Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-03-31

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 31
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
440 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 519▼ 61 vs year ago 501 · −12.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 116▼ 61 vs year ago 193 · −31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 142▲ 127 vs year ago 138 · +92.0%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.47/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −67.37 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$299.47
52 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$336
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$62.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.70
vs KY average
−21.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536302.051,62048
Medium and Large 2595278.001,6543thin
Large 1-2535240.001,2841thin
One grade step is worth $62.05/cwt here — about $336 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale52 hd
299.47
—
KY average26 barns · 1,463 hd
309.16
−9.70
National average178 barns · 12,751 hd
321.38
−21.91
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
−67.37
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—High1,639168.102,75517
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,584144.922,2964thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,244139.111,73050
CowsLean 85-90%Average974128.431,25160
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,370174.002,3841thin

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)1,251$2,8778
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,388$2,6527
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$2,6502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,339$2,56913
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,3326
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,284$2,27217
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,194$2,2114thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,276$2,0945
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,421$2,0004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,302$2,00018
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$1,8788
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,081$1,6468
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)480$1,0752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)856$1,77710
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)790$1,6863thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$1,5501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,563$2,7844thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,315$2,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,532$3,9258
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,295$3,2308
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,586$3,1027
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,420$2,95223
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)755$1,0751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)962$1,55715
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)952$1,5435
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)733$1,3863thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265285.00/cwt285.00–285.007551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,7177
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,6225
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,5362
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524335.68/cwt335.00–337.501,75915
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588321.28/cwt317.00–323.001,88914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1276
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665309.36/cwt307.50–310.002,05712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,21718
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719288.52/cwt283.00–300.002,0743
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,1093
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885254.50/cwt254.50–254.502,2524
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230355.00/cwt355.00–355.008171
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285368.32/cwt367.50–375.001,0509
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3327270.00/cwt270.00–270.008832
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,3474
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387314.71/cwt314.00–317.501,2185
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2397335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,33016
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1761
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4734
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0471
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462329.75/cwt320.00–335.001,52331
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516288.22/cwt285.50–295.001,48714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,64523
Heifers500–550Large 1-2535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588294.66/cwt291.00–295.001,73311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,6543
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620289.52/cwt288.00–290.001,7954
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4291
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7332
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4571
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672271.96/cwt265.00–280.001,82815
Heifers700–750Large 1-2725205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4861
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2747239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7855
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,9813
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8342
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5211
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added870240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0882
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,065157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,6771
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,091205.47/cwt204.00–210.002,2424
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy304434.97/cwt395.00–440.001,32210
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320280.00/cwt280.00–280.008961
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2369361.25/cwt355.00–370.001,33319
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,52119
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440315.67/cwt312.50–316.001,38910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,61427
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470312.38/cwt305.00–317.501,4687
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy509332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,69018
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515251.14/cwt240.00–262.501,2932
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,6564
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2592298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,76417
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2620227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4451
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2638275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7553
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655284.88/cwt272.50–289.001,8664
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5991
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy715263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,8801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2717240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7213
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6501
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7901
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3970165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6011
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3280270.00/cwt270.00–270.007561
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3815177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,4471
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2341
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,370174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,3841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,601164.11/cwt155.00–169.002,6279
Bulls——1,682172.58/cwt170.00–174.002,9038
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83296.37/cwt75.00–104.008025
Cows—Lean 85-90%918114.92/cwt110.00–118.001,0555
Cows—Lean 85-90%994140.12/cwt135.00–159.001,39318
Cows—Lean 85-90%994128.97/cwt120.00–134.001,28232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212137.48/cwt130.00–144.501,66632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247122.87/cwt115.00–129.001,5326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327151.58/cwt145.00–170.002,01112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550135.08/cwt132.00–138.002,0942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,618154.76/cwt154.50–155.002,5042
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5632,783.80/head2,050.00–3,425.002,7844
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 31,1301,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1522,381.40/head2,150.00–2,750.002,3813
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,299.03/head2,900.00–3,600.003,2992
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3012,834.01/head2,200.00–3,350.002,8345
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4254,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4333,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4554,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5193,158.94/head2,225.00–3,700.003,15916
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5503,064.76/head2,975.00–3,225.003,0654
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5733,164.59/head2,975.00–3,350.003,1652
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,6314,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7553,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-24801,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28701,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,331.83/head1,450.00–2,850.002,3326
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0811,645.52/head1,060.00–1,910.001,6468
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1942,210.58/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2061,976.51/head1,575.00–2,400.001,9777
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2512,876.97/head1,650.00–3,250.002,8778
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2842,271.97/head1,675.00–2,500.002,27217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3021,999.75/head1,385.00–2,550.002,00018
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3392,569.00/head2,300.00–2,850.002,56913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3882,651.87/head2,625.00–2,675.002,6527
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,311.65/head2,050.00–2,450.002,3124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4212,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 37551,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2620885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27331,386.34/head1,200.00–1,750.001,3863
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29521,542.70/head1,360.00–1,800.001,5435
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29861,604.54/head1,085.00–1,960.001,60514
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27901,686.46/head1,135.00–2,125.001,6863
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28561,777.26/head1,350.00–2,225.001,77710
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.