Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-07-20

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 20
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
465 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 345▼ 1 vs year ago 466 · −0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 132▲ 11 vs year ago 88 · +12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 247▲ 86 vs year ago 121 · +71.1%
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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $376.69/cwt on 61 head, down $27.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 35 comparable sales and sits −15.39 against this barn's trailing median of $392.08.
Average price
$376.69
▼ 27.32 vs prior sale
61 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,085
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$282
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.04
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555383.882,13151
Medium and Large 2-3544340.001,85010thin
One grade step is worth $43.88/cwt here — about $282 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 sale61 hd
376.69
—
KY average26 barns · 393 hd
402.73
−26.04
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.08
−15.39
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—Average1,542229.413,53813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,652181.482,9987thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,243181.172,25142
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,036162.441,68333

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)1,335$4,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,450$4,1002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,9803thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,8804thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,031$2,8329
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,174$2,7285
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,255$2,7002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,159$2,6858
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,146$2,63614
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,014$2,53813
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,207$2,5002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,069$2,13720
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)855$3,2836
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$2,4751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,343$3,8444thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)982$2,7523thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,570$5,1252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,530$4,8642thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,295$4,4489
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$4,22810
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,259$3,5805
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)820$2,3501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)986$2,27510
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,9251thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0204
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8631
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525422.77/cwt420.00–440.002,2207
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526391.32/cwt382.50–397.502,0585
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587393.40/cwt390.00–395.002,30912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3041
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5164
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3677330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2342
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680376.83/cwt375.00–378.002,5625
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,7096
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7883
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2903308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,7812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300465.45/cwt465.00–470.001,39611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3363385.69/cwt350.00–393.001,4006
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379432.28/cwt422.50–435.001,63828
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2446399.09/cwt390.00–400.001,78011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469410.37/cwt393.00–416.001,92539
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,0631
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9683
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3558316.31/cwt301.00–325.001,76511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593363.67/cwt360.00–364.002,15712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,1824
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628300.87/cwt299.00–302.501,8898
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672317.54/cwt307.00–330.002,13415
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833264.92/cwt260.00–270.002,2072
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2231640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4783
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,71017
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5302
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8201
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3379423.76/cwt403.00–460.001,60611
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,97634
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,71812
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,03728
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,62512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525395.29/cwt385.00–397.502,07528
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3544340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,85010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2592370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,19023
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621324.81/cwt310.00–335.002,01716
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2119
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3687295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0274
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2751298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,2383
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1532
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975219.99/cwt215.00–222.502,1453
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,0751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,288219.25/cwt210.00–225.002,8245
Bulls——1,701235.76/cwt227.50–244.004,0108
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%981172.17/cwt166.00–181.001,68916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056139.23/cwt135.00–142.001,4704
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098157.61/cwt150.00–164.001,73113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227161.36/cwt158.00–164.001,9803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238174.00/cwt165.00–180.002,15416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248188.74/cwt181.00–207.002,35523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555187.38/cwt181.00–195.002,9143
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,725177.05/cwt174.00–180.003,0544
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29822,752.29/head2,050.00–3,500.002,7523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3433,843.76/head2,800.00–5,100.003,8444
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,225.50/head2,900.00–3,500.003,2262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2234,631.95/head4,250.00–5,300.004,6323
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3104,390.59/head3,100.00–5,300.004,3913
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,526.42/head3,300.00–3,700.003,5262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3464,181.69/head3,275.00–5,250.004,1824
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3884,074.41/head3,300.00–4,700.004,0742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4784,774.53/head4,150.00–5,300.004,7754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5155,500.00/head5,500.00–5,500.005,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5304,863.73/head4,750.00–4,950.004,8642
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6085,332.35/head4,650.00–5,900.005,3322
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6254,750.00/head4,750.00–4,750.004,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows23 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27831,904.79/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9052
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38651,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29451,720.63/head1,550.00–1,850.001,7212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39632,055.97/head1,960.00–2,200.002,0563
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0302,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0331,955.38/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9557
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0401,872.36/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0813,056.06/head2,100.00–3,450.003,0567
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0912,877.03/head2,700.00–3,100.002,8778
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1123,231.93/head2,900.00–3,500.003,2323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1142,327.65/head2,000.00–2,825.002,32811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1592,684.76/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6858
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1642,763.35/head2,300.00–3,100.002,76312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1772,680.52/head2,050.00–3,100.002,6813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2053,244.40/head3,100.00–3,400.003,2442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2072,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3103,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3354,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4504,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Large 1-28202,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28152,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28553,282.72/head2,500.00–3,725.003,2836
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7581
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29862,275.24/head1,975.00–2,650.002,27510
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251

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.