Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-04-29

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 29
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
539 head
▲ 539 vs last sale 0▼ 72 vs year ago 611 · −11.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 0▼ 46 vs year ago 174 · −26.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
183 head
▲ 183 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 173 · +5.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $293.28/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −98.80 against this barn's trailing median of $392.08.
Average price
$293.28
49 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$20.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541296.651,60441
Medium and Large 2522276.001,4418thin
One grade step is worth $20.65/cwt here — about $164 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 sale49 hd
293.28
—
KY average26 barns · 619 hd
275.95
+17.33
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.08
−98.80
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

35 sales
468412357301median 392.0803/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.38, low $314.65, median $392.08 across 35 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—High1,707154.382,63518
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,187128.451,52534
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,444126.681,82913
CowsLean 85-90%High976117.051,14359

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)1,295$1,9602thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,7251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,186$1,6784thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$1,6396
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,097$1,6193thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$1,58212
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,246$1,4888
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,172$2,1502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,048$1,7753thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,387$2,2093thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,2755
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,279$2,2506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,316$2,16612
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,206$2,1074thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)775$1,8501thin

Every lot

71 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,19026
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,4273
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464302.01/cwt296.00–303.001,4017
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,5028
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521313.20/cwt313.00–315.001,63210
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560302.49/cwt297.00–308.001,69414
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4232
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635262.86/cwt260.00–270.001,6697
Steers600–650Medium 2646243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5703
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,7241
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293318.00/cwt318.00–318.0093213
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364268.00/cwt268.00–268.009767
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378300.61/cwt295.00–313.001,1369
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440284.16/cwt284.00–286.001,25035
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2452264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,19312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462272.42/cwt269.00–284.001,25919
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512266.06/cwt256.00–267.001,36226
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571240.66/cwt238.50–243.001,37426
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4705
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4892
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1792
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678217.19/cwt209.00–218.001,47311
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2205385.00/cwt385.00–385.007891
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2287340.50/cwt340.50–340.5097715
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368304.44/cwt300.00–312.001,12016
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,26830
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2446303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,3517
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,48939
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,3036
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,4418
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525302.76/cwt292.00–306.001,58930
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2584280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,63511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2602258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,5532
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663250.43/cwt240.00–255.001,66010
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6601
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6654
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3505212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0732
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3613224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3734
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,642149.48/cwt145.00–152.002,4549
Bulls——1,772159.28/cwt154.00–164.002,8229
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70589.00/cwt89.00–89.006271
Cows—Lean 85-90%874102.62/cwt97.00–107.008977
Cows—Lean 85-90%985123.89/cwt120.00–130.501,22027
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008114.74/cwt108.00–119.501,15724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170123.11/cwt119.00–127.001,44014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199132.19/cwt128.00–143.001,58520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,6171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,431120.75/cwt118.00–124.001,7285
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459132.52/cwt125.00–139.001,9337
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3872,209.22/head1,800.00–2,710.002,2093
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,041.10/head2,025.00–2,075.002,0413
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,107.16/head1,875.00–2,200.002,1074
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2792,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2506
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3562,210.20/head2,025.00–2,525.002,21011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0971,618.62/head1,475.00–1,850.001,6193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,582.29/head1,260.00–1,750.001,58212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,639.19/head1,625.00–1,700.001,6396
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1861,678.20/head1,585.00–1,775.001,6784
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2461,487.59/head1,125.00–1,710.001,4888
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,775.37/head1,635.00–1,850.001,7753
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1722,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.