Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-05-04

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, May 4
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
138 vs last sale 525 58 vs year ago 329 · +17.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
55 vs last sale 130 15 vs year ago 90 · 16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
174 head
158 vs last sale 332 23 vs year ago 151 · +15.2%
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 $442.75/cwt on 56 head, up $3.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 31 comparable sales and sits +38.74 against this barn's trailing median of $404.01.
Average price
$442.75
3.44 vs prior sale
56 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,418
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$482
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$64.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.07
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549449.002,46545
Medium and Large 2537420.412,25710thin
Medium and Large 2-3515385.001,9831thin
One grade step is worth $64.00/cwt here — about $482 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

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 sale56 hd
442.75
KY average26 barns · 491 hd
438.68
+4.07
This barn, trailing median31 sales
404.01
+38.74
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
BullsAverage1,702218.333,71627
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,705198.003,3761thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,242177.252,20127
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low980158.671,55519

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)1,230$4,24410
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,287$3,8176
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,306$3,27911
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,192$3,27516
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,253$3,0885
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,171$2,6159
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,5994thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,223$2,3312thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$2,2996
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,065$3,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)860$3,0501thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,6002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)742$2,5502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,9501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,288$2,7753thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,005$2,2751thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$5,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$3,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,263$3,5252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$3,3643thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$2,52416
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$2,2218

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400368472.38/cwt470.00–475.001,7382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300283653.23/cwt640.00–660.001,8495
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250235645.10/cwt630.00–650.001,5164
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600581415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4113
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800780270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1061
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400386525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0274
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700660346.64/cwt340.00–350.002,2883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500455461.69/cwt460.00–465.002,1013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550517460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,37827
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400378570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,15538
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533406.89/cwt393.00–410.002,16916
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650621323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,0063
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500455459.50/cwt459.50–459.502,09130
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300298577.50/cwt577.50–577.501,72113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850815310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500457505.47/cwt487.50–509.002,3106
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8652
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400392465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8238
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,175225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,6441
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450433439.00/cwt439.00–439.001,9017
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500469435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0406
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600592416.36/cwt405.00–420.002,4654
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650645361.25/cwt360.00–362.502,3302
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650611381.89/cwt380.00–385.002,3338
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550520423.24/cwt420.00–430.002,2016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400386499.64/cwt480.00–501.001,92923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300288537.70/cwt530.00–545.001,5492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750732374.15/cwt372.50–379.002,7394
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600567490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,7786
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850817349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,8513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650633450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,84910
SteersMedium 1-21050–11001,065267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,8491
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550524383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,0075
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523476.76/cwt465.00–482.502,4933
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550536445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3853
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500495470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3271
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650646403.76/cwt400.00–405.002,6084
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750744340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5306
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550518422.73/cwt417.50–430.002,1907
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600597432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,58218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700658385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5338
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,0772
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,34339
CowsLean 85-90%938123.76/cwt118.00–131.001,1613
CowsLean 85-90%1,045139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,4531
CowsLean 85-90%1,008173.63/cwt168.00–180.001,7508
CowsLean 85-90%956159.34/cwt152.50–164.001,5237
CowsBoner 80-85%1,222172.01/cwt165.00–180.002,10212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,288150.98/cwt147.00–155.001,9452
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,705198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,3761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,253186.13/cwt181.00–197.002,33213
Bulls1,523212.54/cwt200.00–219.003,2378
Bulls1,253177.53/cwt173.00–186.002,2243
Bulls1,876228.87/cwt221.00–245.004,29416
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4205,350.00/head5,350.00–5,350.005,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2753,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0413,583.31/head2,900.00–3,900.003,5834
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2503,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-27682,370.52/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3712
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3605,600.00/head5,600.00–5,600.005,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2873,816.63/head3,050.00–4,700.003,8176
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2283,593.77/head2,400.00–4,500.003,59413
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27422,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1962,680.54/head2,400.00–3,200.002,6814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2533,088.29/head2,650.00–3,725.003,0885
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4575,342.28/head5,200.00–5,400.005,3425
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1712,614.77/head2,150.00–2,900.002,6159
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2232,331.29/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0762,221.44/head1,875.00–2,700.002,2218
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 38551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsLarge 31,0851,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0081,876.18/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8762
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0653,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29952,524.34/head2,150.00–2,950.002,52416
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1522,949.13/head2,350.00–3,300.002,9493
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3063,278.50/head2,550.00–4,300.003,27911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38931,536.83/head1,525.00–1,550.001,5372
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2907255.30/cwt195.00–305.002,3163
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28603,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-39651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29652,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6154,950.00/head4,950.00–4,950.004,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2882,775.03/head2,600.00–2,950.002,7753
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0052,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750732320.31/cwt317.50–323.002,3454
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550515385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9831

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.