Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-10-22

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Oct 22
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
← Oct 8Oct 22latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 214▲ 4 vs year ago 328 · +1.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $396.09/cwt on 22 head, up $15.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 15 comparable sales and sits −49.20 against this barn's trailing median of $445.29.
Average price
$396.09
▲ 15.69 vs prior sale
22 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,188
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.65
vs KY average
−43.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555406.492,25717thin
Medium and Large 2-3543360.701,9585thin
One grade step is worth $45.79/cwt here — about $299 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale22 hd
396.09
—
KY average27 barns · 1,073 hd
397.74
−1.65
National average183 barns · 33,329 hd
439.27
−43.18
This barn, trailing median15 sales
445.29
−49.20
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales
504443383322median 445.2902/2604/0906/2509/1010/22
Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.30, low $335.84, median $445.29 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,300200.002,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2781
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0371
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464416.32/cwt400.00–419.001,93210
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,2584
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3541359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,9424
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1723
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576394.64/cwt373.00–399.002,27310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622358.39/cwt352.00–363.002,22928
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639374.90/cwt373.00–378.002,39639
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,3662
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added697366.75/cwt366.75–366.752,55674
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734332.64/cwt330.00–334.002,44223
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761343.34/cwt330.00–346.002,6136
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868320.51/cwt317.00–325.002,7829
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940321.00/cwt321.00–321.003,0171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420373.34/cwt372.00–377.501,5684
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,5171
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466374.22/cwt367.50–376.001,7447
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473353.54/cwt352.00–355.001,6722
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,8848
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523352.63/cwt347.50–355.001,84410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568339.46/cwt325.00–348.001,92810
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622341.88/cwt341.00–342.002,12617
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623336.83/cwt336.00–337.002,0986
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,9601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2689326.71/cwt324.00–329.002,25123
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2746314.50/cwt312.00–318.002,3466
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,2481
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518372.14/cwt360.00–379.001,9284
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3553313.56/cwt300.00–327.001,7342
Bulls550–600Large 1-2585305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7841
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3801
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,3711
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,2671
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,300200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,6001

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.