Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-07-28

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 28
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
330 head
136 vs last sale 466 184 vs year ago 514 · 35.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
29 vs last sale 88 21 vs year ago 138 · 15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
135 head
14 vs last sale 121 6 vs year ago 129 · +4.7%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $336.94/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits 67.07 against this barn's trailing median of $404.01.
Average price
$336.94
43 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,839
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$316
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$68.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.60
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541343.201,85637
Medium and Large 2577307.501,7744thin
Large 1-2590285.001,6821thin
Medium and Large 2-3560275.001,5401thin
One grade step is worth $68.20/cwt here — about $316 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 sale43 hd
336.94
KY average25 barns · 362 hd
329.34
+7.60
This barn, trailing median31 sales
404.01
−67.07
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
BullsHigh1,567201.653,16015
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,571172.122,7038thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,243171.582,13352
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low996148.521,48037
HeifersChoiceAverage1,175207.002,4321thin

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,097$3,0004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,385$2,7504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,4816
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,28315
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,217$2,23810
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)955$2,2003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)981$2,1256
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$1,9503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,103$1,9002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)892$1,8234thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)702$1,6043thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)957$1,5914thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)900$2,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)605$1,0501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,050$2,8501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,268$2,7792thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,545$3,2003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,6851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,1444thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)868$1,7132thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)825$2,4751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)890$1,79110
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)872$1,2753thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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 1-2200–250235380.00/cwt380.00–380.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650648311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,0152
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000960217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,0881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350344371.24/cwt360.00–375.001,2778
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600594316.01/cwt311.00–331.001,8774
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550516334.81/cwt325.00–340.001,7289
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515333.22/cwt319.00–336.001,71618
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600583332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,93813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900865262.17/cwt257.50–267.002,2682
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850820243.82/cwt227.50–248.001,9995
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400382381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,45510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600562365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0513
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450438343.94/cwt330.00–350.001,50620
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300286415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,18713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800759280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1255
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350300370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1107
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,4083
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600553309.42/cwt308.00–310.001,7117
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244177.16/cwt168.00–192.502,20438
Bulls1,629209.48/cwt205.00–217.003,4127
Bulls1,513194.79/cwt187.00–199.002,9478
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950905159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4391
BullsLarge 1-2600–650615280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7221
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600595350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0831
BullsLarge 1-2550–600590285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600555335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8592
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350315315.00/cwt315.00–315.009921
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500455305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3881
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,6721
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700659287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,8915
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400375378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,4188
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500452337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,5269
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500470359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,6874
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500461399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,83930
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5453,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,685.00/head2,685.00–2,685.002,6851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0331,732.08/head1,535.00–1,900.001,7322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3702,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700658305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0079
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400372417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,55117
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550519357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,85515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0973,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29252,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-28252,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29071,856.63/head1,375.00–2,200.001,8579
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2362,476.17/head2,000.00–2,875.002,47613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2172,237.85/head2,060.00–2,475.002,23810
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2990184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,8221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7504
Bred CowsSmall 2-3550775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsSmall 2-3505750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1542,562.03/head2,350.00–2,850.002,5624
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2682,779.49/head2,600.00–2,925.002,7792
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2003
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,577174.28/cwt167.00–183.002,7487
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,3941
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240158.36/cwt154.00–165.001,96412
HeifersChoice1,175207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,4321
CowsLean 85-90%600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
CowsLean 85-90%994127.48/cwt120.00–133.001,2675
CowsLean 85-90%1,007162.38/cwt155.00–171.001,63515
CowsLean 85-90%1,012144.20/cwt135.00–150.001,45916
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245144.86/cwt144.00–146.001,8042
Stock CowsLarge 37551,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,0002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium 1-27852,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium 1-27181,643.38/head1,525.00–1,750.001,6432
Stock CowsMedium 1-27401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock CowsMedium 1-27201,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium 1-27001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Dairy HeifersLarge 3700–750735165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2131
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28101,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium 1-28801,450.28/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4502
Bred CowsMedium 1-27651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred HeifersMedium 2-37301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium 1-26781,530.54/head1,425.00–1,625.001,5312
Bred HeifersMedium 1-26051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2754,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29832,567.75/head2,350.00–2,750.002,5685
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619324.91/cwt315.00–330.002,0113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573339.90/cwt337.50–350.001,9485
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450443355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5737
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550500330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7922
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1051
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5281
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450445323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,4371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720262.92/cwt262.50–263.001,8936
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368345.78/cwt335.00–347.501,2727
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600560275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3181
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600577307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,7744
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,003.46/head1,775.00–2,200.002,0032
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350349346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,2085
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700682277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8932
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600595302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300275315.00/cwt315.00–315.008661
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270345.00/cwt345.00–345.009321
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2-38351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2552,750.00/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.