Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-11-11

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 11
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
543 head
163 vs last sale 706 413 vs year ago 956 · 43.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
89 vs last sale 240 86 vs year ago 237 · 36.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
220 head
62 vs last sale 282 6 vs year ago 226 · 2.7%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.33/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 151.39 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.
Average price
$230.33
73 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,256
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.11
vs KY average
34.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545232.261,26665
Medium and Large 2-3547214.671,1738thin
One grade step is worth $17.58/cwt here — about $93 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
422389357325median 381.7212/1503/0204/2706/2908/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.76, low $338.88, median $381.72 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale73 hd
230.33
KY average25 barns · 1,204 hd
236.44
−6.11
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−34.77
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.72
−151.39
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,582135.562,14524
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,744116.082,0245thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,296109.651,42145
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00998.8399775

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 (2-4 yrs)1,238$2,3416
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,7753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,76730
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$1,7251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,71610
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$1,57419
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,033$1,5213thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$1,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)992$1,3752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,131$1,2577
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,2199
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,044$1,1116
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,087$1,7502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$7101thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,105$2,0903thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$2,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,249$2,40311
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,237$1,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$1,6465
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,4182thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,105$1,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,32117
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$1,0902thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900852167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500490253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,24010
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700661209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750712224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5953
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450423208.73/cwt205.00–212.508832
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750725185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600557209.14/cwt205.00–210.001,1656
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523231.69/cwt226.00–236.001,21240
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530212.43/cwt210.00–215.001,1262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500464263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,22011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600555249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,010163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500458243.02/cwt236.00–246.001,11334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350306257.00/cwt257.00–257.007869
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750748203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,5183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625210.03/cwt209.00–211.001,3138
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650613236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4472
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,090164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,7881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620183.37/cwt182.50–185.001,1373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3797
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,33918
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450439232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,01821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750730209.50/cwt209.50–209.501,5299
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600569229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3036
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700697200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3942
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650647228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4752
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500456301.18/cwt297.50–312.001,3738
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450446307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,3717
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420203.81/cwt202.50–205.008562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400373252.20/cwt247.00–259.0094134
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400350215.00/cwt215.00–215.007531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900890215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576253.10/cwt252.50–255.001,4584
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700667249.01/cwt237.50–250.001,66113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550538272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,4663
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600552215.42/cwt207.50–217.001,1896
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550535284.84/cwt277.50–291.001,52426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950923209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,9292
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450447262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1732
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850800210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525236.89/cwt235.00–237.501,2444
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850815161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3121
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,075195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,09610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740222.99/cwt221.00–225.001,6502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850840222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8653
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400389318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,23721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500456295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,34529
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550533258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,37525
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350315232.50/cwt232.50–232.507321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650602240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,44515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300292336.01/cwt330.00–337.509815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,778116.14/cwt112.00–119.002,0653
CowsBoner 80-85%1,282105.79/cwt100.00–109.501,35620
CowsBoner 80-85%1,363114.36/cwt110.00–119.001,55913
CowsLean 85-90%1,046104.65/cwt100.00–109.501,09520
CowsLean 85-90%987123.98/cwt121.00–129.001,2245
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,645108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,7771
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229130.05/cwt121.00–142.001,5986
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,740124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,1581
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26391.92/cwt80.00–98.001,1616
CowsLean 85-90%1,017113.77/cwt110.00–118.001,1579
CowsLean 85-90%99189.64/cwt70.00–99.0088841
Bulls1,698146.57/cwt140.00–155.002,4898
Bulls1,524130.06/cwt119.00–139.501,98216
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0441,111.40/head835.00–1,325.001,1116
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0291,328.66/head1,085.00–1,650.001,3297
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0731,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,212.95/head1,725.00–2,700.002,2133
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29951,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1351
Bred CowsMedium 1-2755964.74/head925.00–1,000.009652
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29921,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,716.30/head1,200.00–1,875.001,71610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0331,521.29/head1,350.00–1,650.001,5213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0311,824.80/head1,125.00–2,175.001,82528
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1861,732.49/head1,175.00–2,150.001,73215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450445254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1307
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2587
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500455207.50/cwt207.50–207.509441
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800775185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4343
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650625186.95/cwt181.00–190.001,1683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400373291.36/cwt277.50–302.001,08714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700673222.81/cwt218.50–225.501,50018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300268289.27/cwt285.00–297.507753
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950904176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5915
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,090.10/head1,585.00–2,400.002,0903
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5032,663.97/head2,650.00–2,700.002,6643
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2371,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1742,361.11/head1,550.00–2,800.002,3615
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0351,320.65/head960.00–1,600.001,32117
Bred CowsMedium 1-2785835.83/head725.00–925.008362
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0871,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29701,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1281,089.84/head960.00–1,200.001,0902
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2382,340.71/head2,250.00–2,475.002,3416
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,639.33/head1,500.00–1,825.001,6394
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1311,257.45/head850.00–1,575.001,2577
Bred CowsMedium 1-2864977.39/head875.00–1,125.009774

How this sale compares

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.