Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-01-22

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Jan 22
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
401 head
▼ 1,120 vs last sale 1,521▼ 559 vs year ago 960 · −58.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 1▲ 5 vs year ago 2 · +250.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $406.11/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 7 of 14 comparable sales and sits −33.91 against this barn's trailing median of $440.02.
Average price
$406.11
40 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,314
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$67.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−36.97
vs KY average
−59.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569417.152,37331
Medium and Large 2571373.452,1327thin
Medium and Large 2-3580349.302,0262thin
One grade step is worth $67.85/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale40 hd
406.11
—
KY average25 barns · 1,271 hd
443.08
−36.97
National average169 barns · 18,411 hd
465.33
−59.22
This barn, trailing median14 sales
440.02
−33.91
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

14 sales
504443383322median 440.0203/1204/2307/2309/1010/22
Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.30, low $335.84, median $440.02 across 14 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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,553139.002,1582thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,158117.501,3602thin

Every lot

59 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Monthly Cattle Sale - Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur)
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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,8551
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440475.46/cwt470.00–487.502,0925
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0466
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483452.02/cwt450.00–453.002,1833
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0371
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,4702
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563428.24/cwt420.00–431.002,41116
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571373.45/cwt370.00–378.002,1327
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580349.30/cwt347.50–351.002,0262
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581396.91/cwt385.00–410.002,30613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5016
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2641382.04/cwt365.00–387.002,44920
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1291
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660367.54/cwt365.00–370.002,4262
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,3011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,55318
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727346.51/cwt340.00–350.002,51910
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755365.50/cwt365.50–365.502,76028
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766347.18/cwt339.00–350.002,65933
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811327.99/cwt326.00–329.002,6606
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,8368
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,88914
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,4331
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2979297.12/cwt283.00–300.002,9096
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,6521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388425.10/cwt410.00–440.001,6492
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5271
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416441.00/cwt441.00–441.001,8354
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439422.59/cwt419.00–431.001,85510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476412.65/cwt400.00–420.001,9648
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7281
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521381.02/cwt380.00–381.501,9853
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533400.18/cwt400.00–401.002,13311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575385.92/cwt385.00–386.002,21912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,0592
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626344.39/cwt344.00–350.002,15615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631327.21/cwt320.00–333.002,0655
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,28820
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670330.84/cwt308.00–334.002,21718
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2754
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,1232
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727321.15/cwt317.00–323.002,33518
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,48321
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3762
Heifers850–900Medium 1-2885249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,2041
Heifers1000–1050Medium 1-21,007208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,0952
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,016249.80/cwt240.00–251.002,5389
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6331
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2502393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,9732
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2585360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1062
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3842
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3817267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,1812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,255113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,4181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,545148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,2871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,560130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0281

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.