Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-09-28

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 28
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
← Sep 21Sep 28latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
564 head
▲ 263 vs last sale 301▲ 61 vs year ago 503 · +12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 112▲ 8 vs year ago 135 · +5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 168▼ 17 vs year ago 167 · −10.2%
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 $359.43/cwt on 72 head, up $3.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −39.92 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.
Average price
$359.43
▲ 3.06 vs prior sale
72 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$47.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.67
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549375.852,06347
Medium and Large 2-3536328.551,76025
One grade step is worth $47.30/cwt here — about $303 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

33 sales
468412357301median 399.3502/0904/0606/0808/0309/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.38, low $314.65, median $399.35 across 33 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 sale72 hd
359.43
—
KY average26 barns · 645 hd
358.76
+0.67
This barn, trailing median33 sales
399.35
−39.92
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—Low1,669187.563,13024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,604150.452,41415
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,270147.671,87543
CowsLean 85-90%Average990128.181,26955
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,250186.002,3251thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,435$3,2992thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,88210
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,7492thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,287$2,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$2,41713
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,217$2,3327
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,474$2,3214thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,017$2,1096
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,8859
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,081$1,87715
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)855$2,1501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,395$2,9202thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,014$2,4204thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,203$2,4252thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)975$2,4502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,114$2,00311
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,8346

Every lot, as filed

98 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576329.13/cwt327.00–343.001,89622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900890305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7152
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532348.79/cwt328.00–355.001,85644
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700667319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,12815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700668327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1889
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750745349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,6003
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225418.33/cwt415.00–420.009413
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450442363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,6042
SteersMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,177225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,6483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510418.00/cwt418.00–418.002,13214
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700661305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0165
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500450337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,51911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600569375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1345
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400350340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,9998
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300280422.37/cwt420.00–425.001,1832
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600568310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,76110
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8284
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250235425.00/cwt425.00–425.009991
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650631265.00/cwt262.50–270.001,6726
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450434361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,56710
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400355367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,30510
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450445247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9343
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550530330.91/cwt325.00–333.001,75422
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,6904
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500454336.52/cwt330.00–345.001,52816
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450415325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3491
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800773247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,9134
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550533318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,69511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600577311.28/cwt307.00–320.001,7963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0142,420.28/head1,900.00–2,700.002,4204
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0632,517.99/head2,075.00–3,050.002,5183
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2572,563.31/head1,900.00–3,325.002,56310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3131,958.31/head1,700.00–2,250.001,9586
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2462,399.53/head1,650.00–3,000.002,4006
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,6051
CowsLean 85-90%—1,066131.41/cwt125.00–140.001,40122
CowsLean 85-90%—923149.77/cwt143.00–158.001,3828
Stock CowsLarge 1-2—9452,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—8452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,0851,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—8552,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bulls——1,485175.57/cwt165.00–179.002,6074
Bulls——1,692188.95/cwt180.00–201.003,19719
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,622153.42/cwt150.00–156.002,4886
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,545170.51/cwt170.00–171.002,6342
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,245162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,0172
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,232137.07/cwt128.00–143.001,68914
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,291152.11/cwt145.00–160.001,96427
CowsLean 85-90%—947119.99/cwt115.00–124.001,13621
Bulls——1,960209.00/cwt209.00–209.004,0961
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,250186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,3251
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,606142.17/cwt139.00–144.002,2837
CowsLean 85-90%—928110.25/cwt107.00–113.001,0234
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,1531,739.85/head1,550.00–2,075.001,7403
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—7051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1482,081.93/head1,800.00–2,400.002,0829
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2851,833.79/head1,675.00–2,000.001,8346
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3—9601,649.74/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,3651,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0052,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1581,998.11/head1,750.00–2,350.001,9986
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,2002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0401,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4353,299.30/head3,200.00–3,400.003,2992
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3952,920.34/head2,600.00–3,150.002,9202
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1332,991.12/head2,350.00–3,550.002,9919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700668296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,97716
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4742,320.67/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3214
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3752,748.64/head2,675.00–2,800.002,7492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0301,796.48/head1,250.00–2,150.001,7969
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0781,908.06/head1,875.00–1,950.001,9082
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,2052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400372421.45/cwt400.00–425.001,5687
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,223192.46/cwt177.00–212.002,3542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2872,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250217465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,0092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850810232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,8831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900855212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450440410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,80423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400373457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,70631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550528390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,05933
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750733300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1994
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750743272.39/cwt267.50–273.002,0249
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600598342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,04814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650648311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,0152
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620317.03/cwt315.00–319.001,96621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800752304.65/cwt304.50–307.502,29121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300297490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,45518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750731326.84/cwt314.00–329.002,3897
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400374404.91/cwt390.00–413.001,51419
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,065258.97/cwt253.00–265.002,7582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450442380.74/cwt357.50–383.001,68334
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950918229.02/cwt228.00–230.002,1022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350302417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,2618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500450420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8904

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.