Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-11-24

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 24
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
160 vs last sale 608 106 vs year ago 554 · 19.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
85 vs last sale 190 29 vs year ago 76 · +38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
195 head
31 vs last sale 226 118 vs year ago 77 · +153.2%
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 $281.53/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 122.47 against this barn's trailing median of $404.01.
Average price
$281.53
45 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
40.38
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556291.741,62334
Medium and Large 2-3593250.001,48311thin
One grade step is worth $41.74/cwt here — about $141 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 sale45 hd
281.53
KY average22 barns · 432 hd
321.92
−40.38
This barn, trailing median31 sales
404.01
−122.47
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
BullsLow1,653182.293,01319
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,594159.842,5488thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,271150.031,90735
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,041125.801,30942

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)1,267$2,4673thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,3176
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$2,15515
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$2,1136
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,187$1,9985
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$1,86110
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,8432thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$1,78133
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,106$1,6248
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,002$2,4573thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)913$1,7253thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)715$1,1502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,400$2,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$2,2632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)840$1,6501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,111$1,84014
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,104$1,7547
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)748$1,5502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,037$1,4752thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2Fancy300–350300415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600550333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,83212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750720242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600596302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700692289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,0006
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600593250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,48311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,6764
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,21919
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300292425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600595280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,66615
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550523285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4912
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350338300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0143
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500468271.50/cwt271.50–271.501,27116
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850825170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4031
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500478285.07/cwt280.00–287.501,3633
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700690249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,7184
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450446284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,2678
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5076
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400366289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,0588
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9881
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900–950915230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3052,212.52/head1,875.00–2,400.002,2133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700685312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,1371
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,063182.51/cwt180.00–185.001,9402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450445323.21/cwt322.50–335.001,43832
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950940202.50/cwt187.50–210.001,9043
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650637273.04/cwt266.00–284.001,7395
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300287360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800756324.50/cwt324.50–324.502,4538
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400391352.10/cwt345.00–352.501,37719
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550526301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,58319
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465307.04/cwt300.00–309.001,42828
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295351.91/cwt345.00–352.501,03812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900850185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900878273.50/cwt273.50–273.502,4015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500488341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,6645
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750700280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9603
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,51025
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0022,457.36/head2,400.00–2,575.002,4573
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4602,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2011,949.86/head1,700.00–2,300.001,9508
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,846.87/head1,625.00–2,200.001,84728
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27401,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1111,839.92/head1,600.00–2,000.001,84014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0651,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39501,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38601,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37551,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29251,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3103,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650615340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2452,175.30/head1,850.00–2,450.002,1752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29131,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7253
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,594159.84/cwt155.00–165.002,5488
CowsBoner 80-85%1,249167.87/cwt163.00–173.002,0977
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263153.35/cwt145.00–160.001,93717
CowsLean 85-90%984106.38/cwt101.00–110.001,0477
CowsBoner 80-85%1,287135.87/cwt130.00–140.001,7499
CowsLean 85-90%1,097130.29/cwt125.00–140.001,42916
Bulls1,265170.03/cwt165.00–173.002,1512
Bulls1,580200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,1601
Bulls1,706182.72/cwt175.00–195.003,11716
CowsLean 85-90%1,114147.02/cwt141.00–155.001,6387
CowsLean 85-90%956118.77/cwt115.00–122.001,13512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,343123.05/cwt122.00–124.001,6532
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0161,474.60/head1,400.00–1,575.001,4754
Bred CowsMedium 1-29501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1101,619.59/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6202
Bred CowsMedium 1-29891,415.15/head1,175.00–1,500.001,4154
Bred CowsMedium 1-29251,503.24/head1,450.00–1,550.001,5032
Bred CowsLarge 38801,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2752,665.64/head2,200.00–3,000.002,6664
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2751,985.56/head1,910.00–2,050.001,9863
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0101,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,0371,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,0101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450437280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2242
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700677277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8795
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0452,256.03/head1,950.00–2,550.002,2565
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1711,943.98/head1,750.00–2,100.001,9445
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1782,208.70/head1,700.00–2,650.002,20914
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450449318.50/cwt318.50–318.501,4305
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700671321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,1544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588278.87/cwt276.00–290.001,64017
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750715212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450448335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5013
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5191
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400372319.87/cwt315.00–326.001,19023
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000950170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650645312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0161
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800755237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7891
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800776200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5524
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450441275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,21310
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500475272.90/cwt257.00–276.501,29611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211

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.