Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-02-12

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Feb 12
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
847 head
446 vs last sale 401 72 vs year ago 919 · 7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
2 vs last sale 7 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $455.89/cwt on 61 head, up $49.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $455.89.
Average price
$455.89
49.77 vs prior sale
61 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,528
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$75.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.16
vs KY average
22.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549467.382,56450
Medium and Large 2576413.842,3836thin
Medium and Large 2-3588391.422,3025thin
One grade step is worth $75.96/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales
504465426386median 455.8901/0802/2604/0906/1108/13
Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.30, low $400.27, median $455.89 across 13 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 sale61 hd
455.89
KY average24 barns · 1,112 hd
456.05
−0.16
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−22.50
This barn, trailing median13 sales
455.89
+0.00
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,155165.421,9112thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,243156.501,9452thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2-3400–450420425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950910285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700650369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,3994
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550516434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,2399
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800779338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,63365
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600579436.10/cwt420.00–445.002,52517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750736368.65/cwt350.00–370.002,71315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450405605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,4502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850840356.15/cwt351.00–360.002,99275
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385567.50/cwt567.50–567.502,1851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650621373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,31624
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,4861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500485462.60/cwt457.50–467.502,2442
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590410.61/cwt409.00–417.502,4235
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1721
SteersMedium 1-2600–650630312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500474523.96/cwt520.00–528.002,4844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700667396.37/cwt380.00–400.002,64423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650633420.60/cwt416.00–430.002,66238
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900868338.00/cwt332.00–340.002,93413
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0231
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1291
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650640366.16/cwt355.00–377.502,3432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800755374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,82436
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850833341.13/cwt340.00–343.002,8427
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533455.48/cwt440.00–465.002,4287
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600588391.42/cwt365.00–400.002,3025
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650627407.11/cwt387.50–415.002,55323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600560456.98/cwt450.00–474.002,55913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750725377.55/cwt372.00–387.002,73788
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700660415.55/cwt414.00–417.002,74338
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785365.10/cwt355.00–369.002,86629
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550540432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,3331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600587379.26/cwt372.50–382.502,2263
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450408547.45/cwt520.00–555.002,2345
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350343525.99/cwt525.00–527.001,8042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500450520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300260627.50/cwt627.50–627.501,6321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,155165.42/cwt164.00–167.001,9112
CowsLean 85-90%1,205167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,0121
CowsLean 85-90%1,280146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,8691
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2755225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700690350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4151
BullsMedium 1-2550–600552327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,8082
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400375472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,7722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650635375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900895257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,3051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800770350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8961
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450440430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500485491.58/cwt482.50–500.002,3843
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450418486.26/cwt485.00–487.502,0332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455479.00/cwt479.00–479.002,1796
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450430471.66/cwt463.00–500.002,0285
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730328.65/cwt328.50–330.002,39910
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,1521
HeifersMedium 1-2700–750710320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600555413.91/cwt407.50–417.502,29710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,6042
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900875265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600583392.39/cwt385.00–397.002,2888
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,2861
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545361.25/cwt357.50–365.001,9692
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5181
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000960279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,67811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378474.14/cwt462.50–487.501,7925
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427440.21/cwt430.00–447.501,8806
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529415.24/cwt411.00–417.002,1975
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573362.65/cwt357.50–367.502,0782
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650635340.93/cwt332.50–345.002,1653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700684342.78/cwt330.00–353.002,34531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550506525.08/cwt523.00–526.002,65713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800754327.55/cwt318.00–330.002,4705
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900858286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,4541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476436.84/cwt423.00–447.502,0799
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650636358.29/cwt350.00–367.502,27940
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750745339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,52663

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.