Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-02-17

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 17
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
427 vs last sale 582 357 vs year ago 512 · 69.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
116 vs last sale 160 128 vs year ago 172 · 74.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
214 vs last sale 291 55 vs year ago 132 · 41.7%
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 $260.09/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 121.63 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.
Average price
$260.09
13 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,403
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
11.19
vs KY average
37.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540260.091,40313thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale13 hd
260.09
KY average22 barns · 530 hd
271.28
−11.19
National average119 barns · 5,510 hd
297.83
−37.74
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.72
−121.63
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
BullsHigh1,855179.473,3293thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,585169.002,6791thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,300154.172,00422
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low985126.851,24914
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,183169.502,0042thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,335$2,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,287$2,0183thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,202$1,9833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,7251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$1,7002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,168$1,6466
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$1,4342thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)848$1,7153thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)797$1,5857
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$1,4182thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,248$2,0313thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$2,8603thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,540$2,7253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,390$2,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$2,0632thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,3203thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)887$1,25411

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2700–750730217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5881
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650630259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000950172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6341
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550505252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2735
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600559264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4767
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650636260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,6576
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000950165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350335355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1892
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500461262.45/cwt260.00–265.001,2104
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470250.27/cwt245.00–260.001,1766
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850831187.98/cwt173.00–193.001,5624
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400387260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0069
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700650248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300284312.50/cwt312.50–312.508885
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450437267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1695
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550517255.53/cwt252.00–262.501,3216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750704265.50/cwt265.50–265.501,8694
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550532210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1172
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400383223.68/cwt220.00–227.508572
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700655268.98/cwt260.00–270.001,76210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480272.45/cwt270.00–275.001,3082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450419285.08/cwt282.50–288.001,1949
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600594263.93/cwt262.50–265.001,5687
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350343307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0555
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450426297.75/cwt294.00–307.501,2687
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550504283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,4268
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400385320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800775203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,5731
HeifersSelect and Choice1,235177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,1861
HeifersSelect and Choice1,130162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,8311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,287135.07/cwt132.00–137.001,7383
CowsLean 85-90%75591.00/cwt91.00–91.006871
CowsLean 85-90%1,043144.40/cwt140.00–150.001,5066
CowsLean 85-90%965121.92/cwt120.00–124.001,1772
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,585169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,6791
CowsLean 85-90%968114.93/cwt108.00–119.001,1135
CowsBoner 80-85%1,302157.19/cwt145.00–178.502,04719
Bulls1,855179.47/cwt173.00–188.503,3293
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2021,983.14/head1,435.00–2,575.001,9833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2872,017.68/head1,725.00–2,300.002,0183
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1681,646.34/head1,435.00–1,925.001,6466
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29381,390.70/head1,100.00–1,650.001,3919
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2640967.64/head950.00–985.009682
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28601,832.09/head1,650.00–1,875.001,8325
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0052,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3902,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28481,714.50/head1,400.00–1,835.001,7153
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2695985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29501,319.97/head1,185.00–1,410.001,3203
Stock CowsMedium 1-2660639.60/head600.00–685.006402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3352,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2301,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29781,433.70/head1,225.00–1,625.001,4342
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5402,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,860.00/head2,860.00–2,860.002,8603
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2482,031.01/head1,875.00–2,225.002,0313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800755230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7371

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.