Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-04-06

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 6
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
294 head
199 vs last sale 493 114 vs year ago 180 · +63.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
60 vs last sale 130 15 vs year ago 85 · 17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
219 head
129 vs last sale 348 84 vs year ago 135 · +62.2%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $462.75/cwt on 10 head, up $32.03 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 24 comparable sales and sits +32.14 against this barn's trailing median of $430.61.
Average price
$462.75
32.03 vs prior sale
10 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,519
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$356
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$40.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
23.65
vs KY average
28.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550470.942,5928thin
Medium and Large 2-3520430.002,2362thin
One grade step is worth $40.94/cwt here — about $356 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales
528476425373median 430.6101/0503/0204/2006/2908/10
Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.87, low $387.25, median $430.61 across 24 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 sale10 hd
462.75
KY average23 barns · 797 hd
486.40
−23.65
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−28.08
This barn, trailing median24 sales
430.61
+32.14
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
BullsLow1,527205.813,14211
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,600192.673,0833thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,192189.462,25935
CowsLean 85-90%Low951167.771,59517
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,435202.502,9061thin

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,047$3,7502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$3,4104thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,091$3,31128
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$3,2238
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$3,2002thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$3,1003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$3,02822
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,231$2,8556
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,125$2,8254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$2,77112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$2,4758
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,152$2,42314
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,062$2,1945
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$2,9893thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)920$1,6251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,508$3,5803thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,438$4,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$3,8585
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$3,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)945$2,4001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$3,1501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,175$2,6501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,009$2,39017
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,061$2,0428
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)995$1,8501thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 2-3350–400395435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7181
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,0811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500461467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,1559
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350303525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,5917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850805290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,1769
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585381.25/cwt377.50–385.002,2302
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,045232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,4301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600583420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4497
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650610375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000965250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4131
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300267510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425493.29/cwt490.00–495.002,0963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300275600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700669360.03/cwt357.50–365.002,4096
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500460482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,22013
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7341
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450438457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,0044
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550537400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1482
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300285490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3971
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,9641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800798345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7537
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300295700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,0651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400368503.17/cwt500.00–505.001,85221
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500467440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0554
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500456485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,6461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,7122
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2362
SteersMedium 1-2750–800772300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650617402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,4832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650628427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,6854
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550545485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,6433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900867352.00/cwt352.00–352.003,05261
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750707337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,3864
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650640357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,2884
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550538457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,4613
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400350300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0502
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600552155.00/cwt155.00–155.008562
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250245560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900850320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550502432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,1712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900850307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,6141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750720340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350300625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,87511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650635400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550518465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,40912
HeifersSelect and Choice1,435202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,9061
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208192.96/cwt184.00–211.002,33128
CowsLean 85-90%795145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1531
CowsLean 85-90%985174.66/cwt169.00–190.001,72010
CowsLean 85-90%920160.09/cwt151.00–166.001,4736
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,600192.67/cwt184.00–204.003,0833
CowsBoner 80-85%1,130175.47/cwt167.00–180.001,9837
Bulls1,198179.84/cwt167.50–187.002,1542
Bulls1,686223.91/cwt214.00–230.003,7754
Bulls1,531201.72/cwt195.00–209.003,0885
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0251,893.78/head1,725.00–2,000.001,8943
Bred HeifersLarge 38851,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred HeifersLarge 39201,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663331.43/cwt320.00–337.502,1973
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550539388.54/cwt382.50–390.002,0945
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2841
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500497452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,2492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0473,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1142,254.83/head2,125.00–2,300.002,2554
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29633,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-28953,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8254
Bred CowsMedium 1-28801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1872,567.17/head2,150.00–2,950.002,56711
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 38252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0993,368.83/head2,950.00–3,900.003,36927
Bred CowsMedium 1-28832,505.52/head2,350.00–2,650.002,5062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2312,854.74/head2,200.00–3,400.002,8556
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38452,349.11/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1823,125.44/head2,225.00–3,750.003,12520
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0082,112.85/head2,050.00–2,175.002,1133
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400389555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,15919
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400375470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7631
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400361515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8593
BullsMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,175265.00/cwt265.00–265.003,1141
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5083,580.00/head2,600.00–4,200.003,5803
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1754,120.28/head3,100.00–4,600.004,1203
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0053,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4384,149.91/head4,100.00–4,200.004,1502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39133,463.42/head3,000.00–3,850.003,4632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39452,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,008220.26/cwt200.00–240.002,2203
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-39031,726.04/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7262
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1142,147.31/head1,950.00–2,525.002,1476
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-39951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0552,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0253,682.93/head3,350.00–4,000.003,6832
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0092,390.43/head2,025.00–2,975.002,39017
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0432,943.26/head2,400.00–3,500.002,9438
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0652,052.46/head1,700.00–2,350.002,0522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1453,410.43/head2,950.00–3,800.003,4104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0673,513.43/head2,900.00–3,900.003,5136
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0953,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Bred CowsMedium 1-29802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1482,777.86/head2,350.00–3,100.002,7784

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.