Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-04-21

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 21
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
368 head
19 vs last sale 349 368 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
15 vs last sale 138 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
202 head
71 vs last sale 273 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 $315.35/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 66.36 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.
Average price
$315.35
67 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$336
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$46.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.53
vs KY average
14.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537321.101,72555
Medium and Large 2570290.271,65511thin
Medium and Large 2-3505275.001,3891thin
One grade step is worth $46.10/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 sale67 hd
315.35
KY average25 barns · 1,395 hd
317.88
−2.53
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−14.60
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.72
−66.36
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
BullsHigh1,635180.782,95615
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,253153.301,92060
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,567150.692,3617thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,008130.401,31440

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,187$2,42810
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,2905
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,309$2,2104thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$1,98819
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,136$1,9854thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,241$1,9708
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$1,7697
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,234$1,7365
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)987$2,3304thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,0002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)885$1,9769
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)820$1,9456
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)906$1,9068
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,8501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)962$2,6752thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,248$2,2522thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$2,8369
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$2,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,164$2,7765
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$2,7503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,290$2,3994thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)840$1,52011
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)580$1,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$1,3002thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 2-3400–450425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550505275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3891
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6881
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570290.27/cwt290.00–291.001,65511
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650645260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0591
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850835210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,0963
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450446326.28/cwt310.00–328.001,45510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500451360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6249
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400378400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5123
HeifersLarge 2450–500480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500457334.29/cwt325.00–335.001,52828
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523321.14/cwt301.00–323.001,68032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000950234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,2231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,070212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,2681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250215360.00/cwt360.00–360.007742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850835210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550519350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,81710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700653276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,8023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250210425.00/cwt425.00–425.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300265410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0871
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950920170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5641
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500470287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550527348.62/cwt347.50–349.001,8374
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800755277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,0916
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600586298.79/cwt297.00–305.001,75113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390358.30/cwt350.00–370.001,39715
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450437272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400397400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5882
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650646257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,6633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700679311.94/cwt305.00–319.002,1184
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,76810
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650642280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7982
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600575267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450446383.00/cwt383.00–383.001,7084
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600588357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,1024
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,2841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590346.31/cwt340.00–351.002,0437
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950945210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8895
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,2723
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350315285.00/cwt285.00–285.008981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000980180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600576329.57/cwt321.00–345.001,89834
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450420360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700655309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,0248
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350306437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,33911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400378430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6255
CowsLean 85-90%1,000139.04/cwt135.00–145.001,39018
CowsLean 85-90%1,042127.24/cwt121.00–133.001,32617
CowsLean 85-90%76077.50/cwt77.50–77.505891
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,544156.57/cwt153.00–160.002,4175
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,623136.00/cwt135.00–137.002,2072
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251157.38/cwt145.00–180.001,96947
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258138.55/cwt132.00–144.001,74313
CowsLean 85-90%958118.14/cwt115.00–119.001,1324
Bulls1,728185.81/cwt177.00–201.003,21111
Bulls1,379166.95/cwt159.00–173.002,3024
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2342,958.87/head2,525.00–3,425.002,9595
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1322,474.98/head1,875.00–2,800.002,4754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2653,085.51/head2,925.00–3,275.003,0863
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29302,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2411,970.15/head1,500.00–2,175.001,9708
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1691,769.06/head1,625.00–1,900.001,7697
Bred HeifersSmall 1-26601,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3092,209.74/head2,125.00–2,400.002,2104
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3572,515.47/head2,085.00–2,875.002,5153
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0902,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1361,985.29/head1,475.00–2,250.001,9854
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2161,987.72/head1,500.00–2,525.001,98819
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,6951
Bred CowsMedium 1-27701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2322,550.39/head2,100.00–2,800.002,5509
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700665281.81/cwt274.00–292.501,8747
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500462372.63/cwt357.00–377.501,72223
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550513354.55/cwt354.00–358.001,81922
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600550285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400378245.70/cwt230.00–260.009292
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350330370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2211
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400387327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,2672
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400374396.39/cwt365.00–400.001,48219
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2482,251.95/head1,900.00–2,525.002,2522
BullsMedium and Large 1-29622,675.00/head2,650.00–2,700.002,6752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4933,152.29/head3,125.00–3,200.003,1523
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2341,735.77/head1,475.00–1,950.001,7365
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-37851,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1672,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Stock CowsMedium 1-25451,115.50/head1,010.00–1,210.001,1162
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28851,976.37/head1,100.00–2,250.001,9769
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29061,610.22/head1,085.00–1,975.001,6109
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-25801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29201,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Stock CowsMedium 1-2850675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred CowsMedium 1-27851,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28522,102.52/head1,650.00–2,400.002,1035
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29872,330.34/head1,800.00–2,750.002,3304
Bred HeifersMedium 1-26751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29392,035.22/head1,600.00–2,225.002,0357
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.