Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-04-07

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 7
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
260 vs last sale 440 340 vs year ago 520 · 65.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
47 vs last sale 132 77 vs year ago 162 · 47.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
135 head
130 vs last sale 265 10 vs year ago 125 · +8.0%
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 $293.09/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 88.63 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.
Average price
$293.09
35 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.89
vs KY average
23.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570298.681,70427
Medium and Large 2-3578274.201,5858thin
One grade step is worth $24.48/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd
293.09
KY average23 barns · 963 hd
308.98
−15.89
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−23.46
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.72
−88.63
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
BullsHigh1,708167.782,86711
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,527148.572,2687thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,271142.211,80742
CowsLean 85-90%High1,032133.211,37424

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)1,111$2,6554thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$2,4254thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,339$2,3525
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,3374thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,137$2,00223
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,9738
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,157$1,89210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,7436
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,5973thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)665$1,6751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,6382thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)693$1,6162thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$1,5501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,275$2,3682thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,419$3,0913thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,278$2,5333thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,5162thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,6751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)887$1,41810

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2850–900880207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,8261
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500456292.95/cwt275.00–299.001,3364
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350320300.00/cwt300.00–300.009601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450437292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,2782
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650635272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7301
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400391323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,2633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718217.49/cwt215.00–220.001,5622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300253395.00/cwt395.00–395.009993
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550502274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,3752
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500465318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,47914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400365330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000983199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,9562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482311.91/cwt301.00–315.001,50314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400353271.70/cwt265.00–275.009593
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900893205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550537306.75/cwt306.00–310.001,64710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500450342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,5411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600578274.20/cwt273.50–279.001,5858
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728258.75/cwt257.50–260.001,8842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400387311.75/cwt293.00–315.001,20613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590293.94/cwt292.50–297.501,73417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628277.58/cwt271.00–281.001,7433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600591305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8038
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650635227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800758265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0092
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550510285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4542
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7281
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7291
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300295275.00/cwt275.00–275.008111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550504317.76/cwt317.50–319.001,6026
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400387382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,48021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300270365.00/cwt365.00–365.009861
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,5962
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350335355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300272390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,32314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233138.74/cwt131.00–144.001,71124
CowsLean 85-90%1,017138.66/cwt135.00–149.501,41011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,516149.33/cwt146.00–153.002,2646
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,590144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,2901
CowsLean 85-90%1,039130.52/cwt124.00–134.001,35611
CowsLean 85-90%1,070118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2632
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235119.83/cwt115.00–126.001,4802
CowsBoner 80-85%1,332150.20/cwt146.00–160.002,00116
Bulls1,675174.30/cwt172.00–178.002,9203
Bulls1,721165.34/cwt163.00–169.002,8468
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,972.60/head1,700.00–2,225.001,9738
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1812,099.04/head1,500.00–2,500.002,09921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2131,745.68/head1,535.00–1,925.001,7462
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,742.86/head1,575.00–2,000.001,7436
Bred CowsMedium 1-29801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,500.00/head2,400.00–2,600.002,5002
Bred CowsSmall 2-3595850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1112,655.34/head1,775.00–3,050.002,6554
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1832,424.92/head1,725.00–2,850.002,4254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3392,352.22/head2,050.00–2,825.002,3525
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,337.18/head1,950.00–2,800.002,3374
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1571,892.00/head1,700.00–2,125.001,89210
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26651,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28101,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26931,615.97/head1,525.00–1,700.001,6162
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred CowsMedium 1-27601,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Stock CowsMedium 1-2673998.13/head885.00–1,050.009983
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29791,598.56/head1,250.00–1,985.001,5997
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2515875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0302,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,515.74/head2,275.00–2,750.002,5162
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3883,062.12/head3,050.00–3,075.003,0622
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,4803,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,2902,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.