Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-03-17

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 17
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
507 head
77 vs last sale 584 186 vs year ago 693 · 26.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
25 vs last sale 164 40 vs year ago 179 · 22.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
143 head
48 vs last sale 191 9 vs year ago 134 · +6.7%
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 $292.49/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 89.23 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.
Average price
$292.49
54 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.50
vs KY average
22.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543293.521,59353
Medium and Large 2-3595237.501,4131thin
One grade step is worth $56.02/cwt here — about $180 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 sale54 hd
292.49
KY average26 barns · 2,008 hd
301.99
−9.50
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
−22.09
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.72
−89.23
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
BullsLow1,792164.692,95118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,588140.472,2308thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,283135.191,73545
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,006123.541,24266
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,145174.211,9952thin

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)1,209$2,5814thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$2,3346
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$2,2252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,272$1,9506
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$1,91310
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,014$1,8015
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,181$1,75410
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,322$1,7002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,6852thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,162$1,5963thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,4992thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,2882thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,0751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,4615
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)698$1,3366
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)773$1,2882thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$2,7751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,140$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,090$2,0145
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,9184thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)898$1,7552thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)966$1,4338
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)770$1,3751thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$1,0743thin

Every lot, as filed

132 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 1-2400–450444317.14/cwt314.00–319.001,4088
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5062
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500495290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600595237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4131
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350315310.00/cwt310.00–310.009771
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350325295.00/cwt295.00–295.009591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900865220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600591280.31/cwt277.00–285.001,65717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300293337.50/cwt337.50–337.509895
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850805205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6501
HeifersMedium 1-2350–400390240.00/cwt240.00–240.009361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525286.96/cwt279.00–294.001,50713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250210382.20/cwt370.00–395.008032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450443326.78/cwt325.00–327.001,44818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350346349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,2089
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750722240.59/cwt232.00–251.001,73714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400389334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,29911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350333372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,2404
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500466333.42/cwt329.00–338.001,55410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300268379.72/cwt370.00–390.001,0182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650648268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,7373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550517307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,58723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678257.38/cwt243.00–259.001,74519
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550500282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,4131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300268395.86/cwt390.00–410.001,0615
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2711
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2391
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550525260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850840192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350327379.17/cwt360.00–390.001,2404
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450439354.39/cwt353.00–355.001,55619
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700660257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950912252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,29833
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,070170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450418278.79/cwt272.50–285.001,1652
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400382301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,1507
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470264.61/cwt257.50–275.001,2445
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650645227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590312.32/cwt309.00–330.001,84312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723275.66/cwt255.00–277.501,99312
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500487312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550547327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,7914
SteersMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,030172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,7771
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671286.36/cwt265.00–289.001,9219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3281
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,8721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800784265.50/cwt265.50–265.502,08210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650636304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,9336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5814
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4882
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550517268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,3862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850845244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,0622
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450448290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2994
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600550215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550512334.95/cwt334.00–338.001,71513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500480380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8244
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500455281.03/cwt267.50–295.001,2799
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600586270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550522327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,71022
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300265442.83/cwt430.00–450.001,1733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350305420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2816
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250245430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0542
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,600136.02/cwt130.00–143.002,1766
CowsBoner 80-85%1,340100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,361125.91/cwt120.00–129.001,71410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,336153.52/cwt145.00–165.002,0515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245136.45/cwt130.00–144.501,69929
CowsLean 85-90%77089.58/cwt75.00–100.006905
HeifersSelect and Choice1,145174.21/cwt165.00–185.001,9952
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550153.82/cwt150.00–157.502,3842
CowsLean 85-90%915111.12/cwt107.00–119.001,0178
CowsLean 85-90%1,040138.34/cwt135.50–142.501,43911
CowsLean 85-90%1,042126.08/cwt120.00–134.001,31442
Bulls1,685148.33/cwt133.00–154.002,4993
Bulls1,734165.37/cwt160.00–169.002,86810
Bulls1,971173.15/cwt172.00–174.003,4135
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0141,800.81/head1,325.00–2,025.001,8015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,6852
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,961.96/head1,900.00–2,025.001,9622
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1451,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9601
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29101,498.63/head1,375.00–1,600.001,4992
Bred CowsMedium 1-2710650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2092,580.64/head2,200.00–3,025.002,5814
Bred CowsMedium 1-28501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3221,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1811,753.62/head1,325.00–2,000.001,75410
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900855162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3891
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1652,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0932,334.12/head1,850.00–2,525.002,3346
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3882,068.86/head1,960.00–2,150.002,0692
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2721,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9506
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29101,905.45/head1,800.00–2,075.001,9053
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500484307.67/cwt300.00–310.001,4894
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750737250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8432
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400374377.69/cwt367.50–382.501,41331
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800775197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400370273.80/cwt270.00–277.501,0132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600555307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,7075
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950935185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700666279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,8586
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900870195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650600298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,7884
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350320290.47/cwt280.00–300.009302
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450425269.65/cwt260.00–280.001,1462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650626268.16/cwt264.00–285.001,6795
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550504300.64/cwt290.00–302.501,5157
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,1401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1452,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28051,760.00/head1,760.00–1,760.001,7601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,0552,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1972,185.86/head2,100.00–2,250.002,1863
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2640985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2560775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29871,487.17/head1,100.00–1,800.001,4877
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock CowsMedium 1-27081,011.50/head985.00–1,035.001,0122
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27701,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,912.78/head1,325.00–2,325.001,91310
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0802,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27101,405.60/head1,075.00–1,650.001,4065
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2585794.23/head675.00–900.007942

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.