Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-10-21

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 21
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
657 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 702▲ 85 vs year ago 572 · +14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 166▼ 29 vs year ago 214 · −13.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
259 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 202▲ 131 vs year ago 128 · +102.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 lower. 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 $228.78/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −138.06 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$228.78
104 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−13.83
vs KY average
−30.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552228.781,262104
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale104 hd
228.78
—
KY average25 barns · 1,914 hd
242.60
−13.83
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−30.85
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
−138.06
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—Average1,666150.602,50915
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,288129.291,66552
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,512121.771,84122
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,038114.751,19261

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)1,345$1,9663thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,217$1,91516
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,146$1,82818
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,252$1,8066
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,256$1,72621
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,206$1,72528
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,197$1,6983thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,106$1,67412
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,6593thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,062$1,5755
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,162$1,4176
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,500$2,2643thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,020$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,470$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,296$2,5126
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,271$2,0309
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,328$1,91410
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,099$1,5114thin

Every lot

80 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 2430256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1013
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,2884
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523273.44/cwt270.50–276.001,43025
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523246.22/cwt240.00–253.001,2882
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4053
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5071
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2641225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4423
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678241.17/cwt241.00–242.001,6356
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7822
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2872214.99/cwt210.00–217.501,8753
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2902204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8403
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Large 1-2275277.50/cwt277.50–277.507631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275269.00/cwt269.00–269.007401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2298244.00/cwt244.00–244.0072710
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382232.22/cwt230.00–240.0088713
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389251.00/cwt251.00–251.0097616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2448241.73/cwt235.00–242.001,08350
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460235.99/cwt234.00–245.001,08617
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0384
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,26013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529231.82/cwt223.00–234.501,22643
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579223.01/cwt215.00–228.001,29148
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2763
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662228.30/cwt224.00–229.001,5117
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675213.65/cwt209.00–215.001,44213
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2748202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5113
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5862
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6563
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,5561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225333.00/cwt333.00–333.007491
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2314299.00/cwt299.00–299.009395
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2358271.79/cwt269.00–275.0097311
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,13824
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2456245.99/cwt240.00–253.001,12226
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2459281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,29024
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,35941
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574231.16/cwt230.00–232.501,32717
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2588242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,42627
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667231.91/cwt224.00–235.001,54722
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2754207.22/cwt203.00–208.001,56213
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2836158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3214
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,518136.42/cwt129.00–142.002,0714
Bulls——1,634150.72/cwt145.00–158.002,4638
Bulls——1,948169.21/cwt164.00–173.003,2963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006107.14/cwt102.00–113.001,07826
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061119.09/cwt114.00–126.501,26431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075130.52/cwt127.00–137.001,4034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261120.34/cwt118.00–123.001,51712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277127.83/cwt123.50–132.001,63229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,347142.88/cwt134.50–155.001,92511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,5461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508121.49/cwt114.00–125.501,83218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578126.72/cwt126.00–127.502,0003
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5002,263.50/head1,735.00–2,800.002,2643
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0621,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1061,673.68/head1,325.00–1,860.001,67412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1461,827.85/head1,485.00–2,225.001,82818
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1621,416.61/head1,375.00–1,425.001,4176
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1971,697.56/head1,425.00–1,875.001,6983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2061,725.21/head1,410.00–2,050.001,72528
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,914.80/head1,525.00–2,225.001,91516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,658.77/head1,425.00–1,850.001,6593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2521,805.89/head1,575.00–1,925.001,8066
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2561,726.28/head1,375.00–1,925.001,72621
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,966.36/head1,610.00–2,435.001,9663
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,349.04/head2,200.00–2,525.002,3492
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2541,915.73/head1,685.00–2,225.001,9164
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,785.81/head1,575.00–1,975.001,7864
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2842,121.79/head2,050.00–2,325.002,1225
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3472,550.34/head2,175.00–2,800.002,5503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3761,999.92/head1,550.00–2,400.002,0006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0991,511.32/head1,400.00–1,625.001,5114

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.