Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-10-28

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 28
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
762 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 657▲ 307 vs year ago 455 · +67.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 185▲ 32 vs year ago 172 · +18.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 259▼ 100 vs year ago 226 · −44.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $245.98/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −146.10 against this barn's trailing median of $392.08.
Average price
$245.98
99 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,358
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$22.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.54
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546251.841,37573
Medium and Large 2569229.531,30526
One grade step is worth $22.30/cwt here — about $70 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale99 hd
245.98
—
KY average25 barns · 851 hd
245.44
+0.54
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.08
−146.10
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
468412357301median 392.0803/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,693143.072,42338
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,282128.281,64441
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,505124.391,87243
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,053110.231,16150

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$1,8872thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$1,8703thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,8412thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,073$1,77710
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,235$1,7613thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)927$1,6053thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,194$1,58812
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,322$1,5602thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,4103thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,3626
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,3251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,287$1,8763thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$2,0814thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,275$1,8503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,5412thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,1851thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$1,4751thin

Every lot

78 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335282.50/cwt282.50–282.509462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425283.30/cwt280.00–290.001,2043
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3424
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520249.54/cwt246.00–254.001,2987
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530275.50/cwt275.50–275.501,46016
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2566229.64/cwt220.00–233.001,3004
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,47810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3711
Steers650–700Large 1-2650233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5151
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5777
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,79311
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added898220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9766
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230257.39/cwt255.00–260.005922
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2297255.00/cwt255.00–255.0075713
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375251.08/cwt250.00–258.0094244
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383238.94/cwt237.00–240.0091519
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445241.91/cwt239.00–250.001,07651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,09513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0579
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523232.19/cwt227.00–234.501,21459
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2543217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1783
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589229.10/cwt228.00–239.001,34933
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3193
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2659205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3515
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663214.91/cwt213.00–227.001,42515
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,4804
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6093
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2282297.00/cwt297.00–297.0083811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2353279.00/cwt279.00–279.0098511
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377306.55/cwt299.00–309.001,15646
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2449253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,13610
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2453281.24/cwt281.00–283.001,27442
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3463234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,0838
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1991
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,33944
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2274
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577228.54/cwt225.00–233.001,31922
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2584244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,42529
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670230.06/cwt223.00–232.001,54132
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740189.03/cwt185.00–190.001,3995
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,57517
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,597136.01/cwt128.00–139.502,17215
Bulls——1,727155.33/cwt152.00–163.502,6838
Bulls——1,772143.60/cwt140.00–150.002,54515
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91693.28/cwt90.00–98.008546
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045130.68/cwt128.00–135.001,3663
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062108.76/cwt102.00–113.501,15528
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100116.49/cwt114.00–119.501,28113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263127.87/cwt124.00–134.001,61526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283119.26/cwt115.50–122.001,5308
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,349140.13/cwt137.50–148.501,8907
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493113.62/cwt111.00–116.001,6962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495121.30/cwt117.00–126.001,81327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526131.89/cwt127.00–140.002,01314
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2871,875.65/head1,500.00–2,275.001,8763
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29271,604.59/head1,150.00–1,900.001,6053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,776.92/head1,275.00–2,350.001,77710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,841.44/head1,775.00–1,900.001,8412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,362.49/head1,200.00–1,725.001,3626
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1941,588.29/head1,175.00–1,950.001,58812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,886.56/head1,600.00–2,125.001,8872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,760.52/head1,460.00–1,950.001,7613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,869.70/head1,685.00–2,085.001,8703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3221,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5602
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,185.00/head2,185.00–2,185.002,1851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,541.33/head1,250.00–1,785.001,5412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3532,024.62/head1,760.00–2,425.002,0253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5402,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751

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.