Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $299.02/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −156.86 against this barn's trailing median of $455.89.

Average price

$299.02

80 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$51.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.84

vs KY average

−15.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	584	302.27	1,766	73
Medium and Large 2	531	276.11	1,466	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	573	250.47	1,435	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.80/cwt here — about $331 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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.30, low $400.27, median $455.89 across 13 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 sale80 hd

299.02

—

KY average26 barns · 1,203 hd

303.86

−4.84

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−15.08

This barn, trailing median13 sales

455.89

−156.86

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%	Low	1,183	107.62	1,273	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	294.42/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,963	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	282.37/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,384	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	657	241.81/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	271.00/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,919	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	306.05/cwt	298.00–311.00	1,885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	250.47/cwt	235.00–271.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	249.22/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	276.11/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	273.05/cwt	249.00–290.00	1,133	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	396	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	286.31/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	211.08/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	207.55/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	253.06/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	284.87/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	492	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	376.14/cwt	371.00–381.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	295.64/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,416	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	241.78/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,378	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	107.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	255.31/cwt	247.50–263.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	287.42/cwt	277.00–294.00	1,684	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	262.85/cwt	256.00–277.50	1,409	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	256.87/cwt	248.00–261.00	1,485	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	253.90/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,879	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,075	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	235.43/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	255.29/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	277.07/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,762	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	301.35/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	328.26/cwt	317.00–334.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	318.76/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,495	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	281.79/cwt	279.50–288.50	1,474	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,810	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	213.74/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	234.58/cwt	233.50–240.00	1,715	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	231.18/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,563	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	303.72/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,786	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,244	1

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 May 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 385Year ago 559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 12

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	290.00–308.00	301.35
2	400–450	428	290.00–299.00	294.42
11	450–500	490	271.00–290.00	282.37
8	500–550	536	256.00–277.50	262.85
30	550–600	578	248.00–261.00	256.87
4	600–650	616	230.00–249.00	235.43
8	650–700	676	225.00–240.00	231.18
4	700–750	742	210.00–225.00	213.74
2	750–800	792	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	278.00	278.00
1	450–500	465	267.50	267.50
5	500–550	521	248.00–250.00	249.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	280.00–290.00	284.87
1	400–450	415	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	510	205.00–210.00	207.55
1	950–1000	950	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	294.00–300.00	295.64
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	570	241.00–243.00	241.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	523	279.50–288.50	281.79
10	600–650	620	255.00–256.00	255.29
5	650–700	662	249.00	249.00
29	700–750	731	233.50–240.00	234.58
35	800–850	838	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	317.00–334.00	328.26
59	550–600	588	300.00–323.00	303.72
5	600–650	616	298.00–311.00	306.05
12	700–750	708	270.00–273.00	271.00
8	750–800	776	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	396	245.00	245.00
4	400–450	415	249.00–290.00	273.05
3	450–500	457	285.00–289.00	286.31
3	550–600	573	235.00–271.00	250.47
2	600–650	613	250.00–256.00	253.06
6	650–700	657	220.00–257.50	241.81
2	700–750	710	200.00–222.00	211.08
3	850–900	890	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	531	272.50–280.00	276.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	392.50	392.50
2	350–400	360	371.00–381.00	376.14
1	400–450	425	347.50	347.50
5	450–500	492	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
11	450–500	469	305.00–327.00	318.76
11	550–600	586	277.00–294.00	287.42
42	600–650	636	270.00–281.00	277.07
2	650–700	670	279.00	279.00
61	700–750	740	253.00–265.00	253.90
3	800–850	820	225.00	225.00
63	850–900	883	235.00	235.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	625	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	292.00	292.00
2	600–650	610	247.50–263.00	255.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	105.00–110.00	107.62

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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