Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2025-12-01

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 1
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
213 head
▼ 235 vs last sale 448▼ 223 vs year ago 436 · −51.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 105▲ 14 vs year ago 126 · +11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
193 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 195▲ 42 vs year ago 151 · +27.8%
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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 $319.14/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −72.94 against this barn's trailing median of $392.08.
Average price
$319.14
20 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$396
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$71.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.89
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568326.271,85418thin
Large 1-2572255.001,4592thin
One grade step is worth $71.27/cwt here — about $396 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 sale20 hd
319.14
—
KY average12 barns · 191 hd
325.03
−5.89
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.08
−72.94
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—High1,619182.222,95113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,598165.302,64113
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,251155.931,95161
CowsLean 85-90%High998130.131,29851
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,220210.002,5621thin

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)1,373$3,6597
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,293$3,64822
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,346$3,2816
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,181$2,91027
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,123$2,9005
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,007$2,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,182$2,44314
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,216$2,3585
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,192$2,00624
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)847$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,8053thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,6502thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)940$1,5502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$2,4682thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)915$2,1751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)903$1,9902thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,553$3,2292thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,539$2,9124thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,069$2,6004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,5646
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)945$2,1003thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,8662thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)923$1,3824thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6062
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8622
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9449
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,1095
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627311.81/cwt305.00–315.001,9553
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663312.45/cwt310.00–315.002,0722
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added747322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,4093
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,2911
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,4911
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2918271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,4882
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2296385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1405
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,45220
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3441314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,3854
Heifers450–500Large 1-2478250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1953
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540316.68/cwt313.00–320.001,71017
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8287
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677300.05/cwt295.00–302.502,0318
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3679266.80/cwt257.50–270.001,8124
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2832275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2883
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835221.25/cwt220.00–222.501,8472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2277415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1502
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1501
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3313
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376398.61/cwt395.00–400.001,49914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2434370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,60610
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2448335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5014
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2539355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9136
Bulls550–600Large 1-2572255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4592
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583311.90/cwt305.00–312.501,81812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613298.29/cwt290.00–300.001,8296
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0448
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2736284.86/cwt280.00–295.002,0973
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3737255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8792
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4851
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,220210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,5621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,552163.90/cwt157.00–170.002,5443
Bulls——1,613185.79/cwt180.00–192.002,9979
Bulls——1,880205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,8541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%818105.11/cwt100.00–110.008602
Cows—Lean 85-90%954117.74/cwt112.00–123.001,12316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027132.23/cwt126.00–140.001,35822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035148.50/cwt143.00–156.001,53711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173173.44/cwt166.00–190.002,03414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235128.33/cwt120.00–134.001,5853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270144.68/cwt136.00–149.001,83718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282157.48/cwt150.00–165.002,01926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,2801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558157.35/cwt151.00–162.002,4525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,636173.30/cwt166.00–185.002,8357
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 39051,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,749.17/head2,550.00–2,925.002,7492
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2192,666.20/head2,200.00–2,950.002,6665
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4902,849.08/head2,700.00–3,075.002,8493
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5533,228.62/head3,075.00–3,375.003,2292
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6853,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows22 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28471,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38991,849.76/head1,750.00–1,900.001,8504
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29841,379.57/head1,175.00–1,625.001,3804
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0072,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0631,643.47/head1,425.00–1,825.001,6434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1451,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,482.61/head2,100.00–3,450.002,48313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2123,416.85/head2,750.00–3,625.003,4179
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2162,358.10/head2,150.00–2,475.002,3585
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,094.34/head2,050.00–3,600.003,09423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,812.01/head2,275.00–3,300.002,8123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2762,252.84/head1,950.00–2,800.002,25316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,032.04/head1,850.00–2,185.002,0322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3493,808.71/head3,700.00–3,925.003,80913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3733,659.01/head3,625.00–3,675.003,6597
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3753,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4213,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850185.78/cwt165.00–210.001,5792
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-38951,312.50/head1,300.00–1,325.001,3132
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,451.45/head1,425.00–1,475.001,4512
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,865.53/head1,625.00–2,025.001,8662
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29031,990.30/head1,650.00–2,325.001,9902
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29152,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29702,468.30/head2,275.00–2,650.002,4682

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.