Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.85/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −167.59 against this barn's trailing median of $410.44.

Average price

$242.85

41 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$40.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.76

vs KY average

−2.22 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	251.98	1,378	30
Medium and Large 2	571	230.00	1,313	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	571	211.08	1,206	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.90/cwt here — about $172 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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.74, low $370.87, median $410.44 across 14 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 sale41 hd

242.85

—

KY average25 barns · 1,010 hd

250.62

−7.76

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−2.22

This barn, trailing median14 sales

410.44

−167.59

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	1,220	135.00	1,647	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	84.00	1,113	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	—	—	1,220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,647	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	279.17/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	226.60/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	249.51/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,412	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	262.78/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,238	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	261.31/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	267.68/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	233.45/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	275.61/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	303.37/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	317.68/cwt	314.00–327.00	1,131	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	223.79/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	206.67/cwt	200.00–210.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,563	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	214.01/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	255.21/cwt	247.50–258.00	1,332	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	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 Aug 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 294Year ago 638

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	84.00	84.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	270.00–284.00	279.17
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
8	550–600	565	257.50–270.00	267.68
3	600–650	636	242.50	242.50
5	650–700	677	226.00–227.00	226.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	238.00	238.00
2	450–500	455	250.50	250.50
1	550–600	595	196.00	196.00
1	850–900	875	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	287.50	287.50
3	350–400	386	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	442	254.00–265.00	261.31
23	450–500	471	260.00–272.00	262.78
13	500–550	522	247.50–258.00	255.21
17	550–600	566	240.00–257.00	249.51
4	600–650	647	234.00	234.00
3	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	702	218.00	218.00
1	750–800	760	184.00	184.00
1	800–850	825	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	265.00	265.00
4	450–500	490	254.00	254.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	591	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	390	242.50	242.50
3	400–450	445	200.00–210.00	206.67
2	450–500	465	239.00	239.00
2	500–550	530	222.50–225.00	223.79
5	550–600	588	206.00	206.00
1	600–650	615	214.00	214.00
1	650–700	665	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
7	350–400	356	314.00–327.00	317.68
3	400–450	408	300.00–305.00	303.37
16	500–550	514	304.00	304.00
4	550–600	581	254.00	254.00
10	600–650	621	273.00–278.00	275.61
5	700–750	713	257.00	257.00
7	800–850	826	232.00–234.00	233.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	580	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	600	213.00	213.00
2	650–700	680	212.00–216.00	214.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00

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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