Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-09-08

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 8
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
▲ 294 vs last sale 401▼ 152 vs year ago 847 · −17.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 114▼ 63 vs year ago 208 · −30.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
191 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 288▲ 8 vs year ago 183 · +4.4%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $352.27/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 9 of 35 comparable sales and sits −39.81 against this barn's trailing median of $392.08.
Average price
$352.27
86 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,935
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$44.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.30
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549354.341,94682
Medium and Large 2551310.001,7084thin
One grade step is worth $44.34/cwt here — about $238 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 sale86 hd
352.27
—
KY average25 barns · 854 hd
358.57
−6.30
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.08
−39.81
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—Average1,706193.023,29222
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,630166.952,7226thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,244164.212,04250
CowsLean 85-90%High1,013147.081,48956

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)1,308$3,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$3,4753thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,171$3,4596
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,273$3,11210
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,061$2,66416
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,236$2,5084thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$2,28416
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,037$2,0745
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,129$2,0444thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,132$2,01713
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,7182thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)856$4,0004thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)903$3,90814
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)968$3,8004thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$3,8003thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)877$3,31024
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)823$1,9652thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)660$1,1251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,417$2,9455
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,143$2,7862thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,835$4,3001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$3,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$3,0882thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,8501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)855$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)946$2,0156
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,7763thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2352405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4264
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472392.32/cwt377.50–402.001,85222
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5442
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9857
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9695
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6431
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2527
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575341.70/cwt340.00–342.501,9656
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586363.26/cwt350.00–367.502,1297
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614357.58/cwt357.50–358.002,19613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618340.05/cwt335.00–350.002,1023
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9071
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673330.60/cwt325.00–335.002,2258
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4142
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2942
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,6823
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5031
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8212
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7641
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,148270.00/cwt270.00–270.003,10027
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322432.56/cwt430.00–445.001,3936
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3369336.79/cwt320.00–340.001,2436
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383398.51/cwt389.00–405.001,52629
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2448360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,61312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456377.22/cwt377.00–382.001,72048
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,5578
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,90824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523299.13/cwt290.00–307.501,5642
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536335.83/cwt330.00–350.001,80017
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,0715
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583338.07/cwt327.50–342.001,97130
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,0331
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2648330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1385
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3658297.76/cwt296.50–300.001,95915
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,0425
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3726253.28/cwt250.00–260.001,8393
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2744283.50/cwt283.50–283.502,1095
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3251
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4038
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2807281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,2682
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0011
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3452
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added945270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5521
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,2591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2288487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,4049
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2781
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,79126
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,57410
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3386347.93/cwt335.00–349.001,34312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415309.62/cwt300.00–335.001,2858
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3453332.54/cwt325.00–340.001,5062
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,84834
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466352.29/cwt352.00–352.501,64219
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8216
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5971
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,95828
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7453
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572340.45/cwt335.00–351.001,94748
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,9242
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3656297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,9529
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,07510
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy721324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,3364
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3730255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8621
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2763287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1943
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8061
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,0781
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,2112
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,2361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,504180.83/cwt165.00–187.002,7208
Bulls——1,821199.98/cwt192.00–209.003,64214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%832120.09/cwt115.00–123.009993
Cows—Lean 85-90%982132.60/cwt125.00–139.001,30214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015163.90/cwt156.00–179.001,66417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055146.97/cwt140.00–154.001,55122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203149.94/cwt145.00–154.501,80410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245178.05/cwt171.00–186.002,21713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258162.84/cwt155.00–170.002,04927
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515175.02/cwt174.00–176.002,6522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,688162.92/cwt159.00–166.002,7504
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1432,786.11/head2,600.00–2,950.002,7862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,742.89/head2,550.00–2,950.002,7432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,5183,079.80/head2,900.00–3,325.003,0803
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38451,470.41/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0612,663.95/head1,800.00–3,550.002,66416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,718.03/head1,700.00–1,735.001,7182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1092,343.10/head1,825.00–3,425.002,34315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1292,044.45/head1,800.00–2,325.002,0444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1322,055.91/head1,625.00–2,500.002,05612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,476.25/head1,875.00–2,750.002,4763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1713,459.03/head3,425.00–3,475.003,4596
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2053,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2362,508.22/head1,875.00–3,025.002,5084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2733,112.37/head1,850.00–3,500.003,11210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3083,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 31,0952,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3703,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8354,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2873202.31/cwt190.00–212.501,7662
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29462,014.54/head1,475.00–2,575.002,0156
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,775.77/head1,600.00–1,925.001,7763
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26601,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28231,964.97/head1,800.00–2,125.001,9652
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28564,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0004
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28773,310.09/head1,500.00–4,025.003,31024
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29033,907.67/head3,800.00–4,050.003,90814
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29683,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8004
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29803,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8003

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.