Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-06-24

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 24
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
574 head
▲ 190 vs last sale 384▲ 2 vs year ago 572 · +0.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 121▲ 70 vs year ago 131 · +53.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 82▲ 48 vs year ago 116 · +41.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with the exception of a few 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 $247.61/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −119.23 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$247.61
61 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,380
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$32.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.30
vs KY average
−21.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556254.001,41349
Medium and Large 2561221.501,24312thin
One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale61 hd
247.61
—
KY average23 barns · 1,234 hd
270.90
−23.30
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−21.67
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
−119.23
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—Average1,698172.462,92930
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,531146.352,24024
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,206144.671,74566
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low978133.001,30056

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)1,230$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$2,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,097$2,06925
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,465$2,0482thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,345$2,0103thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,258$2,0012thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,351$1,9636
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$1,8562thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,7483thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)946$1,5427
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,5251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)976$1,5256
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,113$2,4063thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,288$2,5253thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,552$2,5252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,415$2,5212thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,217$2,3576
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,216$2,3439
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,1486
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,01410
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,132$2,0002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,5601thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275345.50/cwt345.50–345.509501
Steers250–300Large 1-2281299.50/cwt299.50–299.508427
Steers400–450Large 1-2422302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,2772
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,4913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,4743
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544304.37/cwt302.50–309.001,65617
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,3952
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3589241.11/cwt240.00–242.001,4209
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615227.70/cwt225.00–229.001,4003
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6668
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added649280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,81712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669258.52/cwt258.00–260.001,72915
Steers700–750Large 1-2710245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7401
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,9533
Steers750–800Large 1-2751234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7575
Steers800–850Large 1-2843224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,8882
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,9093
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245272.50/cwt272.50–272.506681
Heifers250–300Large 1-2274299.50/cwt299.50–299.508215
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2289309.00/cwt309.00–309.008937
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361265.00/cwt265.00–265.009578
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374292.99/cwt289.00–296.001,09624
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2447283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,2657
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2451285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,28521
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523262.41/cwt259.00–264.501,37226
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561221.50/cwt221.50–221.501,24312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594244.49/cwt244.00–250.001,45223
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2607224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3602
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637234.75/cwt230.00–237.001,4953
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6137
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3659204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3446
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671226.87/cwt218.00–229.501,52222
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6682
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2757180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3632
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766199.63/cwt197.50–204.001,5293
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240379.00/cwt379.00–379.009101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260337.00/cwt337.00–337.008761
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2293354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,03712
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368306.89/cwt300.00–310.001,12913
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,29119
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2454304.03/cwt301.00–305.001,38021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2459324.50/cwt324.50–324.501,48926
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,41411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531305.50/cwt305.50–305.501,62218
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4397
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2588264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,55219
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4523
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670220.23/cwt215.00–224.001,4767
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,61310
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5481
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2757218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,6547
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3765177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,594169.06/cwt163.00–174.002,69513
Bulls——1,683148.11/cwt127.50–159.502,4936
Bulls——1,830189.76/cwt181.00–203.003,47311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%720112.00/cwt112.00–112.008061
Cows—Lean 85-90%921119.73/cwt117.00–123.001,1037
Cows—Lean 85-90%975128.34/cwt124.00–132.001,25120
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003140.40/cwt134.00–146.501,40828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157135.56/cwt132.00–138.501,56810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207143.58/cwt139.00–149.001,73342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239154.47/cwt150.00–165.501,91414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453152.97/cwt150.00–155.002,2236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535129.89/cwt125.50–134.001,9942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,559145.92/cwt139.00–149.502,27516
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1132,406.14/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4063
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0671,819.03/head1,375.00–2,100.001,8193
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0971,936.20/head1,650.00–2,400.001,9368
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1322,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,328.21/head2,100.00–2,475.002,3285
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,044.78/head1,725.00–2,250.002,0454
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,385.00/head2,385.00–2,385.002,3851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2882,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,605.09/head2,275.00–2,700.002,6056
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3632,325.64/head2,275.00–2,375.002,3262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4152,521.42/head2,425.00–2,610.002,5212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4702,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5522,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29461,541.65/head1,160.00–1,650.001,5427
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0972,068.65/head1,525.00–2,275.002,06925
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,748.34/head1,435.00–1,900.001,7483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,000.85/head1,960.00–2,035.002,0012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,855.74/head1,785.00–1,935.001,8562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,010.00/head2,010.00–2,010.002,0103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3511,962.83/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4652,048.38/head1,850.00–2,225.002,0482
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29761,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5256
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5601

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.