Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-12-02

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 2
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
436 head
118 vs last sale 554 161 vs year ago 597 · 27.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
50 vs last sale 76 76 vs year ago 202 · 37.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
151 head
74 vs last sale 77 12 vs year ago 163 · 7.4%
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 $244.94/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 136.77 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.
Average price
$244.94
60 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,353
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$23.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.60
vs KY average
38.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551248.011,36752
Medium and Large 2560225.001,2598thin
One grade step is worth $23.01/cwt here — about $108 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.

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 sale60 hd
244.94
KY average12 barns · 429 hd
245.54
−0.60
National average190 barns · 29,311 hd
283.32
−38.38
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.72
−136.77
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
BullsLow1,721147.772,54315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,639124.822,0468thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,300123.851,61050
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,052103.241,08750
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,080150.751,6282thin

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$1,9603thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$1,9228
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$1,8503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,128$1,6274thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,131$1,6114thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$1,59324
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,003$1,5789
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,4502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,087$1,3983thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,102$1,39514
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,3013thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$1,2997
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,6751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)845$1,5472thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)748$1,1342thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$1,0851thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,0101thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,382$2,3013thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)905$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,675$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,8784thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,3751thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)863$1,5582thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$1,4284thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)898$1,2685

Every lot, as filed

105 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700664235.22/cwt230.00–242.001,56216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632232.77/cwt230.00–240.001,4717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525240.31/cwt235.00–250.001,26212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750726221.32/cwt220.00–223.001,6077
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500450278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,25117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500457258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1798
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250235260.00/cwt260.00–260.006111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400384262.76/cwt259.00–267.001,00917
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2861
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550535256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,37021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850808219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7706
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750716240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7186
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950935168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5711
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750702187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600586244.05/cwt244.00–245.001,43019
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650645245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5802
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600587226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3275
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800764221.69/cwt217.00–224.001,6946
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700667217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400378307.72/cwt297.50–310.001,16317
BullsMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,050150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700668234.14/cwt228.00–236.001,56417
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850824182.96/cwt181.00–185.001,5084
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950930187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,7442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300286290.84/cwt290.00–292.508326
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600571224.17/cwt222.50–225.001,2806
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0561
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675227.06/cwt225.00–229.001,5332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600595260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,54715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6626
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550534291.01/cwt290.00–302.001,55424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850810236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,9121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800755204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5404
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500472260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2274
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3446
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500456305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900885220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800783229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7933
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700669233.60/cwt230.00–237.001,5634
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650628269.36/cwt264.00–275.001,6924
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600588238.66/cwt234.00–242.501,40311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450430297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,2791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,30912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350313350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0965
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650630275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500454300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,36216
CowsBoner 80-85%1,287119.24/cwt110.00–125.001,53524
CowsLean 85-90%1,102111.80/cwt105.00–119.501,23216
CowsLean 85-90%1,090121.82/cwt120.00–125.001,3287
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,685122.84/cwt120.00–125.002,0706
CowsBoner 80-85%1,318131.96/cwt125.50–140.501,73922
Bulls1,320124.50/cwt124.00–125.001,6432
HeifersSelect and Choice1,080150.75/cwt145.00–156.001,6282
CowsLean 85-90%86383.63/cwt80.00–88.007227
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500130.78/cwt128.00–133.501,9622
CowsLean 85-90%1,06696.74/cwt90.00–101.001,03120
Bulls1,784148.67/cwt141.00–152.002,65210
Bulls1,777160.29/cwt156.00–164.002,8483
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278106.95/cwt104.00–108.001,3674
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28951,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,479.92/head1,100.00–1,760.001,48012
Bred CowsMedium 1-2757876.77/head775.00–1,050.008774
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0031,578.09/head1,225.00–2,375.001,5789
Bred CowsMedium 1-28101,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,336.30/head1,225.00–1,400.001,3366
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1311,611.41/head1,125.00–1,775.001,6114
Bred CowsMedium 1-2853887.98/head875.00–900.008882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,921.56/head1,560.00–2,350.001,9228
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28851,449.58/head1,425.00–1,475.001,4502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,850.38/head1,750.00–1,900.001,8503
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250230280.00/cwt280.00–280.006441
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365272.50/cwt272.50–272.509951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500479261.72/cwt260.00–270.001,25411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300250225.00/cwt225.00–225.005631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600596256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,52611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550528264.55/cwt253.00–276.001,39720
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900885160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750740224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6584
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3822,300.72/head1,750.00–3,025.002,3013
BullsMedium and Large 1-29051,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3652,130.49/head1,825.00–2,425.002,1302
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0871,397.81/head1,200.00–1,675.001,3983
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28451,546.82/head1,150.00–1,875.001,5472
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29351,301.20/head1,000.00–1,525.001,3013
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0131,428.02/head1,250.00–1,635.001,4284
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28981,268.11/head1,025.00–1,585.001,2685
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28631,557.61/head1,535.00–1,585.001,5582
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2261,736.22/head1,185.00–2,200.001,73620
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28901,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0581,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9603
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27151,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27481,133.78/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1281,627.33/head1,575.00–1,675.001,6274

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.