Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-02-02

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 2
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
37 head
305 vs last sale 342 732 vs year ago 769 · 95.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
56 vs last sale 83 166 vs year ago 193 · 86.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
102 vs last sale 156 157 vs year ago 211 · 74.4%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $361.25/cwt on 8 head, down $13.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits 20.47 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.
Average price
$361.25
13.84 vs prior sale
8 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,935
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
23.87
vs KY average
70.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530369.171,9576thin
Medium and Large 2-3552337.501,8632thin
One grade step is worth $31.67/cwt here — about $94 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
422389357325median 381.7212/1503/0204/2706/2908/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.76, low $338.88, median $381.72 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale8 hd
361.25
KY average6 barns · 63 hd
385.12
−23.87
National average145 barns · 12,920 hd
431.54
−70.29
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.72
−20.47
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,420190.702,7082thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,246178.932,23013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,520163.002,4781thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,041152.771,5907thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,005216.002,1711thin

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)1,055$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,208$2,6393thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$2,4845
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,014$2,3743thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,076$2,3544thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$2,0233thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,048$2,0002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$3,3501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)965$2,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)751$2,0304thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$2,0251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,335$2,5753thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,040$2,3501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$2,1001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,9447
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,9001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)855$1,1501thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300280365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500491425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,070238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,5471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450405360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4582
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600552337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500450470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4071
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350300460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250210740.00/cwt740.00–740.001,5541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300273480.41/cwt475.00–485.001,3122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400390485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8921
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350325420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530369.17/cwt367.50–370.001,9576
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7201
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3352,575.16/head2,150.00–3,000.002,5753
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 2-38752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0882,685.86/head2,650.00–2,725.002,6862
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,023.08/head1,850.00–2,100.002,0233
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2082,639.03/head2,200.00–2,950.002,6393
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1332,237.25/head2,050.00–2,300.002,2374
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-39051,553.13/head1,300.00–1,700.001,5533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29652,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1253,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred CowsMedium 1-28651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38551,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium 1-27751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,692.58/head2,400.00–3,125.002,6934
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1452,505.46/head2,050.00–2,750.002,5053
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27512,030.12/head1,650.00–2,700.002,0304
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28402,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
CowsLean 85-90%1,002145.42/cwt140.00–149.001,4573
CowsLean 85-90%1,065166.70/cwt161.00–170.001,7753
CowsLean 85-90%1,085133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,304167.99/cwt161.00–171.002,1915
Bulls1,420190.70/cwt187.00–194.002,7082
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,4781
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210185.77/cwt179.00–193.002,2488
HeifersSelect and Choice1,005216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,1711

How this sale compares

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.