Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-12-09

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 9
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
647 head
▲ 211 vs last sale 436▲ 236 vs year ago 411 · +57.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 126▲ 19 vs year ago 178 · +10.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 151▲ 26 vs year ago 106 · +24.5%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.91/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −123.93 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$242.91
115 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,341
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$26.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.34
vs KY average
−37.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546247.911,35493
Medium and Large 2576221.771,27722
One grade step is worth $26.14/cwt here — about $77 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale115 hd
242.91
—
KY average25 barns · 2,459 hd
256.25
−13.34
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−37.39
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
−123.93
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—Average1,595141.542,25725
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,629117.111,90821
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,280116.181,48772
CowsLean 85-90%High1,078101.231,09174
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,190127.501,5171thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175159.221,8712thin

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)1,210$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,107$1,9455
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,252$1,93011
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,348$1,8842thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,8063thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$1,5826
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,163$1,5402thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,103$1,46112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,131$1,2804thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$1,8851thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)970$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)793$1,5242thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,3433thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,3437
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,605$2,4501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,153$1,7632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,395$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,385$2,5512thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)813$1,5283thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,133$1,42719
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,104$1,3277

Every lot

99 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0261
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,4492
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,2881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,4469
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,3542
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541284.22/cwt284.00–286.001,5389
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3682
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,54718
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4672
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added647266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,7217
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680245.68/cwt244.00–250.001,6717
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718239.39/cwt233.00–242.501,7193
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8682
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,9602
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2264305.26/cwt290.00–307.508068
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295242.50/cwt242.50–242.507151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300270.00/cwt270.00–270.008101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316285.00/cwt285.00–285.009014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3366248.00/cwt248.00–248.009089
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,13229
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0448
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added452279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,26127
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456256.00/cwt254.00–257.001,16721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522256.33/cwt256.00–260.001,33848
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,25917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576221.77/cwt221.00–222.501,27722
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,43228
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3141
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,51622
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675189.85/cwt180.00–200.001,2812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4802
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722223.81/cwt220.00–230.001,61613
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6901
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3262
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2216321.76/cwt317.50–332.506954
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240351.07/cwt342.50–360.008432
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275360.00/cwt360.00–360.009901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added307362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,11321
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330282.50/cwt282.50–282.509321
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,0134
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379339.46/cwt330.00–342.501,28728
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1621
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,36436
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2457278.31/cwt278.00–279.001,27220
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,46831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535242.64/cwt240.00–243.001,29816
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,52231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2594238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4145
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671238.57/cwt222.00–241.501,60127
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5864
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2761224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,70513
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3951
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3855152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3041
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,6772
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3965140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3511
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7411
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 2-3540195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0531
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,175159.22/cwt153.00–166.001,8712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,482163.14/cwt157.00–170.002,4183
Bulls——1,530132.74/cwt123.00–139.002,03112
Bulls——1,706145.63/cwt140.50–150.002,48410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02084.50/cwt63.00–94.0086222
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061122.49/cwt116.00–139.001,3009
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098108.19/cwt105.00–115.001,18825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130101.40/cwt96.00–105.001,14618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258108.90/cwt103.00–114.001,37026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263130.52/cwt126.00–136.001,64812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302119.08/cwt115.00–124.001,55031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31892.02/cwt91.00–93.001,2133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578109.16/cwt108.00–110.501,7233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,636117.81/cwt115.00–122.501,92717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,1481
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,190127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,5171
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,762.74/head1,725.00–1,800.001,7632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2955892.85/head885.00–900.008932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,806.01/head1,500.00–2,100.001,8063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1071,945.28/head1,025.00–2,500.001,9455
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1311,280.40/head1,200.00–1,325.001,2804
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,574.59/head1,200.00–1,875.001,57510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,540.16/head1,425.00–1,650.001,5402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2521,929.57/head1,525.00–2,400.001,93011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,582.02/head1,485.00–1,750.001,5826
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,884.08/head1,810.00–1,975.001,8842
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,551.44/head2,350.00–2,750.002,5512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27931,523.66/head1,200.00–1,800.001,5242
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28001,342.75/head1,060.00–1,825.001,3437
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28951,343.44/head900.00–1,950.001,3433
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,8851
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28131,527.96/head1,100.00–1,685.001,5283
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1041,327.47/head1,010.00–1,675.001,3277
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,427.32/head1,000.00–1,625.001,42719

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.