Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-09-29

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 29
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
503 head
13 vs last sale 516 54 vs year ago 449 · +12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
14 vs last sale 121 8 vs year ago 143 · 5.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
167 head
104 vs last sale 271 16 vs year ago 151 · +10.6%
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 $334.33/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 47.39 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.
Average price
$334.33
83 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$290
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$57.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
28.67
vs KY average
34.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546337.831,84473
Medium and Large 2550312.001,7159thin
Medium and Large 2-3555280.001,5541thin
One grade step is worth $57.83/cwt here — about $290 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 sale83 hd
334.33
KY average25 barns · 1,868 hd
363.00
−28.67
National average182 barns · 13,299 hd
368.91
−34.58
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.72
−47.39
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
BullsLow1,596186.852,98228
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,614161.752,61110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,309159.532,08849
CowsLean 85-90%Average981136.551,34042
Dairy SteersSelectAverage2,135164.003,5011thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175192.112,2574thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$3,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,119$2,74414
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,513$2,7362thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,6083thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,334$2,5437
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,40618
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,219$2,30719
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)862$1,9606
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$1,8646
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)776$1,5003thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)953$2,5272thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)858$2,0632thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)733$1,7842thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)757$1,7653thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,220$3,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,690$3,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,199$3,0255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,243$2,4513thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$1,8813thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$1,87410
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,3351thin

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 1-2450–500465395.90/cwt382.50–402.501,8416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550524366.86/cwt357.50–371.001,92232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750746275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0524
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750722290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750735292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950905257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,3301
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600592310.36/cwt310.00–315.001,83713
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600556311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,7298
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576325.42/cwt315.00–328.001,87435
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900880217.46/cwt215.00–220.001,9142
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650630272.50/cwt270.00–275.001,7172
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750703250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7584
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,3691
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350325375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2191
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4903,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2432,451.47/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2626
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000953233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,2205
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400388428.30/cwt420.00–430.001,66224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700685327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850835227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500457398.16/cwt375.00–402.501,82032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550519363.50/cwt363.50–363.501,8875
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663295.01/cwt294.00–300.001,9566
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518347.10/cwt334.50–355.501,79833
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650605348.40/cwt335.00–350.002,10810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700663315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0888
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500452358.52/cwt341.00–362.501,62143
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700653339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,2148
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550516386.06/cwt377.50–390.001,99219
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3152,183.84/head1,825.00–2,450.002,1842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5132,735.91/head2,675.00–2,785.002,7362
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300289455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3156
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600572330.63/cwt322.50–332.501,89122
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,070200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1582,887.31/head2,300.00–3,100.002,8874
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1772,506.64/head2,100.00–3,125.002,50716
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28632,336.67/head2,025.00–2,600.002,3372
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28332,147.52/head1,600.00–2,575.002,1482
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2422,362.92/head1,950.00–2,675.002,36318
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,607.92/head2,450.00–2,750.002,6083
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28582,063.48/head2,050.00–2,075.002,0632
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 38001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27331,784.10/head1,700.00–1,860.001,7842
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2203,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650643288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,8523
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1632,911.52/head2,200.00–3,975.002,91212
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0382,055.26/head1,675.00–2,350.002,0558
CowsBoner 80-85%1,312158.09/cwt150.00–165.502,07422
CowsLean 85-90%989137.18/cwt130.00–145.001,35724
CowsLean 85-90%955113.17/cwt112.00–114.001,0813
CowsLean 85-90%1,011152.90/cwt146.50–160.501,5468
CowsLean 85-90%931125.72/cwt120.00–129.001,1707
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,659159.38/cwt154.00–163.502,6445
Bulls1,544172.06/cwt170.00–175.002,6575
Bulls1,950202.08/cwt200.00–207.003,9413
Bulls1,556188.26/cwt181.00–195.002,92920
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525145.50/cwt145.50–145.502,2191
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580168.77/cwt166.00–171.002,6674
CowsBoner 80-85%1,297144.58/cwt135.00–149.501,87511
Bred CowsLarge 1-29052,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Stock CowsLarge 38301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred HeifersLarge 2-36051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,312171.79/cwt166.00–189.002,25416
HeifersSelect and Choice1,175192.11/cwt185.00–198.002,2574
Dairy SteersSelect2,135164.00/cwt164.00–164.003,5011
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,0551,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,3351
Bred CowsMedium 1-29751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium 1-27081,603.53/head1,400.00–1,800.001,6042
Bred CowsMedium 1-27761,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500490250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2251
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 2-38701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
SteersMedium 1-2800–850830230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9091
HeifersMedium 1-2800–850815230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8751
Stock CowsMedium 1-27201,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium 1-28611,771.57/head1,500.00–1,950.001,7724
Bred CowsMedium 1-28001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Stock CowsMedium 1-28451,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29532,527.43/head2,350.00–2,675.002,5272
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471330.71/cwt330.00–331.001,55814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375401.02/cwt390.00–405.001,50426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850828292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,4182
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400358362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,29615
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8321
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550535402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,1531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700666358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,38415
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400355370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3141
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700656278.34/cwt270.00–282.501,8266
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450446337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,50316
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550510320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6321
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0041
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350300375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1251
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1881,957.09/head1,650.00–2,275.001,9575
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3342,543.19/head1,800.00–2,950.002,5437
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6903,775.00/head3,775.00–3,775.003,7751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3653,575.00/head3,575.00–3,575.003,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1253,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751

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.