Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-09-07

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 7
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 327▼ 526 vs year ago 695 · −75.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 108▼ 45 vs year ago 145 · −31.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
348 head
▲ 216 vs last sale 132▲ 157 vs year ago 191 · +82.2%
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 $327.18/cwt on 24 head, up $12.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −74.50 against this barn's trailing median of $401.68.
Average price
$327.18
▲ 12.53 vs prior sale
24 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$34.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.23
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539338.381,82216thin
Medium and Large 2-3597306.001,8274thin
Large 1-2529303.551,6064thin
One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about $216 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

32 sales
468412357301median 401.6801/1903/3006/0107/2709/14
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.38, low $314.65, median $401.68 across 32 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 sale24 hd
327.18
—
KY average17 barns · 216 hd
330.41
−3.23
This barn, trailing median32 sales
401.68
−74.50
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
Bulls—Average1,615191.383,09120
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,593162.612,5917thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,232157.121,93632
CowsLean 85-90%Average980133.171,30536

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)1,173$4,1003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,278$3,6838
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$3,2986
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$3,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,206$3,16140
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,266$2,9287
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$2,58230
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,068$2,54318
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,3958
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)965$2,3753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,152$2,24131
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,315$2,2002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,042$1,8738
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,137$4,44528
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,065$3,9736
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,078$3,9048
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$3,60610
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)2,160$3,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,870$4,0751thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,695$3,4001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,390$2,7251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,505$4,3632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,223$3,6229
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,270$3,4872thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,474$3,4365
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,063$3,0253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,229$2,6544thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,080$3,7001thin
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)1,062$2,6002thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)897$2,3563thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,13213
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)994$1,8003thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2900–950935215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400365450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6431
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5654,875.00/head4,875.00–4,875.004,8751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0703,605.51/head3,000.00–4,150.003,60610
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1922,226.85/head1,950.00–2,675.002,22710
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2513,349.27/head2,500.00–4,100.003,34934
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered—1,8704,075.00/head4,075.00–4,075.004,0751
Open HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0622,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0653,972.71/head3,650.00–4,100.003,9736
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,1374,445.25/head3,950.00–4,900.004,44528
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—2,1603,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1472,860.08/head2,300.00–3,550.002,86012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2032,942.92/head2,275.00–4,550.002,94317
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8972,355.90/head2,200.00–2,525.002,3563
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0783,904.39/head3,450.00–4,250.003,9048
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3902,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2503,509.10/head2,550.00–4,750.003,5094
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2132,479.92/head2,100.00–2,800.002,4807
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1031,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9732,063.30/head2,050.00–2,075.002,0632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2002,393.21/head1,900.00–2,800.002,39324
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2662,928.20/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9287
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2783,683.29/head3,300.00–4,150.003,6838
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9652,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,6953,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350343445.55/cwt442.50–455.001,5284
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900865252.93/cwt245.00–261.002,1884
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300298447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,3345
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4733,903.01/head3,675.00–4,100.003,9032
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,0301
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0633,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—9522,093.39/head1,600.00–2,500.002,0936
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0651,810.05/head1,600.00–2,075.001,8106
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—9262,061.79/head1,750.00–2,500.002,06211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300265497.50/cwt490.00–505.001,3182
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9851,794.80/head1,500.00–2,075.001,7952
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9982,379.89/head2,050.00–2,725.002,3802
Stock CowsMedium 1-2—7751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500465320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4881
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500473349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,6513
BullsLarge 1-2400–450425350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4881
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600575355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0412
BullsLarge 1-2500–550529303.55/cwt297.50–310.001,6064
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,6103,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—1,0053,200.75/head2,950.00–3,400.003,2012
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,303174.16/cwt169.00–183.002,2694
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,270145.52/cwt138.00–149.001,8488
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,625167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,7141
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,588161.88/cwt154.00–165.002,5716
CowsLean 85-90%—965134.95/cwt130.00–144.001,30216
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Bulls——1,823202.07/cwt195.00–213.003,68410
Bulls——1,407180.68/cwt168.00–191.002,54210
CowsLean 85-90%—1,010155.57/cwt148.00–162.001,5715
CowsLean 85-90%—1,023125.34/cwt122.00–129.001,28212
CowsLean 85-90%—838117.69/cwt117.00–118.009863
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,203158.35/cwt150.00–165.001,90520
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—9891,686.10/head1,500.00–1,850.001,6865
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3—9431,817.31/head1,725.00–1,850.001,8173
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—9001,980.22/head1,850.00–2,200.001,9805
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800760242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,8431
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350325377.58/cwt372.50–382.501,2272
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400352335.03/cwt327.50–340.001,1795
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650633283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,7912
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600597306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,8274
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450422332.38/cwt327.00–343.001,4036
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,7522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800755279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,1065
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850815285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600559336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,8788
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515351.50/cwt351.50–351.501,8108
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450436356.31/cwt354.00–372.501,5548
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550518340.76/cwt327.50–345.001,7658
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1734,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2322,721.38/head2,600.00–2,850.002,7213
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4313,457.88/head3,200.00–3,600.003,4584
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2703,487.20/head3,475.00–3,500.003,4872
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1903,790.34/head3,200.00–4,200.003,7902
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4453,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2202,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,6453,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2233,603.41/head3,200.00–4,100.003,6033
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0803,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8439
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700667320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450439361.14/cwt361.00–362.501,58510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350348367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,27910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,8385
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,9694
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700678299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,0276
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300255357.35/cwt350.00–365.009112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650614310.61/cwt299.00–318.001,9078
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700660315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0794
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500469360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6885
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613322.02/cwt320.00–323.001,9743

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.