Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-04-01

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 1
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
501 head
▼ 312 vs last sale 813▼ 298 vs year ago 799 · −37.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 206▲ 24 vs year ago 169 · +14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 136▼ 69 vs year ago 207 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers, bulls and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with the exception of a couple extremely high dressing individuals.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.67/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −132.17 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$234.67
50 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,316
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$0.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.19
vs KY average
−35.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564234.741,32345
Medium and Large 2535234.001,2525thin
One grade step is worth $0.74/cwt here — about $71 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale50 hd
234.67
—
KY average26 barns · 1,408 hd
255.85
−21.19
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
−35.92
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
−132.17
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
422384347309median 366.8403/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.76, low $323.16, median $366.84 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,529154.832,36719
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217128.671,56664
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,457128.101,86713
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,008113.251,14282

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,148$1,8894thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,207$1,57613
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,164$1,5567
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,253$1,5328
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,4851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,4835
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,3752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$1,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$9751thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)676$6603thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)823$1,5253thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)905$1,4601thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,4501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,7384thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,5351thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)868$1,3962thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,256$2,2458
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,131$2,16613
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$2,1456
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,127$1,7513thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)795$1,4001thin

Every lot

82 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1694
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,4151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,3161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,5934
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521291.45/cwt286.00–297.001,51816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,6675
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3751
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,53412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5061
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,8151
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8647
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,96411
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added991217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,15053
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288290.00/cwt290.00–290.008355
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,02019
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2352256.00/cwt256.00–256.009012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,14415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0688
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,14313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462264.03/cwt263.00–267.001,22016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2738
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,30815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2525
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585224.90/cwt223.50–228.001,31627
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added593237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4053
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3461
Heifers700–750Large 1-2700211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4771
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2305330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0073
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,0734
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2367312.57/cwt305.00–316.001,14722
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464305.61/cwt301.00–306.501,41825
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,2372
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3033
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,49110
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,48712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2642245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5732
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6622
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5761
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2777217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,090127.98/cwt123.00–133.001,3952
Bulls——1,303142.11/cwt137.00–147.001,8524
Bulls——1,666162.88/cwt150.00–179.002,71413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%944102.42/cwt96.00–106.0096721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007112.03/cwt107.00–117.501,12831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05088.00/cwt88.00–88.009241
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055123.27/cwt118.00–130.001,30029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201121.24/cwt113.00–125.501,45623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226132.84/cwt126.00–151.001,62941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,452124.64/cwt120.00–128.501,8109
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,469135.88/cwt132.00–144.001,9964
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28681,395.88/head1,335.00–1,460.001,3962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,738.28/head1,510.00–1,950.001,7384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0342,224.96/head2,135.00–2,475.002,2255
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1432,145.34/head1,925.00–2,250.002,1456
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,701.64/head1,550.00–1,825.001,7022
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1912,129.33/head1,825.00–2,350.002,1298
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2562,244.96/head2,025.00–2,425.002,2458
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2676660.00/head660.00–660.006603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28851,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,483.13/head1,325.00–1,685.001,4835
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,888.73/head1,400.00–2,450.001,8894
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,555.63/head1,350.00–1,725.001,5567
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2071,576.48/head1,300.00–1,800.001,57613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,532.44/head1,200.00–1,750.001,5328
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28231,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5253
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29051,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601

This sale against other markets

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.