Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-03-16

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 16
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
119 vs last sale 458 168 vs year ago 507 · 33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
8 vs last sale 100 31 vs year ago 139 · 22.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
241 head
77 vs last sale 164 98 vs year ago 143 · +68.5%
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 $392.10/cwt on 30 head, up $12.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 30 comparable sales and sits +10.38 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.
Average price
$392.10
12.98 vs prior sale
30 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,131
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.35
vs KY average
24.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540394.392,13128
Medium and Large 2-3587360.002,1132thin
One grade step is worth $34.39/cwt here — about $18 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.

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 sale30 hd
392.10
KY average27 barns · 1,255 hd
404.45
−12.35
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−24.02
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.72
+10.38
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
BullsHigh1,496196.432,93910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,648184.963,0484thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,206175.212,11455
CowsLean 85-90%Low977154.091,50537

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$3,2095
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$3,09611
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$3,0655
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,191$2,8597
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$2,78815
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,081$2,6224thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,154$2,4645
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$2,38621
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,134$2,3278
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)879$2,6105
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)871$2,5914thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)793$2,4992thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)785$2,3363thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)764$2,2214thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,329$2,7454thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,302$3,8173thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,352$3,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,123$3,6996
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,264$3,52612
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,169$2,9769
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)935$3,1251thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,045$2,5251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,111$2,29211
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,8946

Every lot, as filed

96 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
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500468404.72/cwt397.50–412.501,8942
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650605397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,4029
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750705340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3972
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750748358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,6783
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700661385.67/cwt377.50–390.002,5495
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433479.72/cwt475.00–488.002,07720
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,000275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,1091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650648375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4302
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850815318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,5922
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400368471.80/cwt469.00–480.001,73627
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550516477.97/cwt460.00–485.002,4667
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400373504.26/cwt500.00–505.001,88126
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,4561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600558451.91/cwt450.00–453.002,52211
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9801
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550528410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515426.99/cwt420.00–440.002,1993
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800775317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,4611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529401.29/cwt396.00–402.502,12316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650640328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,0991
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,648184.96/cwt182.00–188.003,0484
CowsBoner 80-85%1,187165.27/cwt155.00–170.001,96221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,0021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216182.17/cwt171.00–204.002,21533
CowsLean 85-90%640132.00/cwt132.00–132.008451
CowsLean 85-90%1,029162.63/cwt151.00–175.001,67320
CowsLean 85-90%933144.80/cwt135.00–150.001,35116
Bulls1,708216.20/cwt214.00–219.003,6932
Bulls1,440196.16/cwt184.00–205.002,8256
Bulls1,453177.47/cwt177.00–178.002,5792
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1542,464.21/head2,325.00–2,600.002,4645
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29353,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1262,949.38/head2,500.00–3,200.002,9495
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3023,817.00/head3,750.00–3,925.003,8173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3283,933.68/head2,900.00–4,550.003,9347
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3133,271.73/head3,075.00–3,450.003,2723
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0321,954.44/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9546
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2142,556.90/head2,050.00–2,850.002,5576
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450410452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,8551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800780312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,4381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700650357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,3242
BullsMedium 1-2800–850815280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600562381.10/cwt378.00–389.002,14218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300292575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,67912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750701378.50/cwt378.50–378.502,6537
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650610422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,5771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450441427.86/cwt427.50–430.001,88727
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570376.08/cwt375.00–377.502,1449
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900881301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,6523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,1222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,50410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676328.68/cwt326.00–330.002,2226
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550512412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,1123
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400378424.97/cwt420.00–430.001,6062
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600587360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500461427.38/cwt417.50–437.501,97017
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650645315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0323
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750735288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,1171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500453462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,09513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0943,375.03/head2,400.00–3,800.003,3754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0812,622.49/head2,400.00–2,900.002,6224
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1912,858.89/head2,125.00–3,250.002,8597
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2532,788.40/head2,150.00–3,550.002,78815
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29452,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28201,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0051,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2693,240.60/head2,050.00–3,750.003,24110
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27852,335.88/head2,150.00–2,600.002,3363
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27642,220.58/head1,950.00–2,725.002,2214
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28792,609.90/head1,900.00–3,550.002,6105
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28712,590.78/head2,225.00–2,875.002,5914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1632,587.58/head2,000.00–3,300.002,58814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2953,208.78/head2,950.00–3,475.003,2095
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1482,053.27/head1,925.00–2,300.002,0534
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-39721,794.25/head1,750.00–1,850.001,7943
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0452,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2850195.47/cwt167.50–265.001,6616
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1632,478.78/head2,100.00–2,800.002,4798
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27932,499.21/head2,450.00–2,550.002,4992
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38701,575.65/head1,525.00–1,650.001,5762
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2-39502,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,955.32/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9555
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1894,124.12/head3,950.00–4,500.004,1245
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3523,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 37901,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3292,745.20/head2,500.00–2,950.002,7454
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550512416.41/cwt395.00–420.002,13217
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900850275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400355402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4291
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500454435.39/cwt433.00–437.501,97715
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400399455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8155

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.