Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-11-25

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 25
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
554 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 659▲ 13 vs year ago 541 · +2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 163▼ 136 vs year ago 212 · −64.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 158▼ 45 vs year ago 122 · −36.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower with feeder heifers over 500lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.58/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −124.26 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$242.58
81 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,328
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$25.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.68
vs KY average
−38.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547247.331,35366
Medium and Large 2550221.671,21915thin
One grade step is worth $25.67/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale81 hd
242.58
—
KY average23 barns · 1,255 hd
241.90
+0.68
National average40 barns · 6,153 hd
280.90
−38.32
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
−124.26
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

34 sales
422384347309median 366.8403/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.76, low $323.16, median $366.84 across 34 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—High1,683143.492,41513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,555121.671,8919thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,272121.031,54024
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,014102.501,03928

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)1,418$2,0262thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,565$1,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,104$1,79810
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,6601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,6251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,206$1,5779
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$1,5083thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)933$1,4372thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,147$1,3385
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)996$1,7004thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,6152thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)920$1,6012thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)970$1,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,078$1,7102thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,112$1,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,322$1,4102thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)873$1,4253thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,0001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0974
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1262
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,3394
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526252.31/cwt249.00–254.001,3273
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5199
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2882
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5407
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4261
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6273
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6213
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5441
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6921
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8089
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750241.50/cwt241.50–241.501,8111
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8835
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,025200.50/cwt200.50–200.502,0552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220250.00/cwt250.00–250.005501
Heifers250–300Large 2250257.50/cwt257.50–257.506441
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2299284.00/cwt284.00–284.0084912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381242.84/cwt240.00–246.0092515
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,02615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438222.50/cwt222.50–222.509752
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,10337
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461234.48/cwt234.00–235.001,08119
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,31344
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2387
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1978
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2591242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,43022
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2607209.44/cwt200.00–217.001,2719
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671225.48/cwt224.00–230.001,5138
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4743
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5771
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2809193.00/cwt190.00–194.001,5614
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220318.00/cwt318.00–318.007001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245298.00/cwt298.00–298.007301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310336.22/cwt327.50–337.001,04212
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1167
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,23621
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3384280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0755
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434254.83/cwt250.00–263.001,10613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2457295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,34836
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2512270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,38224
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2996
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3316
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585231.15/cwt230.00–232.001,35216
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2603252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,52021
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4272
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2656223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4633
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2697187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3072
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6215
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5421
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5121
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920159.98/cwt155.00–165.001,4725
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,477125.44/cwt115.00–134.001,8533
Bulls——1,706144.62/cwt140.00–149.002,4676
Bulls——1,803155.34/cwt151.00–162.002,8014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97788.05/cwt84.00–92.008607
Cows—Lean 85-90%98699.80/cwt95.00–106.0098411
Cows—Lean 85-90%998124.87/cwt122.50–130.001,2463
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100111.62/cwt108.00–119.001,2287
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248106.26/cwt104.00–108.001,3263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273129.01/cwt122.50–135.001,64212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279115.32/cwt110.00–120.001,4759
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,432116.10/cwt111.00–120.001,6633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,627128.35/cwt123.00–139.502,0885
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,710.41/head1,535.00–1,850.001,7102
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1121,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3221,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29201,601.22/head1,575.00–1,625.001,6012
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29701,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29961,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,615.10/head1,525.00–1,700.001,6152
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29331,437.40/head1,300.00–1,550.001,4372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,508.03/head1,275.00–1,750.001,5083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1041,798.02/head1,100.00–2,100.001,79810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1471,337.64/head1,225.00–1,625.001,3385
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2061,577.14/head1,100.00–1,750.001,5779
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4182,025.93/head1,700.00–2,300.002,0262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28731,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4253

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.