Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-08-22

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Aug 22
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
263 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 195▲ 194 vs year ago 69 · +281.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.55/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −147.99 against this barn's trailing median of $399.54.
Average price
$251.55
46 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,387
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.22
vs KY average
+7.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551253.291,39543
Medium and Large 2-3563226.671,2763thin
One grade step is worth $26.62/cwt here — about $119 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 sale46 hd
251.55
—
KY average26 barns · 1,112 hd
242.33
+9.22
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
+7.14
This barn, trailing median14 sales
399.54
−147.99
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

14 sales
443401360318median 399.5403/1204/2307/0909/1010/22
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.74, low $332.44, median $399.54 across 14 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
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06580.008521thin

Every lot

58 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Monthly Cattle Sale - Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur)
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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295322.50/cwt322.50–322.509511
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310302.50/cwt302.50–302.509381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438293.58/cwt293.00–294.001,2867
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454296.05/cwt295.50–297.001,34411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2552
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3526210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1053
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538290.49/cwt281.00–293.501,56331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2597283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,6902
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614257.85/cwt251.50–260.001,5834
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621275.50/cwt275.50–275.501,7118
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5641
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3677230.44/cwt225.00–233.001,5603
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6312
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728239.84/cwt230.00–247.001,74610
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763238.10/cwt230.00–243.001,8177
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,8777
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5311
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3925182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6841
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,037167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,7372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290240.00/cwt240.00–240.006961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328258.98/cwt255.00–260.008495
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335227.50/cwt227.50–227.507621
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380262.20/cwt257.50–266.009963
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429265.66/cwt260.00–272.501,1408
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0971
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479256.88/cwt245.00–260.001,2306
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522245.53/cwt239.00–252.501,2829
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542257.88/cwt257.50–258.001,39821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571245.35/cwt244.00–248.001,4013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3562
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,49010
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625231.33/cwt224.00–238.001,4467
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3662210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3902
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685231.91/cwt228.00–235.001,58914
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705222.38/cwt217.00–224.001,56813
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4371
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,6764
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6243
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3895179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,6021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275280.00/cwt280.00–280.007701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2338310.78/cwt310.00–320.001,05012
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,0893
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1061
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3417235.00/cwt235.00–235.009802
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2091
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3832
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515261.32/cwt257.50–265.001,3462
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,3281
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3391
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4951
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,000129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2901
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06580.00/cwt80.00–80.008521

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.