Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-04-08

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 8
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
520 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 501▼ 19 vs year ago 539 · −3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 193▲ 15 vs year ago 147 · +10.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 138▲ 41 vs year ago 84 · +48.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold on a light test. Feeder bulls under 450lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls over 450lbs sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.59/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −126.25 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$240.59
57 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,304
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$4.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.95
vs KY average
−23.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545240.931,31253
Medium and Large 2510236.001,2044thin
One grade step is worth $4.93/cwt here — about $108 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale57 hd
240.59
—
KY average24 barns · 1,317 hd
250.54
−9.95
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−23.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
−126.25
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—High1,626155.082,52224
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,491131.741,96413
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,192129.631,54546
CowsLean 85-90%Low955115.191,10044

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,9753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$1,87211
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,322$1,7102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$1,5645
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$1,5385
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,194$1,4679
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,4144thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,3502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)855$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,4601thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,4251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)831$1,3575
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)755$1,3014thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,000$2,0751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,306$2,0515
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,92418
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,009$1,9136
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)927$1,6293thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$2,3002thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210381.00/cwt381.00–381.008001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,2401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2446308.82/cwt308.00–313.001,3776
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3371
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,3301
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,49110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556292.94/cwt281.00–297.001,62920
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612256.50/cwt256.50–256.501,5702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
Steers650–700Large 1-2658229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5072
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6282
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8123
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215293.00/cwt293.00–293.006301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245273.50/cwt273.50–273.506701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285281.00/cwt281.00–281.0080113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,06412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381260.00/cwt260.00–260.0099112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2167
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2444254.78/cwt254.00–263.001,13123
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3454224.82/cwt200.00–228.001,0219
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1119
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2044
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,28521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557250.12/cwt246.00–253.001,39312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567226.95/cwt221.00–235.001,28720
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3731
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4965
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664205.26/cwt201.00–206.001,3637
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4934
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3004
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4461
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5846
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added930164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5253
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3021
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added995161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,6022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2287333.00/cwt333.00–333.009569
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,0792
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3368277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,0214
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2393322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,26533
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443266.11/cwt264.00–269.001,17912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,31942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,48315
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2928
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2554239.89/cwt233.50–241.001,3297
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2588255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,49917
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2657227.58/cwt227.00–228.001,4957
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668241.42/cwt239.00–247.501,6137
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2738213.79/cwt210.00–215.001,5784
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,253133.52/cwt132.00–135.001,6732
Bulls——1,552144.49/cwt138.00–149.002,2425
Bulls——1,692160.73/cwt150.00–169.502,72017
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81081.21/cwt79.00–84.006582
Cows—Lean 85-90%881100.84/cwt94.00–105.508886
Cows—Lean 85-90%945111.86/cwt108.00–117.001,05711
Cows—Lean 85-90%989122.81/cwt118.00–129.001,21525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180122.14/cwt117.00–125.001,44116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198133.62/cwt127.00–155.001,60130
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449125.92/cwt119.50–130.001,8257
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539138.54/cwt132.50–149.002,1326
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3062,051.15/head1,225.00–2,525.002,0515
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,413.92/head1,235.00–1,625.001,4144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0661,537.69/head1,225.00–1,875.001,5385
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,872.49/head1,375.00–2,250.001,87211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,564.23/head1,350.00–1,935.001,5645
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1941,467.35/head1,210.00–1,700.001,4679
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3221,710.00/head1,710.00–1,710.001,7102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27551,301.16/head1,275.00–1,325.001,3014
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28311,356.56/head1,100.00–1,425.001,3575
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29351,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2575860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29271,629.07/head1,500.00–1,810.001,6293
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0962,123.28/head1,725.00–2,400.002,1235
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,943.09/head1,450.00–2,475.001,94313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,027.08/head1,885.00–2,175.002,0272
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002

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.