Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-07-06

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 6
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
172 head
39 vs last sale 211 124 vs year ago 296 · 41.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
3 vs last sale 90 4 vs year ago 83 · +4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
70 vs last sale 148 22 vs year ago 100 · 22.0%
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 $427.43/cwt on 27 head, down $0.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 30 comparable sales and sits +18.61 against this barn's trailing median of $408.82.
Average price
$427.43
0.82 vs prior sale
27 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,267
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.22
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527431.432,27323
Medium and Large 2-3551404.382,2274thin
One grade step is worth $27.06/cwt here — about $46 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
468418368318median 408.8201/0503/0905/0406/2908/17
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.38, low $331.62, median $408.82 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 sale27 hd
427.43
KY average9 barns · 84 hd
415.20
+12.22
This barn, trailing median30 sales
408.82
+18.61
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
BullsHigh1,671220.843,6898thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,629176.032,8687thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,325175.322,32237
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,058157.271,66431

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 (2-4 yrs)1,258$3,0515
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$2,9582thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,189$2,7504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,3574thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,2833thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,080$2,4751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)816$2,2644thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,157$3,0284thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,160$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,490$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)929$2,2393thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)989$2,09311
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$1,8363thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28162,263.74/head1,900.00–3,050.002,2644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800770365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,8111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800788305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4035
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750717312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450435477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,0772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900895280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700679354.87/cwt340.00–362.502,4103
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700680407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,7712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623360.93/cwt350.00–372.502,2494
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450445420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700655372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,4406
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500462472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,1835
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0765
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500455452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,0595
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400357547.50/cwt547.50–547.501,9554
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550512435.42/cwt417.50–437.502,22919
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800772322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,4909
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650647341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,2062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600569373.87/cwt367.50–380.002,1276
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600565395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400350425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4881
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0681
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400367515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8902
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-37632,033.11/head1,750.00–2,300.002,0332
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600597412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,4634
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-39351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38331,565.40/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5653
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300275465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2791
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550546407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,2253
CowsLean 85-90%883142.58/cwt136.00–149.001,2598
CowsBoner 80-85%1,297172.59/cwt165.00–180.002,23819
CowsLean 85-90%1,017172.09/cwt169.00–176.001,7507
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298186.19/cwt181.00–200.002,41713
Bulls1,616226.26/cwt222.00–230.003,6564
Bulls1,725215.42/cwt212.00–220.003,7164
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0482,290.55/head2,000.00–2,525.002,2918
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900860325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350340480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350340557.50/cwt557.50–557.501,8961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300290530.00/cwt525.00–535.001,5372
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0881,929.66/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9302
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0802,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4302
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2583,050.91/head2,500.00–3,600.003,0515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1892,750.05/head2,000.00–3,150.002,7504
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2803191.39/cwt179.00–205.001,5374
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500497460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2862
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,356.63/head1,950.00–2,650.002,3574
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0632,958.00/head2,550.00–3,400.002,9582
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450437517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,26110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,8782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500450525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3633
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4903,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2752
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700685327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450426541.00/cwt541.00–541.002,3056
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1573,028.49/head2,400.00–3,350.003,0284
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350305635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,9373
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,283.02/head2,100.00–2,450.002,2833
HeifersLarge 1-2750–800770325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5033
BullsLarge 1-2750–800765220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6831
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8032
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500464402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,8686
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1441
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,2661
CowsBoner 80-85%1,498157.46/cwt150.00–160.002,3595
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,595173.78/cwt165.00–179.002,7724
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,545187.04/cwt184.00–190.002,8902
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,935163.00/cwt163.00–163.003,1541
CowsLean 85-90%1,164158.13/cwt150.00–165.001,84116
HeifersLarge 1-2850–900863289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,4943

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.