Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-10-27

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 27
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
76 vs last sale 481 205 vs year ago 762 · 26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
50 vs last sale 220 34 vs year ago 204 · 16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
199 head
112 vs last sale 311 73 vs year ago 126 · +57.9%
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $318.73/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 85.28 against this barn's trailing median of $404.01.
Average price
$318.73
82 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$50.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
33.27
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545324.931,77172
Medium and Large 2-3565274.061,54810thin
One grade step is worth $50.87/cwt here — about $223 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

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 sale82 hd
318.73
KY average26 barns · 807 hd
352.00
−33.27
This barn, trailing median31 sales
404.01
−85.28
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
BullsLow1,603186.502,99026
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,633161.592,63914
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,286160.582,06576
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,050137.831,44741
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,170171.002,0011thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,310199.002,6071thin

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)1,398$2,8776
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,301$2,5374thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,027$2,34113
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$2,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,052$2,0836
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,297$2,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,074$1,93824
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,079$1,8764thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,111$1,78917
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,4751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,30111
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,195$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,102$3,0002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)807$1,6974thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)945$1,5001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)905$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$3,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,354$2,6814thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$2,6577
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,092$2,2523thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,020$2,3251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,094$1,8709
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$1,8367

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1-2Fancy250–300250425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900855215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700672297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,9997
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550512352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,8056
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618338.44/cwt335.00–347.502,09215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550517310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,60312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600591307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,81725
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250245405.00/cwt405.00–405.009921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,80819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450446375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450448350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,56829
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300293407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,19418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3492
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8756
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700657270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7745
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500456300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3686
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450436325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,41715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550546344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,8785
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3871
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425329.66/cwt325.00–330.001,40114
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600573296.75/cwt295.00–299.001,70016
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350310320.00/cwt320.00–320.009921
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550545310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6901
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500465317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4767
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600598285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7044
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6163
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800750235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7633
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600565274.06/cwt270.00–280.001,54810
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7922
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3722,633.35/head2,200.00–2,900.002,6333
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650645285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750740282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0914
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39801,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3012,536.55/head2,425.00–2,750.002,5374
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4782,957.84/head2,650.00–3,250.002,9583
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650644294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,8936
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600579312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,80621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350349375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3098
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400370365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350318400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,27214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500476397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,8908
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400367370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,35823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550522342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,78835
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2972,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0831,959.35/head1,925.00–2,000.001,9593
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1962,025.96/head1,725.00–2,300.002,0269
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400367390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,43117
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450449370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,66143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0651,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39751,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0202,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0941,869.63/head1,500.00–2,250.001,8709
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1353,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2653,015.81/head2,750.00–3,250.003,0162
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2921172.45/cwt167.00–179.001,5886
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1331,835.74/head1,735.00–2,185.001,8367
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675303.70/cwt297.50–310.002,0502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1003,301.34/head3,000.00–3,450.003,30111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0851,471.14/head1,425.00–1,510.001,4713
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 3745725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 31,0001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsSmall 1-29301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28081,837.84/head1,700.00–1,950.001,8383
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0622,498.41/head1,800.00–3,175.002,49811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,326174.26/cwt166.00–193.002,31120
CowsLean 85-90%1,000109.97/cwt103.00–116.001,1004
HeifersSelect and Choice1,310199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,6071
Bulls1,534174.12/cwt168.00–179.502,6717
CowsLean 85-90%962153.54/cwt151.00–159.001,4775
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,566176.41/cwt171.00–183.002,7634
CowsBoner 80-85%1,236142.27/cwt139.00–149.001,75810
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,170171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,0011
CowsLean 85-90%1,015129.16/cwt120.00–133.001,3118
CowsLean 85-90%1,088142.09/cwt135.00–150.001,54624
Bulls1,885205.00/cwt200.00–211.003,8643
Bulls1,581188.45/cwt181.00–198.002,97916
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450445265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1791
HeifersLarge 1-2750–800751260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9535
HeifersLarge 1-2650–700682281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,9163
Bred CowsLarge 39251,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,660155.66/cwt150.00–164.002,58410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279158.62/cwt150.00–165.002,02946
Bred CowsMedium 1-29851,591.72/head1,275.00–1,725.001,5924
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1801,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium 1-28331,473.87/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4742
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium 1-29631,593.66/head1,325.00–1,800.001,5946
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3982,876.92/head2,450.00–3,125.002,8776
BullsMedium and Large 1-29052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
HeifersMedium 1-2450–500465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0702
HeifersMedium 1-2700–750720185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3321
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0152,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400386341.18/cwt340.00–342.501,31717
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650628270.42/cwt267.50–285.001,6986
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900880275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4201
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1023,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850845210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300260390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950948283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,6835
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750731320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,33910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800753275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950900260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3403
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550534315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6826
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1262,113.78/head1,675.00–2,600.002,11416
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0932,380.86/head2,100.00–2,700.002,3814

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.