Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-09-21

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 21
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
301 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 461▼ 215 vs year ago 516 · −41.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 54▼ 9 vs year ago 121 · −7.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 103▼ 103 vs year ago 271 · −38.0%
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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $356.37/cwt on 54 head, up $4.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 35 comparable sales and sits −35.71 against this barn's trailing median of $392.08.
Average price
$356.37
▲ 4.41 vs prior sale
54 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,940
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.03
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545366.631,99738
Medium and Large 2509340.001,7316thin
Medium and Large 2-3565327.201,84910thin
One grade step is worth $39.43/cwt here — about $147 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 sale54 hd
356.37
—
KY average24 barns · 413 hd
357.40
−1.03
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.08
−35.71
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—Low1,739198.683,45617
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,651157.692,6048thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,275152.341,94238
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,013133.431,35144

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)1,000$3,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$2,8732thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,6833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,379$2,6514thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$2,4556
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,310$2,3503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$2,27116
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,295$2,2582thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,298$2,05115
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,117$1,9725
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,1501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,055$2,1501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,384$3,0584thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,058$3,0253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,273$3,2885
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,331$3,2579
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,142$2,5905
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,084$2,11610
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)944$2,0815
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,9074thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2448435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9493
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,0636
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,0488
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675320.38/cwt311.00–325.002,1639
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2748331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,4762
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,6481
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,8281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385409.92/cwt395.00–415.001,57816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2444372.16/cwt355.00–375.001,65221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2451363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,6374
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,5428
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6042
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,88628
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,6954
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568305.65/cwt305.00–306.001,7369
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,96013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,6982
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,9764
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2192
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2291490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4263
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2336385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2943
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4403
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3433
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,7577
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3436346.42/cwt345.00–347.501,5109
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6433
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2451402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,81526
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490329.67/cwt324.00–332.501,6153
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2507389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,97221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2509340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7316
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3546329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,7964
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,8846
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2591339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,00317
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3633291.48/cwt285.00–305.001,8453
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,1157
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665301.85/cwt301.00–303.002,0077
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7521
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2742293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,1742
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2787293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,3062
Bulls800–850Large 1-2820237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,9481
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,663203.77/cwt199.00–213.003,38910
Bulls——1,813180.76/cwt173.00–188.003,2775
Bulls——1,938218.00/cwt217.00–219.004,2252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945116.41/cwt114.00–119.001,1002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001152.35/cwt148.00–158.001,5258
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016123.77/cwt120.00–127.001,25814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022134.32/cwt128.00–143.001,37320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247137.43/cwt130.00–144.001,7145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266152.42/cwt145.00–160.001,93027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338164.40/cwt161.00–175.002,2006
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593172.39/cwt170.00–175.002,7462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,663154.74/cwt149.00–163.002,5735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,4451
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,0673,475.00/head3,050.00–3,900.003,4752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3532,810.04/head2,250.00–3,400.002,8103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,4753,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-28751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29442,081.33/head1,800.00–2,325.002,0815
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073195.49/cwt170.00–262.002,0988
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0842,116.07/head1,800.00–2,525.002,11610
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,042.49/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0423
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,1752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,1803,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2693,167.51/head3,100.00–3,225.003,1684
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3073,288.46/head3,100.00–3,400.003,2883
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3813,329.20/head3,150.00–3,525.003,3295
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29951,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Large 31,0301,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0431,716.37/head1,525.00–1,875.001,7162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2333,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2462,744.33/head1,900.00–3,450.002,7444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2532,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,257.72/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3032,269.06/head2,000.00–2,425.002,26915
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,079.61/head1,850.00–2,350.002,08014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3792,650.50/head2,300.00–2,800.002,6514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,872.89/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.