Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-08-03

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 3
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
131 vs last sale 256 255 vs year ago 642 · 39.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
7 vs last sale 107 19 vs year ago 119 · 16.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
275 head
6 vs last sale 269 175 vs year ago 100 · +175.0%
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 $372.90/cwt on 46 head, up $12.97 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits 8.82 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.
Average price
$372.90
12.97 vs prior sale
46 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,005
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.76
vs KY average
1.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535379.782,03340
Medium and Large 2-3553327.001,8086thin
One grade step is worth $52.78/cwt here — about $225 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 sale46 hd
372.90
KY average25 barns · 677 hd
374.66
−1.76
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
−1.13
This barn, trailing median30 sales
381.72
−8.82
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
BullsHigh1,498224.413,3627thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,721188.753,2485thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,261185.222,33545
CowsLean 85-90%High1,039165.181,71641

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,126$3,6253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,208$3,5967
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,224$3,4298
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,274$3,3457
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,188$3,0754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,173$2,9456
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,8367
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,141$2,8196
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,74713
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)957$2,5502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$2,32926
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$2,3004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,094$2,22218
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,056$1,99919
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)965$2,9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)816$2,9004thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$2,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,430$3,3079
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,468$3,2392thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,105$2,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,167$3,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,237$3,03511
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,266$3,03116
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,073$2,36720
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)760$2,3552thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,2614thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650612408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,4975
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400386450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7373
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700678330.99/cwt315.00–335.002,24410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950915246.74/cwt242.50–255.002,2583
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650611332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,0323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515396.21/cwt395.00–400.002,0404
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650640342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571343.31/cwt340.00–355.001,9606
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450440440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,93619
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400387471.11/cwt455.00–475.001,82325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529386.22/cwt370.00–388.002,04334
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2313,038.14/head2,900.00–3,100.003,03811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650637328.90/cwt311.00–333.002,09517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570391.07/cwt380.00–392.002,22913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,01310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550506390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,97319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900874317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7757
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1263,625.00/head3,625.00–3,625.003,6253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465433.74/cwt432.50–435.002,0174
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2452,799.60/head2,750.00–2,850.002,8002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380461.06/cwt460.00–465.001,7529
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440429.25/cwt426.00–432.501,8892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,3777
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1732,945.15/head2,475.00–3,200.002,9456
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800764325.15/cwt323.00–328.002,4847
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400381427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,6294
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500463400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8524
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450432415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7935
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600582360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,09516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,0356
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300268425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1394
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700659293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,9316
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600562338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,9007
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600553327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,8086
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500475372.55/cwt370.00–382.501,7705
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650640292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700684375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5654
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0411,861.07/head1,825.00–1,950.001,8615
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39901,822.35/head1,450.00–2,300.001,8226
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39981,961.48/head1,700.00–2,175.001,9613
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0002,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650600317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750703275.84/cwt275.00–280.001,9396
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400380420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5961
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,680177.09/cwt172.00–183.002,9752
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,748196.53/cwt190.00–202.003,4353
CowsBoner 80-85%1,135162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,8391
CowsBoner 80-85%1,288176.29/cwt170.00–185.002,27122
Bulls1,638233.60/cwt226.00–241.003,8264
Bulls1,443215.73/cwt212.00–218.003,1132
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239195.20/cwt187.00–215.002,41922
Bulls1,050205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1531
CowsLean 85-90%1,028173.22/cwt166.00–185.001,78120
CowsLean 85-90%670133.00/cwt133.00–133.008911
CowsLean 85-90%1,084159.36/cwt150.00–164.001,72719
CowsLean 85-90%775147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1391
Bred CowsMedium 1-29281,759.11/head1,625.00–1,975.001,7593
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
BullsLarge 1-21,0702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,0352,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
HeifersLarge 2-3700–750745265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9741
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950915180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6471
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,8421
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450438330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4459
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300280370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400362355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2854
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,7701
Bred CowsMedium 1-29701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750724334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,4189
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850821316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,5944
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750746317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,3653
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900860290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350307540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6589
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2743,345.12/head2,550.00–3,700.003,3457
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27602,354.61/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3552
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4253,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2243,429.32/head2,300.00–4,200.003,4298
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750720364.50/cwt364.50–364.502,62411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1342,176.60/head2,000.00–2,450.002,17710
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1152,360.47/head2,075.00–2,750.002,36013
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4303,307.16/head2,500.00–3,925.003,3079
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2083,595.95/head2,950.00–4,200.003,5967
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,835.68/head2,400.00–3,250.002,8367
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29572,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1412,818.66/head2,350.00–3,200.002,8196
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1883,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0754
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,376.84/head1,700.00–2,800.002,37719
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28162,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2102,260.59/head1,900.00–2,400.002,2614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,747.06/head2,200.00–3,575.002,74713
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2873,186.57/head2,950.00–3,700.003,1877
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1673,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3232,969.87/head2,550.00–3,450.002,9704
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1822,401.19/head1,900.00–2,900.002,40122
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4683,239.14/head3,150.00–3,325.003,2392
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,095260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,8471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450442449.00/cwt449.00–449.001,98511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850830320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6563

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.