Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-03-09

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 9
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
458 head
107 vs last sale 565 126 vs year ago 584 · 21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
35 vs last sale 135 64 vs year ago 164 · 39.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
164 head
146 vs last sale 310 27 vs year ago 191 · 14.1%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $420.67/cwt on 63 head, down $14.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +16.67 against this barn's trailing median of $404.01.
Average price
$420.67
14.94 vs prior sale
63 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,339
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$407
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$80.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.02
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555438.022,43243
Medium and Large 2554394.292,18514thin
Medium and Large 2-3566357.922,0256thin
One grade step is worth $80.11/cwt here — about $407 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
468418368318median 404.0112/1503/0204/2706/2908/17
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.38, low $331.62, median $404.01 across 31 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 sale63 hd
420.67
KY average26 barns · 559 hd
431.70
−11.02
This barn, trailing median31 sales
404.01
+16.67
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
BullsAverage1,728193.053,3354thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,605176.902,8393thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,258170.732,14854
CowsLean 85-90%High967147.921,43036
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,140250.002,8501thin

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)1,193$3,6003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$3,5308
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,422$3,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,119$3,0207
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,218$2,98310
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$2,9708
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,187$2,9502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)976$2,5986
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,167$2,40711
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,002$1,9886
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)873$2,6893thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)893$2,5622thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,470$3,1501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,090$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,445$3,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,452$3,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,260$2,8413thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$2,7064thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)800$2,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,077$2,40022
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$2,2523thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)997$1,7493thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2450–500459417.99/cwt409.00–424.001,91925
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400379476.78/cwt475.00–477.501,80718
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650635383.58/cwt375.00–392.502,4364
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300296574.38/cwt570.00–575.001,70015
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550515357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,8411
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0282
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650626334.56/cwt322.50–346.002,09411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,4727
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450426380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6193
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435432.88/cwt428.00–437.501,8836
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450430385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577434.29/cwt420.00–437.502,50611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4192
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550517440.95/cwt435.00–450.002,2805
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750715371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,6532
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800758327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,4792
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500460408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,8773
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,7633
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650647319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,0642
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–500480250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2001
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400379512.50/cwt512.50–512.501,94234
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550532445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,36723
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,070237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,5412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250240640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,5361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450444482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,14213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950907304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,7572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350335540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800769314.92/cwt310.00–320.002,4226
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518393.50/cwt393.50–393.502,03818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850805325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350340530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8021
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700687317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,1812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500455401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,8253
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,6922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528383.84/cwt382.50–384.002,0279
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300283537.67/cwt515.00–545.001,52219
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,21212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600582430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,50320
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400391480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,87730
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568360.28/cwt357.50–379.502,04616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650602360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,16710
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400371461.60/cwt453.00–465.001,71311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650632346.95/cwt345.00–355.002,1935
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500453480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,17428
HeifersSelect and Choice1,140250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,8501
CowsLean 85-90%993158.35/cwt153.00–174.001,57214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,151147.34/cwt135.00–154.001,6965
CowsLean 85-90%850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009351
CowsLean 85-90%937129.55/cwt127.00–132.001,2143
CowsLean 85-90%958144.97/cwt136.00–150.001,38918
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,630183.35/cwt178.00–189.002,9892
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,5501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273178.40/cwt171.00–191.002,27126
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265167.15/cwt159.00–170.002,11423
Bulls1,585190.73/cwt184.00–194.003,0233
Bulls2,155200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,3101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0632,223.53/head2,200.00–2,250.002,2242
Bred CowsMedium 1-28852,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0302,811.25/head2,600.00–2,950.002,8113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4223,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4523,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2082,970.20/head2,550.00–3,675.002,9708
Bred CowsMedium 1-29602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1933,599.72/head3,350.00–3,800.003,6003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2182,982.52/head2,400.00–3,600.002,98310
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0953,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2973,530.49/head3,025.00–3,700.003,5308
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450439430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,88812
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600576358.00/cwt355.00–370.002,0625
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500464396.51/cwt380.00–402.501,84011
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4703,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-38851,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4453,925.00/head3,925.00–3,925.003,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0152,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2952,861.87/head2,700.00–3,025.002,8622
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2910197.34/cwt182.50–212.501,7962
Bred CowsLarge 31,0752,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38771,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29971,749.25/head1,600.00–1,950.001,7493
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39402,350.80/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2083,418.09/head2,700.00–3,700.003,4185
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1872,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28732,689.22/head2,300.00–3,150.002,6893
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28932,561.76/head2,525.00–2,600.002,5622
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0972,469.76/head2,000.00–2,975.002,47020
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0982,252.44/head1,960.00–2,600.002,2523
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred CowsMedium 1-28801,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0021,867.76/head1,500.00–2,025.001,8683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1882,428.19/head2,175.00–2,850.002,42810

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.