Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-08-18

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 18
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
415 head
97 vs last sale 512 56 vs year ago 471 · 11.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
51 vs last sale 175 10 vs year ago 134 · 7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
202 head
5 vs last sale 207 117 vs year ago 85 · +137.6%
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 $347.04/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits 56.97 against this barn's trailing median of $404.01.
Average price
$347.04
78 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.02
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543348.391,89075
Medium and Large 2548320.001,7522thin
Medium and Large 2-3570300.001,7101thin
One grade step is worth $48.39/cwt here — about $180 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 sale78 hd
347.04
KY average23 barns · 479 hd
351.06
−4.02
This barn, trailing median31 sales
404.01
−56.97
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
BullsAverage1,547191.512,96231
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,591164.042,6099thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,265162.702,05841
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,058141.541,49837
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,730176.003,0451thin

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)1,205$3,2012thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,069$2,85216
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,097$2,7336
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,380$2,6613thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$2,6143thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,323$2,6003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,068$2,4072thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$2,19820
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$2,1538
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,164$2,11412
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,002$1,9004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,023$1,81212
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,005$1,6754thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)728$1,8002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)735$1,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,102$3,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,228$3,1914thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$2,6079
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,157$2,3877
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,073$2,3517
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,110$2,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)952$1,7253thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)947$1,6195

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2700–750722310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2382
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600584320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8696
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400355355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450443330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4628
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,99118
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,005205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,0601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450444375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,66519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750737264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,9462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625337.46/cwt332.50–340.002,1093
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,87317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500462400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8482
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750735277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250245420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533327.84/cwt325.00–340.001,7475
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700664305.77/cwt300.00–308.002,03011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400369430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5875
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850820250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650612315.70/cwt305.00–317.501,9327
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300297430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2779
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700665310.18/cwt307.50–312.502,06315
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3273,463.19/head2,675.00–3,850.003,4633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300285425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550526342.94/cwt335.00–345.001,80416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650634308.39/cwt308.00–309.001,95510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600593337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,99826
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500457388.46/cwt380.00–395.001,77530
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3232,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550511360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,84033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400388445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,72721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350305413.00/cwt413.00–413.001,26013
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0732,351.40/head2,050.00–2,500.002,3517
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0322,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0302,053.16/head1,850.00–2,300.002,0532
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1662,848.87/head2,200.00–3,225.002,8497
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3232,502.20/head2,175.00–2,650.002,5023
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2142,214.75/head1,925.00–2,675.002,21510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3802,660.84/head2,325.00–2,850.002,6613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1362,046.00/head1,825.00–2,360.002,0467
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0682,406.85/head2,175.00–2,625.002,4072
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38651,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0692,852.37/head2,050.00–3,110.002,85216
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0982,100.23/head1,750.00–2,500.002,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0021,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2053,200.68/head3,075.00–3,335.003,2012
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,513150.49/cwt150.00–151.002,2772
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,635190.50/cwt190.50–190.503,1151
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257163.77/cwt155.00–170.002,05928
Bulls1,728198.39/cwt190.00–210.003,42814
CowsLean 85-90%1,056147.00/cwt140.00–155.001,55225
CowsLean 85-90%1,065132.51/cwt125.00–139.001,4119
Bulls1,655219.25/cwt217.00–222.003,6293
CowsBoner 80-85%1,256177.44/cwt170.50–187.502,2295
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,730176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,0451
Bulls1,342178.69/cwt170.00–187.002,39814
CowsLean 85-90%1,055123.16/cwt122.00–124.501,2993
CowsBoner 80-85%1,299149.72/cwt143.50–154.001,9458
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700685212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4561
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 31,0901,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred HeifersLarge 39351,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred HeifersLarge 36801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,609164.14/cwt157.00–167.502,6416
Bred CowsMedium 1-28651,576.88/head1,135.00–1,835.001,5774
Bred CowsMedium 1-29131,613.01/head1,600.00–1,625.001,6132
Stock CowsMedium 1-2660975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Stock CowsMedium 1-28921,329.85/head1,185.00–1,475.001,3303
Bred CowsMedium 1-27651,461.76/head1,425.00–1,500.001,4622
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800750185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3881
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1023,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1112,279.65/head1,750.00–2,900.002,28018
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1732,613.81/head2,000.00–2,875.002,6143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0832,153.29/head1,925.00–2,600.002,1538
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29302,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370309.93/cwt300.00–315.001,1473
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450425327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,3921
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7101
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0972,732.77/head2,450.00–3,000.002,7336
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550502310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5562
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450449350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,57211
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600562314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,76512
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850833217.39/cwt210.00–225.001,8112
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800790265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0941
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750730260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500483375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550538368.83/cwt360.00–370.001,9848
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8401
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4631
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500463345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5977
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665328.83/cwt328.00–329.002,18712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380390.32/cwt385.00–397.501,48328
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800767285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1864

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.