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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good quality offering of feeder classes this week. Strong demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.71/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −168.18 against this barn's trailing median of $455.89.

Average price

$287.71

31 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$39.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.31

vs KY average

−36.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	296.56	1,661	24
Medium and Large 2-3	575	257.35	1,480	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.22/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale31 hd

287.71

—

KY average29 barns · 1,889 hd

296.02

−8.31

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−36.64

This barn, trailing median13 sales

455.89

−168.18

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	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	85.43	789	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	109.05	1,388	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	731	235.89/cwt	231.00–237.50	1,724	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	253.55/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,349	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	282.95/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	247.76/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,449	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	300.55/cwt	297.00–304.00	1,707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,036	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	271.67/cwt	271.00–273.00	1,769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	237.48/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,520	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	261.41/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,851	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	245.51/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	283.37/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,729	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	255.42/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,369	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	850	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,049	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	244.28/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	251.52/cwt	248.25–258.00	1,680	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1100–1150	1,106	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	2,414	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,918	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	236.81/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	225.71/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,176	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	222.74/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	225.69/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	229.72/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,417	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	883	219.50/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	256.07/cwt	241.00–267.00	1,488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	331.25/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	323.58/cwt	318.00–332.50	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	397	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	1,388	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	85.43/cwt	84.00–87.00	789	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	109.05/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	319.31/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	368.56/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	240.17/cwt	215.00–255.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	562	269.39/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	245.20/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,935	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	242.32/cwt	235.50–250.00	1,747	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	296.44/cwt	282.00–303.50	1,378	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	229.36/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	299.94/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	265.73/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,786	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	261.64/cwt	251.00–276.00	1,264	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	223.40/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,631	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	323.34/cwt	322.50–325.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	269.83/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,697	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	316.84/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	268.29/cwt	268.00–268.50	1,572	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	230.38/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	285.46/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	253.54/cwt	247.00–262.50	1,585	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	232.52/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,572	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	309.95/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	224.16/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	241.77/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	267.93/cwt	259.00–272.50	1,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	988	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,327	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,345	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 Dec 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 687Year ago 1,064

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 5

Good quality offering of feeder classes this week. Strong demand for feeder classes.

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
1	500–550	500	269.00	269.00
40	550–600	586	268.00–268.50	268.29
46	600–650	625	247.00–262.50	253.54
32	650–700	668	248.25–258.00	251.52
37	700–750	731	231.00–237.50	235.89
5	750–800	779	229.00–236.00	230.38
5	800–850	800	234.50	234.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	302.00	302.00
3	350–400	380	277.50–295.00	282.95
7	400–450	428	259.00–272.50	267.93
7	450–500	483	251.00–276.00	261.64
15	500–550	532	246.00–263.00	253.55
17	550–600	585	240.00–258.00	247.76
19	600–650	640	225.00–244.00	237.48
13	650–700	676	220.00–240.00	232.52
19	700–750	730	215.00–229.00	223.40
2	750–800	792	210.50	210.50
2	850–900	880	209.00	209.00
2	900–950	907	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	378	215.00–255.00	240.17
4	450–500	467	240.00–247.50	245.51
7	500–550	521	200.00–237.50	225.71
4	550–600	583	223.00–231.00	225.69
2	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	690	218.00	218.00
1	800–850	845	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	322.50–325.00	323.34
5	300–350	318	333.00	333.00
2	350–400	377	318.00	318.00
1	400–450	410	290.00	290.00
17	450–500	465	282.00–303.50	296.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	524	302.00–320.00	309.95
6	550–600	568	297.00–304.00	300.55
27	600–650	610	280.00–284.00	283.37
3	650–700	651	271.00–273.00	271.67
12	700–750	708	261.00–262.00	261.41
40	750–800	767	250.00	250.00
5	800–850	838	243.00	243.00
10	850–900	850	241.00	241.00
55	950–1000	988	235.50	235.50
49	1100–1150	1,106	218.25	218.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
6	550–600	581	241.00–267.00	256.07
5	600–650	617	200.00–237.50	229.72
6	650–700	688	232.00–243.00	236.81
2	850–900	883	219.00–220.00	219.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	305.00–335.00	319.31
7	450–500	477	308.00–325.00	316.84
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
10	550–600	586	275.00–290.00	285.46
35	600–650	629	260.00–278.00	269.83
50	650–700	672	251.00–269.00	265.73
18	700–750	721	235.50–250.00	242.32
29	750–800	789	238.00–249.00	245.20
2	800–850	835	230.00–240.00	235.00
2	850–900	887	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	405	381.00	381.00
2	450–500	452	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	290.00–310.00	299.94
5	500–550	536	250.00–264.00	255.42
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	622	258.00	258.00
4	650–700	660	235.00–244.00	241.77
3	700–750	720	226.00–236.00	229.36
6	750–800	776	216.00–235.00	224.16
2	900–950	940	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	242.50–246.00	244.28
2	550–600	590	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	426	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	475	200.00–245.00	222.74
1	850–900	885	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
5	300–350	326	345.00–405.00	368.56
2	350–400	397	349.50	349.50
3	400–450	420	318.00–332.50	323.58
4	450–500	456	330.00–335.00	331.25
4	500–550	505	299.00	299.00
4	550–600	562	267.50–270.00	269.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	84.00–87.00	85.43
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	100.00–124.00	109.05

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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