	290.00	290.00
49	—	636	222.50–240.00	236.48
3	—	955	184.00–190.00	186.00
32	—	873	195.00–205.00	201.94
8	—	935	190.00–192.00	190.73
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	214.00–223.00	220.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	867	145.00	145.00
3	—	545	218.00	218.00
1	—	830	145.00	145.00
5	—	585	227.00–228.00	227.81
3	—	776	172.00–173.00	172.33
3	—	488	235.00	235.00
2	—	442	240.00	240.00
2	—	353	250.00	250.00
1	—	680	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	230.00–231.00	230.80
2	—	470	257.00	257.00
15	—	537	230.00–231.00	230.75
14	—	628	221.00–230.00	224.65
8	—	438	268.00–271.00	268.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	220.00	220.00
1	—	555	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	456	246.00	246.00
11	—	436	241.00–246.00	243.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
1	—	895	145.00	145.00
5	—	630	170.00	170.00
2	—	747	160.00	160.00
2	—	588	192.50–198.00	195.24
2	—	693	175.00–182.50	178.74
2	—	485	214.00–216.00	214.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	197.50	197.50
3	—	662	142.50–156.00	151.34
1	—	635	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	520	231.00–233.00	231.91
43	—	730	206.00	206.00
40	—	662	210.00–215.50	212.82
35	—	616	211.00–219.50	216.83
34	—	777	194.00–199.00	195.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	432	220.00–239.00	234.75
10	—	839	178.00–179.00	178.51
14	—	720	189.50–198.50	194.38
80	—	776	174.00–193.00	189.10
3	—	320	230.00–247.50	239.40
98	—	582	209.00–225.00	218.83
23	—	386	227.50–248.00	241.54
20	—	517	217.50–224.00	221.24
50	—	680	190.00–209.00	205.72
46	—	478	224.00–237.50	231.12
19	—	619	191.00–209.50	205.38
3	—	1,038	143.00–145.00	143.66
3	—	910	149.00–154.00	150.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	83.00–86.50	84.56
1	—	1,250	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	73.00	73.00

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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