Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-02-24

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 24
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
232 vs last sale 155 496 vs year ago 883 · 56.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
129 vs last sale 44 2 vs year ago 175 · 1.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
42 vs last sale 77 125 vs year ago 244 · 51.2%
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 $261.74/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 119.98 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.
Average price
$261.74
53 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,455
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.96
vs KY average
45.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549271.321,48937
Medium and Large 2-3572239.581,37116thin
One grade step is worth $31.73/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale53 hd
261.74
KY average15 barns · 449 hd
267.70
−5.96
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−45.27
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.72
−119.98
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
BullsAverage1,743165.262,88126
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,525150.532,2958thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,268146.921,86455
CowsLean 85-90%Average997132.211,31876

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)1,195$2,3223thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,457$2,2213thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$2,1883thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,103$2,1655
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,246$2,0927
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,259$1,8174thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,6351thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,5251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)943$2,3502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)906$1,9074thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,6022thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)700$1,5001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,038$3,69410
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,210$2,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,196$2,3255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)993$1,3052thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$3,1502thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)605$1,0751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)821$1,2775
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)625$1,0351thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1-2350–400377327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,23510
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700660231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350310347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,0776
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350310272.50/cwt272.50–272.508451
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400362300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0864
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450446321.08/cwt302.50–322.001,43220
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600568250.52/cwt242.50–254.501,4239
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750717255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,82870
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700656254.75/cwt254.00–255.001,6718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500465298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,3862
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000980155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5192
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800780215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6771
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400385290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600584266.63/cwt266.00–268.001,55715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450445290.86/cwt290.00–291.001,29414
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300255270.00/cwt270.00–270.006891
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600586241.13/cwt235.00–244.001,41310
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650640212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400360270.00/cwt270.00–270.009721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310297.50/cwt297.50–297.509221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525274.51/cwt270.00–277.501,44122
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500466270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2583
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700664239.48/cwt232.50–244.001,5908
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473280.67/cwt279.00–292.001,3288
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900875199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,7411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550549237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3016
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800758207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5694
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295296.00/cwt296.00–296.008733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385288.55/cwt281.00–292.001,11121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785241.17/cwt235.00–254.001,8933
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550531296.31/cwt283.00–304.001,5737
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600557320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7827
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800768263.50/cwt263.50–263.502,0245
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850845195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6481
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750717257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,57412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600566293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,6586
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8938
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600592272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,6109
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550529289.19/cwt287.00–290.001,53015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700672255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7145
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500456289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3185
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950917157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4402
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900870187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213118.20/cwt114.00–124.001,4343
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280154.22/cwt145.00–176.001,97433
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257138.77/cwt132.00–144.501,74419
CowsLean 85-90%992128.33/cwt120.00–134.501,27329
CowsLean 85-90%1,243100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2432
CowsLean 85-90%862114.07/cwt107.50–119.0098311
CowsLean 85-90%1,030143.29/cwt135.00–160.001,47634
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,548153.41/cwt148.00–160.002,3756
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455141.88/cwt140.00–144.002,0642
Bulls1,750163.75/cwt157.00–169.002,86611
Bulls1,530147.78/cwt129.00–154.002,2615
Bulls1,842175.66/cwt170.00–184.003,23610
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-26051,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0353,150.00/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5753,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-27601,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2462,092.24/head1,335.00–2,575.002,0927
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,635.00/head1,635.00–1,635.001,6351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1952,322.32/head1,550.00–2,675.002,3223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2452,188.05/head1,325.00–2,575.002,1883
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4572,220.86/head1,710.00–2,450.002,2213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800765230.89/cwt230.00–231.001,7669
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300275315.00/cwt315.00–315.008661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750715222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850830212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7641
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550523259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3554
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,0383,720.63/head3,000.00–4,500.003,7219
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,3954,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0353,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29101,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock CowsMedium 1-2610750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29061,907.28/head1,500.00–2,550.001,9074
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2848187.23/cwt159.00–217.501,58818
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-26251,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28741,408.35/head1,125.00–1,875.001,4084
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27851,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1832,415.70/head1,525.00–2,675.002,4164
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2591,816.61/head1,700.00–1,975.001,8174
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0653,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27801,602.24/head1,325.00–1,825.001,6022

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.