Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-03-03

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 3
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
508 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 387▼ 226 vs year ago 734 · −30.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 173▲ 39 vs year ago 171 · +22.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
275 head
▲ 156 vs last sale 119▲ 101 vs year ago 174 · +58.0%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.07/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −94.76 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$272.07
67 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,506
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.54
vs KY average
−32.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549277.941,52554
Medium and Large 2576248.361,43112thin
Medium and Large 2-3540240.001,2961thin
One grade step is worth $37.94/cwt here — about $229 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 sale67 hd
272.07
—
KY average25 barns · 2,163 hd
286.61
−14.54
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−32.95
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
−94.76
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—Low1,726164.522,84028
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,592144.182,29511
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,279142.991,82991
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,047126.351,32376

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,226$2,28610
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,161$2,25310
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,383$2,2503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,244$2,2148
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)977$2,1752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,167$2,13114
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,430$2,0602thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,207$2,0525
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,197$2,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,96414
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,7312thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$1,6718
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,51314
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,082$1,5079
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)780$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)853$1,7722thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,7062thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)899$1,5154thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)743$1,3342thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)795$1,1751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,427$2,7643thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,640$2,9512thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,595$2,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,239$2,3394thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,210$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$2,1794thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,284$2,1384thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)890$1,7002thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)915$1,5464thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)994$1,49710
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,3702thin

Every lot

127 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
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439326.68/cwt325.00–327.501,4343
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463335.21/cwt327.50–340.001,5528
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,7111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7338
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573289.58/cwt282.00–299.001,6593
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6642
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668278.89/cwt266.00–285.001,8639
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,0037
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9081
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825250.50/cwt250.50–250.502,06713
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855248.50/cwt248.50–248.502,1251
Steers850–900Large 1-2890205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8251
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6561
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2925205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8961
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2956234.50/cwt234.50–234.502,24217
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,26312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2299322.50/cwt322.50–322.5096411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340242.50/cwt242.50–242.508252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383314.54/cwt312.00–317.001,20534
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2444297.75/cwt287.50–299.001,3229
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added449314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,41027
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454297.66/cwt287.50–298.001,35131
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,2571
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473232.54/cwt230.00–235.001,1002
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5041
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515274.19/cwt270.00–276.001,41214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,53817
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,5873
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576248.36/cwt247.00–251.001,43112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,57320
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627264.50/cwt264.50–264.501,6586
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634229.55/cwt227.00–232.001,4554
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660204.92/cwt200.00–215.001,3523
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,6429
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5151
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2739229.12/cwt222.50–234.001,6934
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6311
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2751245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,84012
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868210.27/cwt200.00–215.001,8255
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0241
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255422.50/cwt420.00–425.001,0772
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2293398.40/cwt397.50–405.001,16711
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009661
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375361.53/cwt360.00–362.501,35632
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379320.87/cwt319.00–337.501,21614
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2621
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2446345.58/cwt345.00–347.501,54139
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2061
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460331.56/cwt325.00–335.001,5253
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,4954
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,63521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531295.29/cwt295.00–296.001,56823
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586265.84/cwt260.00–266.501,55810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2587282.81/cwt274.00–292.501,66017
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2645243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,5717
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy665266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,76910
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683238.06/cwt237.50–239.001,6268
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2748235.89/cwt235.00–236.001,7649
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2758230.80/cwt222.50–235.001,7499
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3925166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5361
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8784
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3760190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4441
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,524138.71/cwt119.00–150.002,1146
Bulls——1,656166.42/cwt155.00–169.502,75611
Bulls——1,907176.71/cwt170.00–186.003,37011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%977115.06/cwt105.00–119.001,12421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0452
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062141.64/cwt135.00–155.001,50418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082126.77/cwt120.00–134.001,37235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258152.95/cwt145.00–179.001,92442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293136.49/cwt130.00–144.001,76538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313127.41/cwt121.00–129.001,67311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588147.58/cwt146.00–150.002,3446
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,596140.11/cwt137.00–142.002,2365
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4272,764.49/head2,225.00–3,325.002,7643
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows21 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2755903.15/head775.00–1,000.009032
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2760785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27801,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2820800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2865935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29772,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,507.31/head1,175.00–1,835.001,5079
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,730.74/head1,410.00–2,050.001,7312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,797.88/head1,500.00–2,175.001,7987
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1142,053.69/head1,400.00–2,325.002,05413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1571,614.27/head1,000.00–1,925.001,61412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1672,131.15/head1,125.00–2,900.002,13114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1972,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2072,052.09/head1,525.00–2,450.002,0525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2092,359.19/head1,275.00–3,250.002,3599
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2262,286.03/head1,900.00–2,600.002,28610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2892,450.15/head1,975.00–2,800.002,4506
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3502,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3832,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4302,060.00/head2,060.00–2,060.002,0602
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,279.87/head1,975.00–2,550.002,2803
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,2102,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,452.98/head2,275.00–2,600.002,4532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,200.63/head2,100.00–2,350.002,2013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4152,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5952,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6402,951.07/head2,600.00–3,300.002,9512
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26151,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2685891.08/head775.00–1,025.008913
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2740985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29731,732.35/head1,585.00–1,850.001,7323
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,369.84/head1,335.00–1,400.001,3702
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043165.50/cwt165.00–166.001,7262
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1271,756.91/head1,375.00–2,000.001,7577
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27431,333.50/head1,275.00–1,400.001,3342
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27951,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28531,771.70/head1,400.00–2,050.001,7722
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28991,515.09/head1,185.00–1,810.001,5154
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,706.24/head1,610.00–1,825.001,7062

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.