Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-03-16

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 16
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 458▼ 168 vs year ago 507 · −33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 100▼ 31 vs year ago 139 · −22.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
241 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 164▲ 98 vs year ago 143 · +68.5%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $392.10/cwt on 30 head, up $12.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +25.26 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$392.10
▲ 12.98 vs prior sale
30 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,131
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.35
vs KY average
−24.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540394.392,13128
Medium and Large 2-3587360.002,1132thin
One grade step is worth $34.39/cwt here — about $18 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale30 hd
392.10
—
KY average27 barns · 1,255 hd
404.45
−12.35
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−24.02
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
+25.26
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

34 sales
422384347309median 366.8403/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.76, low $323.16, median $366.84 across 34 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
Bulls—High1,496196.432,93910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,648184.963,0484thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,206175.212,11455
CowsLean 85-90%Low977154.091,50537

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$3,2095
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$3,09611
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$3,0655
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,191$2,8597
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$2,78815
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,081$2,6224thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,154$2,4645
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$2,38621
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,134$2,3278
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)879$2,6105
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)871$2,5914thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)793$2,4992thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)785$2,3363thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)764$2,2214thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,329$2,7454thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,302$3,8173thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,352$3,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,123$3,6996
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,264$3,52612
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,169$2,9769
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)935$3,1251thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,045$2,5251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,111$2,29211
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,8946

Every lot

96 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433479.72/cwt475.00–488.002,07720
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515426.99/cwt420.00–440.002,1993
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516477.97/cwt460.00–485.002,4667
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1652
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,1091
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558451.91/cwt450.00–453.002,52211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,5771
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2648375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4302
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661385.67/cwt377.50–390.002,5495
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701378.50/cwt378.50–378.502,6537
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2748358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,6783
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,4611
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,5922
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,50410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368471.80/cwt469.00–480.001,73627
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378424.97/cwt420.00–430.001,6062
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441427.86/cwt427.50–430.001,88727
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461427.38/cwt417.50–437.501,97017
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,1123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529401.29/cwt396.00–402.502,12316
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570376.08/cwt375.00–377.502,1449
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3587360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1132
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,0991
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0323
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676328.68/cwt326.00–330.002,2226
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,1222
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,1171
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,4561
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2881301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,6523
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2292575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,67912
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4291
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373504.26/cwt500.00–505.001,88126
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2399455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8155
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,8551
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2453462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,09513
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2454435.39/cwt433.00–437.501,97715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3468404.72/cwt397.50–412.501,8942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2512416.41/cwt395.00–420.002,13217
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2562381.10/cwt378.00–389.002,14218
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,4029
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,3242
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3972
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,4381
Bulls800–850Medium 1-2815280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2821
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440196.16/cwt184.00–205.002,8256
Bulls——1,453177.47/cwt177.00–178.002,5792
Bulls——1,708216.20/cwt214.00–219.003,6932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%640132.00/cwt132.00–132.008451
Cows—Lean 85-90%933144.80/cwt135.00–150.001,35116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029162.63/cwt151.00–175.001,67320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187165.27/cwt155.00–170.001,96221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216182.17/cwt171.00–204.002,21533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,0021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,648184.96/cwt182.00–188.003,0484
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3292,745.20/head2,500.00–2,950.002,7454
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28201,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29452,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0051,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0321,954.44/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9546
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0812,622.49/head2,400.00–2,900.002,6224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0943,375.03/head2,400.00–3,800.003,3754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1542,464.21/head2,325.00–2,600.002,4645
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,587.58/head2,000.00–3,300.002,58814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1912,858.89/head2,125.00–3,250.002,8597
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2142,556.90/head2,050.00–2,850.002,5576
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2532,788.40/head2,150.00–3,550.002,78815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2693,240.60/head2,050.00–3,750.003,24110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,208.78/head2,950.00–3,475.003,2095
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29353,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 37901,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2-39502,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1262,949.38/head2,500.00–3,200.002,9495
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,955.32/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9555
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1894,124.12/head3,950.00–4,500.004,1245
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3023,817.00/head3,750.00–3,925.003,8173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3133,271.73/head3,075.00–3,450.003,2723
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3283,933.68/head2,900.00–4,550.003,9347
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3523,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27642,220.58/head1,950.00–2,725.002,2214
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27852,335.88/head2,150.00–2,600.002,3363
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27932,499.21/head2,450.00–2,550.002,4992
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28712,590.78/head2,225.00–2,875.002,5914
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28792,609.90/head1,900.00–3,550.002,6105
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850195.47/cwt167.50–265.001,6616
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-38701,575.65/head1,525.00–1,650.001,5762
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-39721,794.25/head1,750.00–1,850.001,7943
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,053.27/head1,925.00–2,300.002,0534
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,478.78/head2,100.00–2,800.002,4798

This sale against other markets

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.