Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-04-13

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 13
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
376 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 294▲ 27 vs year ago 349 · +7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 70▼ 52 vs year ago 138 · −37.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 219▼ 111 vs year ago 273 · −40.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with several high dressing individuals.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $454.38/cwt on 38 head, up $11.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 35 of 35 comparable sales and sits +62.30 against this barn's trailing median of $392.08.
Average price
$454.38
▲ 11.56 vs prior sale
38 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,460
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$25.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.35
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543455.742,47336
Medium and Large 2517430.002,2232thin
One grade step is worth $25.74/cwt here — about $250 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 sale38 hd
454.38
—
KY average26 barns · 622 hd
455.74
−1.35
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.08
+62.30
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

35 sales
468412357301median 392.0803/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.38, low $314.65, median $392.08 across 35 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—Low1,677215.623,61620
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,549190.202,9466thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,261185.002,33227
CowsLean 85-90%High1,082168.001,81733

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)1,345$3,7484thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,156$3,4588
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,246$3,3174thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,273$3,2952thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,126$3,20910
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,028$2,7792thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$2,7392thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,071$2,6205
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,064$2,5364thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,146$2,3804thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,038$2,2858
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$2,4512thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,485$3,3933thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,185$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$4,7752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,258$3,5279
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,388$3,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,328$3,3922thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,37917

Every lot

82 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2353595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,1002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,2311
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added454529.00/cwt529.00–529.002,4024
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1391
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,31810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542463.99/cwt460.00–465.002,5155
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560488.00/cwt488.00–488.002,7335
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593461.00/cwt461.00–461.002,7343
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629396.50/cwt390.00–405.002,4948
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,7165
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713346.21/cwt342.50–350.002,4682
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,8072
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,8291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2277535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,4829
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374505.28/cwt500.00–510.001,89019
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9891
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,94510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442466.39/cwt455.00–467.502,06121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517419.73/cwt415.00–421.002,17019
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0726
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1862
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,3228
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582374.04/cwt370.00–375.002,1775
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605378.96/cwt374.00–384.002,2936
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637340.43/cwt340.00–341.002,1697
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2102
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,1612
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875293.40/cwt285.00–297.502,5673
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy262665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,7422
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2286624.11/cwt620.00–645.001,78512
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2311630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,9593
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,22016
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2362545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9738
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2387575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,22528
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0043
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,27214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2497462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,2995
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2232
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,51419
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567425.83/cwt414.00–431.002,41417
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2654
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3121
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2752330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4822
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3254
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,486207.15/cwt201.00–214.003,0787
Bulls——1,490190.32/cwt190.00–191.002,8363
Bulls——1,867229.13/cwt219.00–239.504,27810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036159.31/cwt150.00–165.001,65010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082177.65/cwt170.00–189.001,92220
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153140.40/cwt137.00–145.001,6192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170164.32/cwt162.00–167.001,9232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268193.93/cwt184.00–207.002,45915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268175.73/cwt169.00–182.002,22810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,390117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,6261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465177.18/cwt174.00–180.002,5962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,591196.71/cwt190.00–203.003,1304
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4853,392.59/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3933
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0282,779.38/head2,750.00–2,825.002,7792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0382,285.06/head1,950.00–2,500.002,2858
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0642,535.96/head1,700.00–3,600.002,5364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0712,619.72/head2,175.00–3,000.002,6205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1263,209.30/head2,500.00–3,750.003,20910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1462,379.66/head2,000.00–2,700.002,3804
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1563,458.00/head2,900.00–3,950.003,4588
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,739.37/head2,650.00–2,825.002,7392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2463,317.00/head2,850.00–3,700.003,3174
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2733,295.19/head3,250.00–3,350.003,2952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3453,748.33/head3,450.00–4,100.003,7484
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2354,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2813,605.67/head3,200.00–3,950.003,6068
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2955,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3283,391.53/head3,275.00–3,500.003,3922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3553,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4203,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,379.15/head1,950.00–2,750.002,37917
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0132,451.11/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4512

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.