Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-03-31

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 31
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
440 head
79 vs last sale 519 61 vs year ago 501 · 12.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
16 vs last sale 116 61 vs year ago 193 · 31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
265 head
123 vs last sale 142 127 vs year ago 138 · +92.0%
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 $299.47/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 82.25 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.
Average price
$299.47
52 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$336
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$62.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.70
vs KY average
21.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536302.051,62048
Medium and Large 2595278.001,6543thin
Large 1-2535240.001,2841thin
One grade step is worth $62.05/cwt here — about $336 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 sale52 hd
299.47
KY average26 barns · 1,463 hd
309.16
−9.70
National average178 barns · 12,751 hd
321.38
−21.91
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.72
−82.25
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
BullsHigh1,639168.102,75517
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,584144.922,2964thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,244139.111,73050
CowsLean 85-90%Average974128.431,25160
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,370174.002,3841thin

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)1,251$2,8778
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,388$2,6527
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$2,6502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,339$2,56913
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,3326
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,284$2,27217
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,194$2,2114thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,276$2,0945
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,421$2,0004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,302$2,00018
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$1,8788
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,081$1,6468
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)480$1,0752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)856$1,77710
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)790$1,6863thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$1,5501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,563$2,7844thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,315$2,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,532$3,9258
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,295$3,2308
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,586$3,1027
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,420$2,95223
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)755$1,0751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)962$1,55715
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)952$1,5435
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)733$1,3863thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500453379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,7177
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850826222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450427345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500462329.75/cwt320.00–335.001,52331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250230355.00/cwt355.00–355.008171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400397335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,33016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300285368.32/cwt367.50–375.001,0509
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900870240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0882
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850845180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500455230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0471
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400387314.71/cwt314.00–317.501,2185
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,065157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,6771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650637272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7332
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672271.96/cwt265.00–280.001,82815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550516288.22/cwt285.50–295.001,48714
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650635225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4291
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600595278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,6543
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850805205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550530312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,6564
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400366368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,3474
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500461350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,61427
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470312.38/cwt305.00–317.501,4687
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550524314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,64523
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350320280.00/cwt280.00–280.008961
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2600–650620227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400369361.25/cwt355.00–370.001,33319
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800780254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,9813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650620289.52/cwt288.00–290.001,7954
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750725205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4861
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4571
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750719288.52/cwt283.00–300.002,0743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500453358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,6225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588321.28/cwt317.00–323.001,88914
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500467329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,5362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750747239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7855
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350327270.00/cwt270.00–270.008832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650621342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1276
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900885254.50/cwt254.50–254.502,2524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850808261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,1093
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,091205.47/cwt204.00–210.002,2424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588294.66/cwt291.00–295.001,73311
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300280270.00/cwt270.00–270.007561
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850815177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,4471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524335.68/cwt335.00–337.501,75915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665309.36/cwt307.50–310.002,05712
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300265285.00/cwt285.00–285.007551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750713311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,21718
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2341
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450440315.67/cwt312.50–316.001,38910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900895200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,52119
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550509332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,69018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750715263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,8801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350304434.97/cwt395.00–440.001,32210
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212137.48/cwt130.00–144.501,66632
CowsLean 85-90%994128.97/cwt120.00–134.001,28232
HeifersSelect and Choice1,370174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,3841
CowsLean 85-90%994140.12/cwt135.00–159.001,39318
CowsLean 85-90%918114.92/cwt110.00–118.001,0555
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,618154.76/cwt154.50–155.002,5042
CowsLean 85-90%83296.37/cwt75.00–104.008025
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550135.08/cwt132.00–138.002,0942
CowsBoner 80-85%1,247122.87/cwt115.00–129.001,5326
CowsBoner 80-85%1,327151.58/cwt145.00–170.002,01112
Bulls1,682172.58/cwt170.00–174.002,9038
Bulls1,601164.11/cwt155.00–169.002,6279
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5503,064.76/head2,975.00–3,225.003,0654
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4333,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4254,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2853,299.03/head2,900.00–3,600.003,2992
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5193,158.94/head2,225.00–3,700.003,15916
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 31,1301,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5733,164.59/head2,975.00–3,350.003,1652
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4554,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2842,271.97/head1,675.00–2,500.002,27217
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3392,569.00/head2,300.00–2,850.002,56913
Bred CowsSmall 1-24801,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3552,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 37551,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,6314,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0811,645.52/head1,060.00–1,910.001,6468
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4212,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3882,651.87/head2,625.00–2,675.002,6527
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600592298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,76417
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750717240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7213
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650635227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4451
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700695230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5991
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000970165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650638275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7553
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700655284.88/cwt272.50–289.001,8664
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550515251.14/cwt240.00–262.501,2932
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3152,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5632,783.80/head2,050.00–3,425.002,7844
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7553,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1522,381.40/head2,150.00–2,750.002,3813
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-27151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3012,834.01/head2,200.00–3,350.002,8345
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27331,386.34/head1,200.00–1,750.001,3863
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28561,777.26/head1,350.00–2,225.001,77710
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Stock CowsMedium 1-2620885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29861,604.54/head1,085.00–1,960.001,60514
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29521,542.70/head1,360.00–1,800.001,5435
Bred CowsMedium 1-28701,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2061,976.51/head1,575.00–2,400.001,9777
Bred CowsMedium 1-27001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4202,311.65/head2,050.00–2,450.002,3124
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3021,999.75/head1,385.00–2,550.002,00018
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27901,686.46/head1,135.00–2,125.001,6863
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1942,210.58/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2512,876.97/head1,650.00–3,250.002,8778
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0802,331.83/head1,450.00–2,850.002,3326

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.