Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-10-13

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 13
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
88 vs last sale 335 279 vs year ago 702 · 39.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
65 vs last sale 145 44 vs year ago 166 · +26.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
239 head
31 vs last sale 208 37 vs year ago 202 · +18.3%
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 $332.14/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 49.57 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.
Average price
$332.14
53 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,877
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
21.24
vs KY average
65.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563334.691,88349
Medium and Large 2-3595301.001,7914thin
One grade step is worth $33.69/cwt here — about $92 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

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 sale53 hd
332.14
KY average24 barns · 876 hd
353.39
−21.24
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−65.72
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.72
−49.57
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
BullsLow1,678185.053,10522
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,596164.852,63111
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,271157.622,004100
CowsLean 85-90%High1,042142.161,48273
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,220219.002,6721thin

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)1,515$3,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,635$2,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)977$2,7252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$2,66111
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,219$2,50724
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,385$2,5002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$2,46815
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)946$2,3943thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,092$2,26612
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,07624
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$2,0698
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,0325
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,195$1,99419
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$1,8004thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,087$1,7504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,047$1,6116
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)798$1,7502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)718$1,6002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,307$2,6483thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,9034thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,242$2,6027
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,252$2,3165
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,056$1,95315

Every lot, as filed

119 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500453410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300288419.74/cwt410.00–430.001,2092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650645350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2584
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,065180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9172
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524350.45/cwt340.00–355.001,83618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450447375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,67619
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550525370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1068
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600587324.05/cwt320.00–332.001,90230
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,095230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,5191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350301450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3559
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500455420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,8102
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600578348.31/cwt345.00–360.002,01313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400367414.43/cwt404.00–435.001,52121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0494
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6357
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300291414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,2056
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376394.98/cwt380.00–403.001,48517
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000970210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0371
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3312,678.99/head2,475.00–3,050.002,6794
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800757297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,2522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550511380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,94212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900883221.27/cwt220.00–222.501,9542
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750742292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500458445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0386
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500465390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950923221.20/cwt217.50–225.002,0422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350300395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950945200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450446430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,91812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,929.91/head1,910.00–1,950.001,9302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0933,004.23/head2,850.00–3,325.003,0043
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,993.69/head1,650.00–2,350.001,99419
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2802,088.13/head1,750.00–2,375.002,0882
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1982,551.46/head2,450.00–2,650.002,5512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2192,507.04/head1,700.00–3,425.002,50724
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3162,533.57/head1,850.00–2,900.002,53414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29552,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28051,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29462,394.12/head1,900.00–2,600.002,3943
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0561,953.43/head1,575.00–2,250.001,95315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1522,462.04/head1,800.00–3,100.002,46210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6352,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 39051,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3072,647.51/head2,400.00–2,775.002,6483
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5153,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29772,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7252
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27981,750.47/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7502
Bulls1,398169.66/cwt158.00–177.002,3726
Bulls2,198205.12/cwt200.00–210.004,5092
Bulls1,724188.78/cwt181.00–196.003,25514
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,590176.41/cwt170.00–183.002,8054
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,603160.46/cwt154.00–166.002,5726
CowsBoner 80-85%1,266143.47/cwt135.00–149.001,81626
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,6501
CowsLean 85-90%1,019161.42/cwt153.00–173.001,64514
CowsLean 85-90%1,091142.47/cwt135.00–150.001,55444
CowsLean 85-90%873113.63/cwt107.50–119.009926
CowsLean 85-90%954129.73/cwt122.00–134.001,2389
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,575145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,2841
Bred CowsMedium 1-29301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium 1-28501,255.15/head1,050.00–1,425.001,2552
SteersLarge 1-2550–600595310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8452
CowsBoner 80-85%1,297173.47/cwt166.00–186.002,25027
CowsBoner 80-85%1,260156.87/cwt150.00–164.001,97746
HeifersSelect and Choice1,220219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,6721
SteersMedium 1-2700–750705280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9741
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium 1-29901,451.29/head1,350.00–1,550.001,4514
Bred CowsMedium 1-27931,284.31/head1,175.00–1,400.001,2842
Bred CowsMedium 1-28901,407.30/head1,300.00–1,500.001,4072
Bred CowsMedium 1-27451,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2812,290.14/head1,725.00–2,650.002,2906
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0871,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,327.55/head1,700.00–2,850.002,3283
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27181,600.35/head1,500.00–1,700.001,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,151.10/head1,700.00–2,600.002,15122
SteersMedium 1-2800–850847280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3722
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450440325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4302
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400371397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,4734
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700673308.24/cwt305.00–315.002,0743
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650601295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7733
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350300355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2632,661.25/head2,250.00–2,925.002,66111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650633347.22/cwt342.50–348.002,1987
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600551412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,2734
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650610377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3031
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550500337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,6882
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450433350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5164
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300263384.68/cwt375.00–390.001,0123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700654368.33/cwt365.00–370.002,40912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650605352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,1332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700658334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,1983
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600595301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,7914
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,57910
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300280340.00/cwt340.00–340.009521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800772307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,3702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,1683
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750725275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,9452
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850815247.52/cwt245.00–250.002,0172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900866340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,94426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,000323.50/cwt323.50–323.503,23550
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550525320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6802
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900860182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5701
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600560301.61/cwt298.00–315.001,6895
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500473337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,5969
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750733340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4922
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650647335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1672

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.