Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-08-31

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 31
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
327 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 405▼ 74 vs year ago 401 · −18.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 100▼ 6 vs year ago 114 · −5.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 138▼ 156 vs year ago 288 · −54.2%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.90/cwt on 61 head, down $9.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −31.94 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$334.90
▼ 9.49 vs prior sale
61 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,857
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.35
vs KY average
+3.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554336.651,86757
Medium and Large 2-3554310.001,7174thin
One grade step is worth $26.65/cwt here — about $149 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale61 hd
334.90
—
KY average26 barns · 521 hd
332.55
+2.35
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
+3.38
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
−31.94
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—Low1,780199.573,55119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,239157.111,94641
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,643152.222,5015thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,072139.071,49135
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,392198.582,7643thin

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$3,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$3,3332thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$3,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,437$2,8165
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,015$2,5752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,5195
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,186$2,48611
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,068$2,3266
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$2,23417
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$2,0483thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$1,9116
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)878$1,9752thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)747$1,9752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,8625
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,5001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,053$2,3972thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,214$2,6297
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)815$2,1001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,10611
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,086$1,8373thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,070$1,7501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)735$9251thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7133
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,9146
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573319.39/cwt319.00–321.001,8305
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,93813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627329.58/cwt327.00–335.002,0666
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,0804
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2431
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,0561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3250360.00/cwt360.00–360.009001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268398.23/cwt395.00–400.001,0673
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,2968
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3353357.55/cwt350.00–365.001,2622
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2396387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,53510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,6231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3951
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2452343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,5507
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,65225
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6162
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526345.96/cwt326.00–350.001,82029
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,91028
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623295.96/cwt295.00–297.001,8442
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664295.98/cwt290.00–305.001,9658
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,0484
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335420.67/cwt397.00–423.001,40911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3369323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,1925
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383398.00/cwt385.00–399.001,52413
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455331.50/cwt328.00–335.001,50814
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,70918
Bulls500–550Large 1-2500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,71914
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,7227
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3564289.15/cwt289.00–290.001,6317
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,83614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2614287.00/cwt280.00–290.001,7627
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2688283.92/cwt275.00–287.501,9537
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3707251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7752
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,0413
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,9451
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,392198.58/cwt195.00–200.002,7643
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,660181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,0051
Bulls——1,776198.87/cwt190.00–210.003,53217
Bulls——1,960230.00/cwt230.00–230.004,5081
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000125.15/cwt120.00–127.001,2527
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086159.40/cwt154.00–167.001,7315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090141.18/cwt135.00–150.001,53917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095132.38/cwt131.00–134.001,4506
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231144.97/cwt139.00–149.001,78512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242172.21/cwt168.00–177.002,1399
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242157.60/cwt150.00–164.001,95720
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,3351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,651154.02/cwt152.00–156.002,5434
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0532,396.79/head2,250.00–2,550.002,3972
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38531,805.72/head1,650.00–1,950.001,8062
Bred Cows—Small 1-28851,720.34/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7202
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0281,538.07/head1,150.00–1,650.001,5388
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0331,927.18/head1,600.00–2,250.001,9273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,586.17/head2,050.00–3,550.002,5864
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2082,047.52/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,332.96/head3,000.00–3,650.003,3332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,992.83/head1,850.00–2,050.001,9935
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2442,696.06/head2,000.00–3,700.002,6968
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,852.43/head1,900.00–3,400.002,8529
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3683,052.13/head2,800.00–3,400.003,0523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4372,816.06/head2,350.00–3,275.002,8165
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0852,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3142,869.41/head2,500.00–3,250.002,8694
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Large 3735925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015240.34/cwt234.00–245.002,4392
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0861,836.85/head1,700.00–2,100.001,8373
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,106.48/head1,700.00–2,900.002,10611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27471,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27801,861.97/head1,775.00–1,900.001,8625
Bred Heifers—Large 38251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Large 38701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.