Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-09-09

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 9
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
847 head
▲ 282 vs last sale 565▲ 55 vs year ago 792 · +6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 154▼ 15 vs year ago 223 · −6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
183 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 208▼ 3 vs year ago 186 · −1.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to no report last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.90/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −141.94 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$224.90
135 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,218
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$11.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.53
vs KY average
−13.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542226.031,226122
Medium and Large 2535214.201,14613thin
One grade step is worth $11.83/cwt here — about $80 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 sale135 hd
224.90
—
KY average23 barns · 1,578 hd
236.42
−11.53
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
−13.71
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
−141.94
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—High1,711159.902,73639
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,234134.221,65635
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,519124.791,89529
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,058118.771,25643

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)1,510$2,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$2,2382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$2,1384thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,156$1,9947
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,179$1,7285
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,318$1,7274thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,138$1,7083thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,181$1,6795
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$1,6593thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,6492thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,050$1,4752thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,4352thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,35210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,002$1,2352thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)926$1,9646
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)801$1,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,274$2,0877
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,289$1,9977
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,349$1,9929
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,9003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,208$1,8596
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)870$1,6501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)825$1,1751thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1181
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3437220.50/cwt220.50–220.509642
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,26914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,1538
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0991
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518234.50/cwt234.50–234.501,21513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,38627
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2822
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569246.47/cwt243.00–249.001,40212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588204.56/cwt200.00–218.001,2034
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628221.59/cwt221.00–222.001,3925
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5883
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658231.40/cwt230.00–231.501,52315
Steers700–750Large 1-2735208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5292
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,78911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6994
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833225.50/cwt225.50–225.501,87815
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2307230.00/cwt230.00–230.007067
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3346204.00/cwt204.00–204.007069
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377245.00/cwt245.00–245.0092414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382232.50/cwt232.50–232.508888
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438226.50/cwt226.50–226.5099213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1382
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457239.34/cwt236.00–239.501,09443
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3471210.00/cwt210.00–210.0098913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516227.83/cwt220.50–231.501,17675
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535214.20/cwt210.00–216.001,14613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584223.17/cwt222.50–232.501,30347
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606211.95/cwt211.50–215.001,2848
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3646176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1373
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2653188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,2316
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667205.10/cwt202.50–215.001,3685
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,3167
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2829193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6004
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2299292.50/cwt292.50–292.508757
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2301272.50/cwt272.50–272.5082015
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3347200.00/cwt200.00–200.006949
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368248.00/cwt248.00–248.009135
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,08341
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0629
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2457264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,20630
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485206.00/cwt206.00–206.0099911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,17214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,34736
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2117
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2699
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2601235.50/cwt235.50–235.501,41519
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2657206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,35315
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,49015
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2737199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,46711
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,44011
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,4792
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,446145.43/cwt136.50–149.502,1038
Bulls——1,708156.27/cwt150.00–160.002,66910
Bulls——1,813167.14/cwt162.50–173.003,03021
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91999.45/cwt92.00–103.009144
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019131.48/cwt128.00–137.001,34010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063113.27/cwt105.00–117.501,20416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123121.72/cwt118.00–127.001,36713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183144.23/cwt140.00–150.001,7067
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243134.16/cwt130.00–139.501,66821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258124.39/cwt121.50–127.501,5657
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465137.35/cwt132.00–141.502,0124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478124.62/cwt121.00–129.501,84217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,632118.86/cwt117.00–120.501,9408
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0021,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,659.13/head1,550.00–1,850.001,6593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,352.21/head1,085.00–1,625.001,35210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,708.18/head1,610.00–1,800.001,7083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1561,993.62/head1,510.00–2,400.001,9947
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1791,727.70/head1,100.00–2,200.001,7285
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1811,679.32/head1,400.00–1,875.001,6795
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,137.73/head1,650.00–2,475.002,1384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,237.94/head2,200.00–2,275.002,2382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,649.20/head1,560.00–1,735.001,6492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,726.77/head1,635.00–1,825.001,7274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5102,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0721,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,919.32/head1,650.00–2,225.001,9193
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1391,738.31/head1,300.00–1,850.001,7384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,910.00/head1,910.00–1,910.001,9102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2772,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2962,032.31/head1,875.00–2,150.002,0325
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3822,213.01/head2,125.00–2,275.002,2134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4381,920.54/head1,850.00–2,125.001,9214
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28251,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28701,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28011,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29261,964.36/head1,475.00–2,600.001,9646

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.