Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-07-07

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 7
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
296 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 382▼ 271 vs year ago 567 · −47.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 135▼ 99 vs year ago 182 · −54.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 154▲ 10 vs year ago 90 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison to last week due to being closed for the July Fourth holiday. However market was active with good demand for all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $306.31/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −85.78 against this barn's trailing median of $392.08.
Average price
$306.31
31 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$54.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548309.841,69929
Medium and Large 2-3563255.001,4362thin
One grade step is worth $54.84/cwt here — about $264 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 sale31 hd
306.31
—
KY average8 barns · 159 hd
327.48
−21.17
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.08
−85.78
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—High1,747204.403,57117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,603171.192,7434thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,194163.231,94932
CowsLean 85-90%Low934156.031,45710
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,405179.992,5292thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$2,2964thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)900$1,8382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)934$1,71213
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)993$1,6776
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,043$1,5592thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)855$1,3751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,79321
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,006$1,7344thin

Every lot

72 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,1391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455367.37/cwt360.00–371.001,6723
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6631
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529324.61/cwt312.50–330.001,7175
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,9872
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573307.19/cwt299.00–315.001,76010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0635
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1352
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,38412
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1731
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,1763
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2307400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2284
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377374.55/cwt362.50–381.001,41223
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3421315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3263
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464311.45/cwt310.00–325.001,44510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526328.20/cwt314.00–335.001,72616
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8022
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8247
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577295.36/cwt290.00–298.001,7043
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,7295
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,9442
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6752
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,8281
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9132
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0531
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9071
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,0851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0291
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3273330.00/cwt330.00–330.009012
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2299460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3755
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3372385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4327
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373412.49/cwt400.00–417.501,53933
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy441370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,63220
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445344.04/cwt341.00–355.001,53123
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,5794
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523315.86/cwt307.50–317.501,65218
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3563255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4362
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,77011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3636265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6853
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2647277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,7922
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2666283.66/cwt280.00–290.001,8896
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2767250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9182
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2867227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,9682
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,405179.99/cwt179.00–181.002,5292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,619195.11/cwt190.00–200.003,1598
Bulls——1,790178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,1861
Bulls——1,818213.25/cwt207.00–217.003,8776
Bulls——2,023228.24/cwt225.00–231.004,6172
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%873145.73/cwt143.00–147.501,2723
Cows—Lean 85-90%927155.65/cwt155.00–156.001,4433
Cows—Lean 85-90%984164.05/cwt160.00–168.001,6144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168172.68/cwt170.00–176.002,0179
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180154.01/cwt151.00–158.001,81710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223163.77/cwt160.00–168.002,00313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575165.92/cwt164.00–168.002,6132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630176.45/cwt174.00–179.002,8762
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-35851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-36051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3705950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-37301,373.80/head1,225.00–1,500.001,3742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,856.40/head1,375.00–2,625.001,85610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,559.32/head1,435.00–1,675.001,5592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0741,792.60/head1,550.00–1,910.001,7935
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0882,296.38/head1,600.00–2,700.002,2964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0061,734.18/head1,585.00–1,825.001,7344
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,792.86/head1,485.00–1,935.001,79321

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.