Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-09-28

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 28
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
564 head
▲ 263 vs last sale 301▲ 61 vs year ago 503 · +12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 112▲ 8 vs year ago 135 · +5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 168▼ 17 vs year ago 167 · −10.2%
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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.43/cwt on 72 head, up $3.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 35 comparable sales and sits −32.65 against this barn's trailing median of $392.08.
Average price
$359.43
▲ 3.06 vs prior sale
72 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$47.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.67
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549375.852,06347
Medium and Large 2-3536328.551,76025
One grade step is worth $47.30/cwt here — about $303 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 sale72 hd
359.43
—
KY average26 barns · 645 hd
358.76
+0.67
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.08
−32.65
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—High1,669187.563,13024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,604150.452,41415
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,270147.671,87543
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low990128.181,26955
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,250186.002,3251thin

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)1,435$3,2992thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,88210
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,7492thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,287$2,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$2,41713
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,217$2,3327
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,474$2,3214thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,017$2,1096
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,8859
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,081$1,87715
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)855$2,1501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,395$2,9202thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,014$2,4204thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,203$2,4252thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)975$2,4502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,114$2,00311
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,8346

Every lot

98 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
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2442363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,6042
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8904
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,6051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,6904
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510418.00/cwt418.00–418.002,13214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1345
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,9998
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9343
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1889
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731326.84/cwt314.00–329.002,3897
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,6003
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7152
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065258.97/cwt253.00–265.002,7582
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,177225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,6483
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225418.33/cwt415.00–420.009413
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280422.37/cwt420.00–425.001,1832
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2302417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,2618
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374404.91/cwt390.00–413.001,51419
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3491
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442380.74/cwt357.50–383.001,68334
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3454336.52/cwt330.00–345.001,52816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532348.79/cwt328.00–355.001,85644
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,69511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,76110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576329.13/cwt327.00–343.001,89622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3631265.00/cwt262.50–270.001,6726
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2648311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,0152
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8284
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,97716
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2743272.39/cwt267.50–273.002,0249
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3773247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,9134
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2217465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,0092
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235425.00/cwt425.00–425.009991
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2297490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,45518
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,30510
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2372421.45/cwt400.00–425.001,5687
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,70631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,56710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,80423
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,51911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,05933
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530330.91/cwt325.00–333.001,75422
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3577311.28/cwt307.00–320.001,7963
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2598342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,04814
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620317.03/cwt315.00–319.001,96621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3661305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0165
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,12815
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2733300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1994
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2752304.65/cwt304.50–307.502,29121
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,8831
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8171
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2918229.02/cwt228.00–230.002,1022
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1011
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,250186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,3251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485175.57/cwt165.00–179.002,6074
Bulls——1,692188.95/cwt180.00–201.003,19719
Bulls——1,960209.00/cwt209.00–209.004,0961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%923149.77/cwt143.00–158.001,3828
Cows—Lean 85-90%928110.25/cwt107.00–113.001,0234
Cows—Lean 85-90%947119.99/cwt115.00–124.001,13621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066131.41/cwt125.00–140.001,40122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232137.07/cwt128.00–143.001,68914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,0172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291152.11/cwt145.00–160.001,96427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545170.51/cwt170.00–171.002,6342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,606142.17/cwt139.00–144.002,2837
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,622153.42/cwt150.00–156.002,4886
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0142,420.28/head1,900.00–2,700.002,4204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,920.34/head2,600.00–3,150.002,9202
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0301,796.48/head1,250.00–2,150.001,7969
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0401,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0632,517.99/head2,075.00–3,050.002,5183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0781,908.06/head1,875.00–1,950.001,9082
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0851,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,991.12/head2,350.00–3,550.002,9919
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1531,739.85/head1,550.00–2,075.001,7403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,998.11/head1,750.00–2,350.001,9986
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2462,399.53/head1,650.00–3,000.002,4006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2572,563.31/head1,900.00–3,325.002,56310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2872,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3131,958.31/head1,700.00–2,250.001,9586
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3651,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,748.64/head2,675.00–2,800.002,7492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4353,299.30/head3,200.00–3,400.003,2992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4742,320.67/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3214
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Large 1-29452,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-39601,649.74/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6502
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,081.93/head1,800.00–2,400.002,0829
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223192.46/cwt177.00–212.002,3542
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,833.79/head1,675.00–2,000.001,8346
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28552,150.00/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.