Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-10-06

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 6
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
335 head
168 vs last sale 503 377 vs year ago 712 · 52.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
10 vs last sale 135 2 vs year ago 143 · +1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
208 head
41 vs last sale 167 26 vs year ago 234 · 11.1%
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 $323.76/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 80.25 against this barn's trailing median of $404.01.
Average price
$323.76
43 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$279
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
21.79
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557342.551,90921
Medium and Large 2-3533305.831,63022
One grade step is worth $36.72/cwt here — about $279 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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
323.76
KY average24 barns · 678 hd
345.55
−21.79
This barn, trailing median31 sales
404.01
−80.25
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
BullsHigh1,723190.873,28814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,572176.012,76615
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,286169.532,17951
CowsLean 85-90%High1,018141.971,44662

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)1,175$2,8792thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,117$2,76317
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,380$2,7502thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,7252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,191$2,51919
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,176$2,4178
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,152$2,1876
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,166$2,12520
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,147$2,0987
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,010$2,9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,098$2,8043thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$2,7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,8634thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,179$2,3563thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,107$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$3,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,235$3,0751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$3,0132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,700$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,350$2,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,324$2,8784thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$2,2501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,078$2,03818
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)853$1,9126

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2Value Added500–550508406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,0626
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,030196.23/cwt195.00–197.502,0212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450442356.13/cwt344.00–365.001,57429
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400382407.40/cwt397.50–410.001,55628
CowsBoner 80-85%1,345140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500463399.71/cwt380.00–405.001,8515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666334.41/cwt329.00–340.002,2274
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750711324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,3044
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585324.71/cwt317.50–337.001,90010
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400362370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3397
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680295.32/cwt291.00–308.002,0084
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,9596
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550514337.74/cwt324.00–347.001,73621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300293385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1286
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500460405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,86318
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500470325.66/cwt312.50–330.001,53111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550535360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,92612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750720330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650614343.60/cwt340.00–346.002,1105
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950905265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300270455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2292
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000980187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,8381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650635315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,026258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,6476
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700662316.24/cwt297.50–321.002,0945
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900865190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6442
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550529352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,86510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1553,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2732,762.57/head2,500.00–3,050.002,7632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3153,012.93/head2,400.00–3,700.003,0132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3052,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600583333.50/cwt333.50–333.501,94411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750725306.87/cwt305.00–307.502,2254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1472,098.09/head1,650.00–2,525.002,0987
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2212,576.33/head1,900.00–3,200.002,57616
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1662,125.36/head1,700.00–2,435.002,12520
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1522,186.70/head2,175.00–2,200.002,1876
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2552,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2353,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3802,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7252
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0782,038.34/head1,575.00–2,500.002,03818
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0102,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3753,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1792,356.49/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3563
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,878.94/head2,800.00–2,975.002,8792
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28531,912.27/head1,500.00–2,350.001,9126
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2885210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8591
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0982,803.57/head2,275.00–3,400.002,8043
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,820.54/head2,150.00–3,475.002,82116
CowsLean 85-90%1,053157.38/cwt151.00–170.001,65715
Bulls1,596201.90/cwt200.00–207.003,2224
CowsLean 85-90%1,040110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1441
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,569179.66/cwt171.00–201.002,81912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,583161.39/cwt154.00–165.002,5553
CowsLean 85-90%1,013143.15/cwt135.00–150.001,45029
Bulls1,478171.87/cwt167.00–175.002,5402
Bulls1,847190.11/cwt180.00–199.003,5118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,262160.03/cwt152.00–165.502,02018
CowsLean 85-90%996128.24/cwt120.00–134.001,27717
CowsBoner 80-85%1,297175.79/cwt166.00–189.002,28032
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29602,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4953,385.00/head3,385.00–3,385.003,3851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium 1-27551,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium 1-28601,567.30/head1,425.00–1,700.001,5672
Bred HeifersMedium 1-25901,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,8021
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,0111
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400360340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2241
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28702,139.08/head2,050.00–2,300.002,1393
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1072,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1762,416.95/head2,025.00–3,200.002,4178
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750705240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8591
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700685317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,1751
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500476335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5953
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450420345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4491
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550524306.35/cwt290.00–312.501,60519
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,7853
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,4144
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300282373.37/cwt370.00–375.001,0533
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450442339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,49810
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400384340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3067
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450445341.98/cwt341.00–345.001,5224
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400382387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,47810

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.