Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.49/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −187.39 against this barn's trailing median of $455.89.

Average price

$268.49

89 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$38.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.64

vs KY average

−30.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	272.60	1,534	74
Medium and Large 2	586	251.87	1,476	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	233.67	1,277	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.93/cwt here — about $257 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale89 hd

268.49

—

KY average26 barns · 1,293 hd

273.13

−4.64

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−30.55

This barn, trailing median13 sales

455.89

−187.39

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	1,265	110.74	1,401	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,495	104.00	1,555	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,623	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	224.50/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	248.69/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	235.79/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,719	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	747	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,845	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	231.96/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	248.55/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,541	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	277.68/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,341	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	256.41/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,754	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	251.87/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,476	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	704	219.00/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	235.01/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,892	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,286	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,555	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	113.48/cwt	107.50–116.50	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	207.49/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	247.52/cwt	240.00–253.00	824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	224.36/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	234.64/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,335	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	239.00/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,276	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	200.74/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,294	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	243.12/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,157	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	203.07/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,537	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	244.18/cwt	241.00–257.50	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,283	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	272.01/cwt	261.00–279.00	1,442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	223.98/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	234.58/cwt	234.50–238.00	1,513	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	272.69/cwt	262.00–275.50	1,549	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	300.58/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,398	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,723	19

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 Oct 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 302Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	500–550	505	254.00	254.00
8	600–650	643	249.00	249.00
21	700–750	712	228.00	228.00
19	750–800	764	225.50	225.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	277.50	277.50
6	300–350	333	240.00–253.00	247.52
2	350–400	357	252.50	252.50
6	400–450	409	241.00–257.50	244.18
10	450–500	476	240.00–252.00	243.12
18	500–550	534	235.00–244.00	239.00
47	550–600	569	231.00–245.00	234.64
44	600–650	645	234.50–238.00	234.58
2	650–700	673	207.00–208.00	207.49
8	700–750	740	197.00–206.00	200.74
14	750–800	757	201.00–210.00	203.07
2	850–900	885	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	467	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	202.50	202.50
1	350–400	350	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	490	230.00	230.00
3	500–550	531	223.00–225.00	224.36
3	550–600	575	220.00–226.00	223.98
4	650–700	680	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	320.00–330.00	325.05
5	300–350	346	294.00	294.00
9	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
7	400–450	440	285.00	285.00
23	450–500	483	275.00–287.00	277.68
10	500–550	530	261.00–279.00	272.01
64	550–600	568	262.00–275.50	272.69
30	600–650	620	243.00–255.00	248.55
7	650–700	665	230.00–236.00	231.96
18	700–750	729	230.00–244.00	235.79
3	750–800	751	241.00	241.00
21	800–850	805	215.00–236.00	235.01
2	850–900	855	221.00–228.00	224.50
2	900–950	923	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	458	237.00–260.00	248.69
1	500–550	530	231.00	231.00
2	550–600	555	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	632	238.00	238.00
2	650–700	672	213.00	213.00
4	700–750	704	218.00–220.00	219.00
1	750–800	770	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	650–700	684	253.00–257.00	256.41
52	700–750	747	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	586	250.00–255.00	251.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	430	301.00	301.00
22	450–500	465	300.00–301.00	300.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	311.00	311.00
1	350–400	380	292.50	292.50
1	450–500	495	271.00	271.00
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	560	233.00	233.00
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	635	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	102.50	102.50
3	—	1,268	107.50–116.50	113.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	104.00	104.00

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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