Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-10-19

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 19
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
553 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 435▲ 72 vs year ago 481 · +15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 125▼ 78 vs year ago 220 · −35.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
320 head
▲ 148 vs last sale 172▲ 9 vs year ago 311 · +2.9%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.66/cwt on 80 head, down $0.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −32.55 against this barn's trailing median of $367.21.
Average price
$334.66
▼ 0.37 vs prior sale
80 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$32
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.60
vs KY average
−42.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550337.111,85470
Medium and Large 2-3574317.501,82210thin
One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $32 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale80 hd
334.66
—
KY average26 barns · 1,484 hd
344.26
−9.60
National average186 barns · 22,034 hd
377.02
−42.36
This barn, trailing median33 sales
367.21
−32.55
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
422386351316median 367.2103/0204/2707/0608/3110/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.76, low $329.96, median $367.21 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Average1,686177.963,00118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,624131.902,14213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,278131.061,67567
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,056116.551,23136
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,345190.002,5561thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,426$3,7617
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$3,7504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,466$3,6595
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,353$3,63524
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,363$3,4518
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,310$3,4002thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$3,4002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,347$3,3309
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,262$3,12225
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,290$2,55211
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$2,51019
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,144$2,3078
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$2,0766
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,212$1,98918
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,286$1,7357
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$3,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)829$1,9287
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,365$2,6703thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,103$2,4513thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,280$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,550$3,8751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,535$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,525$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,280$3,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,353$2,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$2,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)987$1,7002thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)905$2,9001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,167$1,89033
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,159$1,63310
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,2251thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433452.03/cwt450.00–455.001,9575
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0664
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3337
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,9521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,0472
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0218
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,3152
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0995
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,0971
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,3394
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,39812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675335.49/cwt327.50–345.002,2658
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726317.91/cwt317.00–320.002,30810
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,64518
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830267.20/cwt257.50–287.502,2183
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,7522
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy935267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,5011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0872
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3548
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4527
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,52911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4555
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,70326
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3462353.07/cwt350.00–360.001,63113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523344.70/cwt325.00–350.001,80340
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,82210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,91630
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3617290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7892
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621310.67/cwt300.00–317.501,92919
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2630280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0906
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678305.74/cwt297.00–317.502,07318
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725283.80/cwt280.00–287.502,0582
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,28410
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760282.94/cwt280.00–297.502,1506
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,2373
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2898283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,5412
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,070258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,7614
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2291441.45/cwt440.00–450.001,2857
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,73419
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4422
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393424.36/cwt420.00–435.001,6688
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2439400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7569
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450448.00/cwt448.00–448.002,01621
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5204
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3509333.81/cwt332.50–340.001,69912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520386.98/cwt370.00–387.502,01234
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3586328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,9227
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2593349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,07032
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3640307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9682
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2664325.15/cwt312.50–330.002,15921
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0342
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2751301.24/cwt292.50–307.502,26212
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1592
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9721
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915222.45/cwt217.50–227.502,0352
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3935200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8701
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,1322
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,085225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,4411
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,345190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,5561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,548161.39/cwt155.00–165.002,4983
Bulls——1,714181.27/cwt171.00–190.003,10715
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005100.42/cwt100.00–101.001,0095
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040139.60/cwt131.00–150.001,4524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,057122.03/cwt115.00–130.001,29014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079109.75/cwt105.00–114.001,18413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272146.78/cwt141.00–158.001,8679
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279132.27/cwt125.00–140.001,69242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279119.04/cwt113.00–124.001,52316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615123.55/cwt122.00–125.001,9954
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,628135.61/cwt130.00–141.002,2089
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1032,451.13/head2,200.00–2,550.002,4513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,669.78/head1,850.00–3,400.002,6703
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28291,927.67/head1,450.00–2,650.001,9287
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0053,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows26 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0281,597.20/head1,450.00–1,850.001,5975
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0631,606.68/head1,225.00–2,100.001,6074
Bred Cows—Large 31,0651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1021,578.40/head1,500.00–1,625.001,5783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1392,130.77/head1,750.00–2,600.002,1315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1842,437.06/head1,900.00–2,800.002,4377
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,098.60/head1,700.00–2,700.002,09914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3033,326.95/head1,800.00–3,850.003,32722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3103,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3281,829.35/head1,700.00–1,925.001,8295
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3473,329.73/head1,950.00–4,000.003,3309
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,836.56/head2,025.00–3,500.002,83714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3612,916.60/head2,200.00–3,350.002,9178
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3633,450.96/head3,350.00–3,575.003,4518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3733,691.13/head1,800.00–4,100.003,69123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4263,761.19/head3,550.00–3,925.003,7617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4663,659.28/head3,500.00–3,775.003,6595
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29871,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 31,1602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2803,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4153,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5253,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5253,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5353,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5503,875.00/head3,875.00–3,875.003,8751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 39201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,004221.32/cwt165.00–275.002,2227
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0551,422.83/head1,250.00–1,750.001,4233
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1741,915.68/head1,450.00–2,600.001,91631
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2511,835.69/head1,400.00–2,250.001,8366
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.