Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-04-14

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 14
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
349 head
169 vs last sale 180 270 vs year ago 619 · 43.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
53 vs last sale 85 80 vs year ago 218 · 36.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
273 head
138 vs last sale 135 194 vs year ago 79 · +245.6%
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $342.63/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits 61.38 against this barn's trailing median of $404.01.
Average price
$342.63
39 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$36.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.97
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515352.001,81329
Medium and Large 2531315.441,67510thin
One grade step is worth $36.56/cwt here — about $138 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

31 sales
468418368318median 404.0112/1503/0204/2706/2908/17
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.38, low $331.62, median $404.01 across 31 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 sale39 hd
342.63
KY average24 barns · 556 hd
331.66
+10.97
This barn, trailing median31 sales
404.01
−61.38
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
BullsHigh1,560160.002,49518
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,485150.662,2383thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,221144.831,76854
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,021130.101,32958
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,100182.502,0081thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,145210.002,4051thin

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)1,265$3,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,183$3,0503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,133$2,3794thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,174$2,2564thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,293$2,2408
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$2,1697
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$2,07818
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,141$1,81438
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$1,7499
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,169$1,6244thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,106$1,5603thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,3573thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)869$2,0135
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)816$1,9174thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,050$2,3392thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$3,0583thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,392$3,0252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,254$3,01710
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,191$2,71315
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,179$2,48223
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,045$2,8001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,7252thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,6751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)829$1,6343thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)655$1,3251thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220152.89/cwt145.00–169.001,86526
Bulls1,634171.64/cwt170.00–174.002,8054
Bulls1,612164.10/cwt160.00–169.002,6458
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,4103,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1682,168.82/head1,275.00–2,475.002,1697
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3123,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,338.57/head2,000.00–2,600.002,3392
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550531315.44/cwt313.00–317.001,67510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400372361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,3435
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550515352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,81329
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300290355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0301
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2354
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700655267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500457335.24/cwt320.00–343.001,53230
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500459330.94/cwt325.00–335.001,51910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950922202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,8672
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250240370.00/cwt370.00–370.008881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450446391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,74429
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350305313.17/cwt300.00–330.009553
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450445322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,4351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376343.13/cwt336.00–348.001,29022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550539305.95/cwt299.00–319.001,64917
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290284.83/cwt275.00–295.008262
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250230310.00/cwt310.00–310.007132
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800790220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750727240.28/cwt232.50–267.001,7475
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310331.61/cwt325.00–340.001,0283
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650635235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4921
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550527323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,70225
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,8431
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4731
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950920187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,7251
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700690225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300293348.28/cwt347.50–355.001,0209
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700650287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,8662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700662320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1183
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950919219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,0135
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450410307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,2611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650614291.06/cwt283.00–297.001,78712
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500462375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600565367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,0742
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,75211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240370.00/cwt370.00–370.008881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9411
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700650305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9832
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,070200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,9951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700663277.68/cwt275.00–280.001,84113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750720240.57/cwt230.00–251.001,7322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850810230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400368395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,45416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650607322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,95818
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350320410.78/cwt398.00–422.501,31418
CowsLean 85-90%93891.68/cwt80.00–100.008603
CowsLean 85-90%965113.78/cwt108.00–119.001,0986
CowsLean 85-90%1,021139.77/cwt135.00–147.001,42724
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,513155.24/cwt154.50–156.002,3492
CowsBoner 80-85%1,221137.80/cwt130.00–144.501,68327
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430141.50/cwt141.50–141.502,0231
SteersSelect and Choice1,145210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,4051
HeifersSelect and Choice1,100182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,0081
CowsLean 85-90%1,045129.35/cwt121.00–134.501,35225
Bulls1,440146.77/cwt144.00–153.002,1136
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-27351,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2032,539.65/head2,150.00–2,850.002,54016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1332,379.47/head1,800.00–2,700.002,3794
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2932,239.99/head1,300.00–2,700.002,2408
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3752,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3923,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2403,106.69/head2,875.00–3,400.003,1075
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2722,906.96/head2,550.00–3,060.002,90711
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0832,303.91/head1,875.00–2,550.002,3046
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29432,169.76/head1,750.00–2,500.002,1702
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0302,357.36/head1,625.00–2,950.002,3573
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Stock CowsMedium 1-26601,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1833,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1631,749.07/head1,400.00–2,225.001,7499
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0932,077.70/head1,125.00–2,675.002,07818
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29131,913.01/head1,900.00–1,925.001,9132
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28692,012.87/head1,660.00–2,450.002,0135
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1691,623.82/head1,250.00–1,850.001,6244
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1742,256.12/head1,850.00–2,525.002,2564
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1061,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5603
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2913157.52/cwt155.00–160.001,4383
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-26551,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2653,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2852,877.43/head2,475.00–3,200.002,8773
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2053,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1491,820.64/head1,025.00–2,275.001,82137
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28161,916.80/head1,360.00–2,250.001,9174
Bred CowsMedium 1-28501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.