Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-10-14

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 14
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
702 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 712▲ 6 vs year ago 696 · +0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
166 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 143▼ 73 vs year ago 239 · −30.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 234▲ 69 vs year ago 133 · +51.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls under 550lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower with feeder bulls over 550lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.31/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −136.53 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$230.31
84 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$35
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$11.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.94
vs KY average
−27.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546231.391,26376
Medium and Large 2558220.001,2288thin
One grade step is worth $11.39/cwt here — about $35 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale84 hd
230.31
—
KY average26 barns · 1,297 hd
235.25
−4.94
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−27.50
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
−136.53
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—Low1,737147.602,56318
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231130.401,60543
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,462124.351,81820
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,086117.291,27458
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270165.002,0961thin

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)1,318$2,2484thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$2,1253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,242$1,92920
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,287$1,8757
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,8752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,416$1,8603thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,116$1,85324
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,217$1,74410
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,278$1,7416
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,134$1,7015
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,320$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$1,5553thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,192$1,5465
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,3252thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,047$1,9852thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,8502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)914$1,6904thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$2,1416
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,328$2,0882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,190$1,8252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,039$1,5595

Every lot

79 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
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445292.13/cwt292.00–293.001,30015
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526240.25/cwt237.00–248.001,26411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535261.50/cwt261.50–261.501,39911
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586253.50/cwt253.50–253.501,48614
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2647244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5793
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,5868
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4951
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7434
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2753241.50/cwt241.50–241.501,8184
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7681
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,9128
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2233256.19/cwt250.00–268.005976
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2294246.00/cwt246.00–246.0072314
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3348230.00/cwt230.00–230.008009
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371266.83/cwt256.00–269.0099046
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2446236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,05311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2453214.00/cwt214.00–214.009696
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,12025
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531231.66/cwt226.50–235.501,23058
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2288
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593230.52/cwt230.00–240.001,36718
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615216.25/cwt211.00–223.001,33015
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666225.98/cwt217.00–232.001,50510
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,31910
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3752153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766202.65/cwt200.00–204.001,5523
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5924
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2272302.88/cwt290.00–305.0082413
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365267.00/cwt267.00–267.0097513
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,06112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,16736
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,16120
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,29330
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,14112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520255.50/cwt255.50–255.501,32930
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,23314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2956
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2594242.13/cwt238.00–244.001,43829
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2676233.18/cwt227.00–235.001,57613
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3974
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740208.50/cwt208.50–208.501,5434
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2796190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5125
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,270165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,652132.63/cwt124.50–139.002,1915
Bulls——1,767166.77/cwt163.00–173.002,9473
Bulls——1,770149.34/cwt140.00–154.502,64310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016109.22/cwt104.00–113.501,11018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077130.41/cwt128.00–139.001,4055
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123119.57/cwt114.00–125.001,34335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211127.44/cwt123.50–133.001,54326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259138.87/cwt134.00–150.001,74813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268122.12/cwt121.50–123.001,5484
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426129.65/cwt126.00–136.001,8498
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,486120.82/cwt115.00–124.001,79512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29141,689.99/head1,635.00–1,710.001,6904
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0471,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9852
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1161,852.94/head1,585.00–2,575.001,85324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1341,701.03/head1,450.00–1,975.001,7015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,555.38/head1,425.00–1,685.001,5553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1921,546.49/head1,350.00–1,775.001,5465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,743.79/head1,500.00–1,900.001,74410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2421,929.18/head1,660.00–2,075.001,92920
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,740.53/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2871,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3182,248.48/head1,975.00–2,600.002,2484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4161,860.00/head1,860.00–1,860.001,8603
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0391,559.00/head1,375.00–1,700.001,5595
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,141.38/head1,950.00–2,325.002,1416
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3282,088.42/head1,950.00–2,200.002,0882

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.