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Glasgow Livestock Auction

Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, May 20

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198

← May 13May 20Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

383 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 488▼ 250 vs year ago 633 · −39.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 172▼ 27 vs year ago 172 · −15.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 94▼ 32 vs year ago 110 · −29.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $286.80/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −105.28 against this barn's trailing median of $392.08.

Average price

$286.80

18 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$28.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.31

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	298.00	1,570	11thin
Medium and Large 2	555	269.21	1,494	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.79/cwt here — about $76 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 sale18 hd

286.80

—

KY average24 barns · 561 hd

279.49

+7.31

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.08

−105.28

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,631	157.64	2,572	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	139.64	2,164	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	136.99	1,674	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	121.22	1,187	52

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,236	$2,083	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,470	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,860	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,111	$1,825	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$1,737	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$1,559	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$1,405	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,639	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$1,994	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,644	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,047	$1,539	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,635	1thin

Every lot

69 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,446	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,672	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,646	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,730	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	261.75/cwt	260.00–269.50	1,793	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	249.71/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,933	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	936	226.25/cwt	226.25–226.25	2,118	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	670	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	298	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	915	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	1,135	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	279.65/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,065	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,108	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,175	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,268	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,425	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,341	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	228.91/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,307	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,611	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,434	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	202.64/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,435	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	940	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,551	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,032	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	297.54/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,104	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,333	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,250	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	1,448	30
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,305	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,456	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,570	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	260.36/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,518	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,599	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	248.34/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,639	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,606	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,635	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,328	140.44/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,865	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	151.91/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,420	2
Bulls	—	—	1,697	161.85/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,747	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	117.29/cwt	114.00–121.50	1,111	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	126.93/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,263	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	88.59/cwt	87.50–90.00	893	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	108.43/cwt	107.00–109.50	1,120	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	120.97/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,437	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	143.56/cwt	139.00–160.50	1,746	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	132.94/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,639	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	140.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,178	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	132.68/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,083	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,638.85/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,639	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	1,644.06/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,644	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	1,546.64/head	1,485.00–1,575.00	1,547	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,526.88/head	1,225.00–1,835.00	1,527	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	2,161.37/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,161	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	1,404.64/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,405	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	1,824.91/head	1,210.00–2,085.00	1,825	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	1,559.30/head	1,450.00–1,610.00	1,559	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	1,737.30/head	1,335.00–2,135.00	1,737	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,860.12/head	1,275.00–2,250.00	1,860	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	2,082.79/head	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,083	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY

Mon May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 488Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 172Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 94Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	294.00–300.00	297.54
10	400–450	440	284.00	284.00
3	450–500	466	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	518	281.00	281.00
4	550–600	583	254.00–267.00	260.36
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	277	372.50	372.50
12	350–400	395	337.50	337.50
30	450–500	459	315.50	315.50
11	500–550	527	298.00	298.00
12	600–650	601	266.00	266.00
6	650–700	660	245.00–249.00	248.34
3	700–750	717	224.00	224.00
2	800–850	828	195.00–200.00	197.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	588	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	900–950	936	226.25	226.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	452	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
13	550–600	550	304.00	304.00
2	600–650	605	286.00	286.00
11	650–700	685	260.00–269.50	261.75
10	750–800	774	249.00–250.00	249.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	274.00–285.00	279.65
3	400–450	426	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	452	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	530	253.00	253.00
2	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	940	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	304.50	304.50
6	250–300	298	307.00	307.00
9	350–400	374	303.50	303.50
14	450–500	453	280.00	280.00
15	500–550	524	272.00	272.00
10	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
9	650–700	667	215.00	215.00
6	700–750	708	200.00–204.00	202.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	571	228.00–230.00	228.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,126	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,161.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,027	1,485.00–1,575.00	1,546.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,644.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,080	1,225.00–1,835.00	1,526.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,236	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,082.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	958	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,404.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,162	1,450.00–1,610.00	1,559.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,111	1,210.00–2,085.00	1,824.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,211	1,335.00–2,135.00	1,737.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,225	1,275.00–2,250.00	1,860.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,638.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,635.00	1,635.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,546	135.00–145.00	140.87
3	—	1,570	131.00–134.00	132.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	118.00–123.00	120.97
19	—	1,216	139.00–160.50	143.56
19	—	1,233	128.00–138.00	132.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	995	122.00–133.00	126.93
19	—	947	114.00–121.50	117.29
2	—	1,033	107.00–109.50	108.43
2	—	1,008	87.50–90.00	88.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	150.00–154.00	151.91
15	—	1,697	159.00–170.00	161.85
3	—	1,328	137.00–142.00	140.44

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.