Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-04-22

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 22
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
0 head
▼ 619 vs last sale 619▼ 581 vs year ago 581 · −100.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
0 head
▼ 218 vs last sale 218▼ 208 vs year ago 208 · −100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 79▼ 213 vs year ago 213 · −100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers,bulls and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.61/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −115.23 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$251.61
38 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,380
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$21.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.63
vs KY average
−18.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542258.351,39926
Medium and Large 2564237.001,33712thin
One grade step is worth $21.35/cwt here — about $62 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale38 hd
251.61
—
KY average25 barns · 1,823 hd
257.23
−5.63
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−18.58
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
−115.23
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—Average1,647152.962,52020
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,205126.531,52451
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,460124.221,81421
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low947112.241,06357

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,361$1,9266
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,032$1,8158
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,7282thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,317$1,7073thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,112$1,68621
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)984$1,6165
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,229$1,5956
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$1,56912
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$1,5502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,072$1,5423thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,5142thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$1,4665
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)880$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,090$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,5351thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,455$2,5501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,345$2,2702thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,201$2,4165
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,333$2,3438
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,157$2,2707
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,224$2,24616
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,341$2,2397
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)760$1,6751thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333400.50/cwt400.50–400.501,3345
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,4395
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1742
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491318.30/cwt307.00–319.001,56317
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2502311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,5612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2932
Steers550–600Large 1-2555266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4761
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565292.24/cwt287.00–301.001,6519
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,6051
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,8006
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5061
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,6173
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,8094
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2759229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7388
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8341
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9141
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,195178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,1271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235276.50/cwt276.50–276.506501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2297300.50/cwt300.50–300.508927
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332290.00/cwt290.00–290.009633
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363269.00/cwt269.00–269.009764
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373304.05/cwt303.00–310.001,13433
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2452250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,1324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454267.36/cwt257.00–269.001,21435
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520262.50/cwt252.00–268.001,36518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2547249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3626
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3076
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4698
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613248.79/cwt245.00–250.001,52521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642212.32/cwt205.00–225.001,36312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2661185.40/cwt184.00–190.001,2259
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2742205.02/cwt200.00–213.001,52115
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774192.50/cwt190.00–193.001,4906
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5981
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,023168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7192
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,030149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5352
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,195169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,0201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280317.50/cwt317.50–317.508891
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,0417
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373307.00/cwt300.00–314.001,14510
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,28022
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,43439
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467273.79/cwt270.00–278.501,27916
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523267.85/cwt264.00–273.001,4019
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,54119
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2593264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,56622
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2642248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5922
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6013
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6131
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2763225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7174
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3320222.50/cwt222.50–222.507121
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3565217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,431146.18/cwt139.50–149.002,0926
Bulls——1,740155.87/cwt150.00–161.002,71214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86792.98/cwt91.00–95.008066
Cows—Lean 85-90%881100.41/cwt97.00–105.008858
Cows—Lean 85-90%949123.76/cwt120.00–130.001,17417
Cows—Lean 85-90%984112.79/cwt107.00–119.501,11026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196122.74/cwt117.00–127.501,46829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216131.53/cwt128.00–137.501,59922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415121.18/cwt118.00–124.501,71513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533129.17/cwt125.00–135.501,9808
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,270.26/head2,200.00–2,350.002,2702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29841,615.84/head1,450.00–1,700.001,6165
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0321,815.38/head1,400.00–2,125.001,8158
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0721,541.64/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1061,466.38/head1,385.00–1,525.001,4665
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1121,686.13/head1,435.00–2,010.001,68621
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,728.18/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,569.05/head1,300.00–1,675.001,56912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,513.80/head1,300.00–1,685.001,5142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2291,595.15/head1,000.00–2,060.001,5956
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3171,707.09/head1,600.00–1,750.001,7073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3611,926.16/head1,775.00–2,000.001,9266
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0922,077.79/head1,935.00–2,475.002,0784
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1662,423.28/head2,350.00–2,450.002,4233
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,521.86/head2,475.00–2,575.002,5222
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2272,357.99/head1,925.00–2,550.002,3585
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2532,405.54/head2,000.00–2,675.002,4062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2592,260.08/head1,950.00–2,500.002,26010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,535.00/head2,535.00–2,535.002,5351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,414.55/head2,200.00–2,550.002,4153
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3412,107.67/head2,025.00–2,200.002,1084
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4612,563.38/head2,450.00–2,700.002,5635
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27601,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5351
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.