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Glasgow Livestock Auction

Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 16

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

453 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 647▲ 112 vs year ago 341 · +32.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 197▼ 51 vs year ago 171 · −29.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 132▼ 59 vs year ago 152 · −38.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 600lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher on feeder heifers under 400lbs. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.60/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −125.24 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.

Average price

$241.60

48 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2

$47.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.44

vs KY average

−43.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	252.69	1,381	31
Medium and Large 2	554	222.41	1,232	16thin
Large 1-2	550	205.00	1,128	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.69/cwt here — about $254 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 sale48 hd

241.60

—

KY average29 barns · 2,021 hd

257.04

−15.44

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−43.35

This barn, trailing median34 sales

366.84

−125.24

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,697	135.26	2,295	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	117.10	1,519	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	113.09	1,699	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	94.00	991	55

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$2,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,982	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,902	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,899	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,236	$1,530	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,251	$1,425	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,404	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,287	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	996	$1,280	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	873	$1,868	13
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,665	$2,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,215	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,415	$2,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$1,654	2thin

Every lot

88 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,443	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	250.04/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,180	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,619	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,237	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	256.53/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,434	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,720	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,642	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	237.55/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,501	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,715	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,874	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	223	304.18/cwt	297.50–312.00	678	2
Heifers	250–300	Large 2	283	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	870	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	298	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	977	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,032	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	352	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	898	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	304.98/cwt	302.50–306.00	1,135	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,074	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,263	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	248.83/cwt	245.50–254.00	1,147	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	272.27/cwt	267.50–274.50	1,307	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	253.34/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,343	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	222.88/cwt	221.50–230.00	1,215	12
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,451	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,284	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	232.39/cwt	231.50–238.00	1,406	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	213.90/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,384	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,497	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	231.21/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,716	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,634	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	690	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	760	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	680	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	363.09/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,115	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,230	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	345.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,287	29
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	322.44/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,403	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,161	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,373	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,528	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	240.58/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,292	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,306	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,605	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	230.97/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,550	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,689	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,775	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	786	208.72/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,641	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	186.50/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,656	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,636	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,706	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	980	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,470	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,591	142.48/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,267	7
Bulls	—	—	1,779	129.65/cwt	122.50–133.00	2,306	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	82.28/cwt	70.00–89.00	841	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	108.21/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,141	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	95.89/cwt	90.00–102.50	1,037	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,309	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,224	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	113.08/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,444	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	127.03/cwt	123.50–131.00	1,714	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	103.33/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,464	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,824	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	113.81/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,747	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,665	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	1,654.43/head	1,400.00–1,910.00	1,654	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	1,279.94/head	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,280	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	2,100.24/head	1,875.00–2,450.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	1,982.27/head	1,835.00–2,175.00	1,982	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,404.33/head	1,100.00–1,810.00	1,404	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,286.62/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,898.74/head	1,400.00–2,410.00	1,899	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	1,529.88/head	1,360.00–1,825.00	1,530	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,251	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,901.62/head	1,810.00–1,985.00	1,902	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	1,867.57/head	1,710.00–2,250.00	1,868	13
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY

Mon Dec 16, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 647Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 197Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 132Year ago 152

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	285	238.50	238.50
14	300–350	307	362.50–370.00	363.09
29	350–400	372	340.00–350.00	345.94
2	400–450	435	317.50–327.50	322.44
23	450–500	453	303.00	303.00
16	500–550	525	291.00	291.00
4	600–650	600	267.50	267.50
10	650–700	685	246.50	246.50
5	750–800	752	236.00	236.00
1	800–850	835	190.00	190.00
4	850–900	888	180.00–193.00	186.50
1	900–950	935	175.00	175.00
2	950–1000	975	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	370	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
7	500–550	537	240.00–241.00	240.58
4	550–600	568	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	671	229.00–233.00	230.97
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
7	750–800	786	201.00–210.00	208.72
1	950–1000	980	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	445	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	297.50–312.00	304.18
10	250–300	298	328.00	328.00
1	300–350	325	317.50	317.50
27	350–400	372	302.50–306.00	304.98
17	400–450	448	282.00	282.00
6	450–500	480	267.50–274.50	272.27
20	500–550	530	252.50–261.00	253.34
11	550–600	577	251.50	251.50
20	600–650	605	231.50–238.00	232.39
5	650–700	655	228.50	228.50
10	700–750	742	227.00–234.00	231.21
1	800–850	805	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	288.00	288.00
13	450–500	461	245.50–254.00	248.83
12	500–550	545	221.50–230.00	222.88
4	550–600	581	221.00	221.00
10	600–650	647	213.00–216.00	213.90
2	700–750	735	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	865	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	334.00	334.00
2	450–500	498	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
11	550–600	564	305.00	305.00
4	600–650	608	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	686	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	833	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	245.00–260.00	250.04
2	500–550	510	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	559	253.00–260.00	256.53
3	600–650	632	235.00–243.00	237.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,349	123.50–131.00	127.03
1	—	1,200	102.00	102.00
16	—	1,277	107.00–117.00	113.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	118.00–120.00	119.01
21	—	1,022	70.00–89.00	82.28
11	—	1,054	104.00–114.00	108.21
21	—	1,081	90.00–102.50	95.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,526	119.00–120.00	119.51
5	—	1,535	111.00–117.00	113.81
3	—	1,417	100.00–106.00	103.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,779	122.50–133.00	129.65
7	—	1,591	138.00–147.00	142.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,415	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,123	1,400.00–1,910.00	1,654.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,810.00–1,985.00	1,901.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,835.00–2,175.00	1,982.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,251	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,213	1,400.00–2,410.00	1,898.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	996	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,279.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,047	1,875.00–2,450.00	2,100.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,286.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,236	1,360.00–1,825.00	1,529.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,810.00	1,404.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	873	1,710.00–2,250.00	1,867.57
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,665	2,750.00	2,750.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,215	2,075.00	2,075.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.