Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-09-10

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Sep 10
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
← Aug 27Sep 10latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
467 head
▲ 430 vs last sale 37▼ 301 vs year ago 768 · −39.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.30/cwt on 38 head, up $37.46 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −77.35 against this barn's trailing median of $450.65.
Average price
$373.30
▲ 37.46 vs prior sale
38 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,054
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$66.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.31
vs KY average
−17.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549377.532,07335
Medium and Large 2-3555330.411,8342thin
Large 1-2585311.001,8191thin
One grade step is worth $66.53/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales
504443383322median 450.6501/2203/1205/1407/2309/10
Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.30, low $335.84, median $450.65 across 14 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 sale38 hd
373.30
—
KY average17 barns · 491 hd
389.61
−16.31
National average133 barns · 6,012 hd
390.78
−17.48
This barn, trailing median14 sales
450.65
−77.35
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
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175219.002,5731thin

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Monthly Cattle Sale - Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600586368.22/cwt356.00–370.002,15815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550531369.79/cwt365.00–371.001,9645
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555330.41/cwt321.00–340.001,8342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600568348.68/cwt347.50–349.001,98114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700672302.34/cwt300.00–307.002,0323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600568321.30/cwt318.00–323.001,8253
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500481350.21/cwt346.00–362.001,6856
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476416.00/cwt416.00–416.001,9803
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800795270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676338.14/cwt330.00–352.002,28617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850829316.49/cwt310.00–323.002,6247
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740323.35/cwt318.00–326.002,3933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572333.49/cwt320.00–339.001,90813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700667342.19/cwt339.00–349.002,28250
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400381403.25/cwt392.50–412.001,5366
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450445420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770322.71/cwt310.00–328.002,48510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650632364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,3006
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800783330.42/cwt330.00–337.002,58716
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550520335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534331.41/cwt324.00–338.001,7708
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650612340.65/cwt333.00–352.002,08518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,7261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518389.42/cwt388.00–391.002,01715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200170505.00/cwt505.00–505.008591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650617335.48/cwt334.00–338.002,0708
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750719299.62/cwt293.00–304.002,1545
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350343465.99/cwt465.00–467.001,5982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650607324.31/cwt317.00–328.001,9693
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650600317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,9022
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550540313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,6901
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450425325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700691355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,45331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650628314.32/cwt300.00–317.501,97411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750731345.20/cwt344.00–345.502,52315
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400365385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4051
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600561313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,7563
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650645245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700690305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550538351.99/cwt346.00–355.001,8946
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750700277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700659326.22/cwt315.00–330.002,15011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500482387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,8682
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500495350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250238472.00/cwt472.00–472.001,1233
SteersLarge 1-2550–600585311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,8191
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800771255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9665
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added950–1000952254.75/cwt254.75–254.752,425112
SteersSelect and Choice—1,175219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,5731

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.