Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-11-18

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 18
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
659 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 543▲ 94 vs year ago 565 · +16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 151▼ 90 vs year ago 253 · −35.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 220▲ 39 vs year ago 119 · +32.8%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $255.82/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −136.27 against this barn's trailing median of $392.08.
Average price
$255.82
61 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,424
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$423
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.97
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565261.611,47946
Medium and Large 2531240.411,27714thin
Medium and Large 2-3515205.001,0561thin
One grade step is worth $56.61/cwt here — about $423 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale61 hd
255.82
—
KY average25 barns · 815 hd
248.84
+6.97
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.08
−136.27
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales
468412357301median 392.0803/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.38, low $314.65, median $392.08 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—High1,611133.792,15631
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,621113.751,8438thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,299109.251,41956
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03496.4399767

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)1,230$2,0443thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$1,7003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,069$1,68313
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,137$1,6502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,5182thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,47413
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,4673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,077$1,4243thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,149$1,38712
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,1394thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)630$1,0473thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,490$2,6501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)895$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,532$3,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$2,0464thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,118$1,8423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,039$1,4066
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)935$1,8001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)900$1,3865
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)935$1,25412

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1792
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2003
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457306.98/cwt305.00–309.001,40310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,47010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523244.31/cwt243.00–247.001,2783
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598264.28/cwt260.00–270.001,5807
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630238.46/cwt235.00–242.001,50211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663246.38/cwt245.00–250.001,63318
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6431
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8134
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770226.50/cwt223.00–230.001,7444
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3250230.00/cwt230.00–230.005751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295273.81/cwt267.50–275.008086
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3319218.64/cwt210.00–225.006974
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371258.68/cwt250.00–266.0096023
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378239.50/cwt239.50–239.509058
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459242.08/cwt230.00–253.001,11174
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520247.21/cwt246.00–253.001,28547
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,23010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590231.36/cwt226.00–235.001,36527
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5062
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3638201.50/cwt201.50–201.501,2867
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666216.35/cwt214.00–230.001,44114
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3852
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6354
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5791
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2831192.60/cwt191.00–196.001,6013
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2924185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7094
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2218292.19/cwt287.50–302.506373
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3262237.50/cwt237.50–237.506222
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273271.25/cwt262.00–280.007412
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275307.50/cwt307.50–307.508462
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318271.26/cwt270.00–272.508632
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,0759
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2347288.00/cwt288.00–288.009994
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3371244.12/cwt242.50–245.009063
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2387281.81/cwt278.00–287.501,09110
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added394323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,27335
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2449259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,1637
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added456302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,37735
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,2035
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3493224.17/cwt222.50–225.001,1053
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0561
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,41719
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531240.41/cwt234.00–243.001,27714
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,51727
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2600229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,37410
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3624186.63/cwt175.00–195.001,1656
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2654235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5377
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2661
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690215.60/cwt215.00–218.001,4885
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2601
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2736207.35/cwt200.00–218.001,52617
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5191
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3782190.10/cwt172.50–196.001,4874
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5031
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3850167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4241
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2Fancy858227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,9483
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3945163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,5401
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4501
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,036160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6585
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390209.00/cwt209.00–209.0081514
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 3509210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,06924
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,544121.29/cwt105.00–134.001,87313
Bulls——1,632140.15/cwt135.00–149.002,28714
Bulls——1,756152.17/cwt150.50–155.002,6724
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96781.45/cwt67.50–89.0078823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04596.80/cwt90.00–104.501,01223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066122.58/cwt117.00–132.001,3074
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101110.06/cwt105.00–115.501,21217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283102.48/cwt93.00–107.001,31525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303113.00/cwt108.00–118.501,47226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,361123.57/cwt120.00–127.001,6825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590114.33/cwt109.00–118.001,8186
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,1121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,7041
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4902,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,517.82/head1,475.00–1,575.001,5182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0691,682.64/head1,135.00–2,035.001,68313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0771,424.23/head1,300.00–1,550.001,4243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,139.45/head935.00–1,210.001,1394
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1371,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,466.67/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1491,387.29/head1,010.00–1,810.001,38712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,043.90/head1,600.00–2,525.002,0443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,473.92/head1,075.00–1,760.001,47413
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28851,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,6851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,425.17/head1,225.00–1,550.001,4255
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,841.71/head1,375.00–2,285.001,8423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,762.77/head1,700.00–1,825.001,7632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5323,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5652,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,385.90/head1,035.00–1,635.001,3865
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,253.56/head950.00–1,525.001,25412
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26301,047.17/head885.00–1,175.001,0473
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29351,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

This sale against other markets

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.