Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-02-26

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Feb 26
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Receipts
1,037 head
▲ 190 vs last sale 847▲ 839 vs year ago 198 · +423.7%
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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 $473.36/cwt on 159 head. That ranks 13 of 14 comparable sales and sits +33.34 against this barn's trailing median of $440.02.
Average price
$473.36
159 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$460
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$111.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.88
vs KY average
−13.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545489.242,665125
Medium and Large 2563421.412,37229
Medium and Large 2-3584377.602,2055thin
One grade step is worth $111.64/cwt here — about $460 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 sale159 hd
473.36
—
KY average25 barns · 1,249 hd
471.48
+1.88
National average172 barns · 11,832 hd
487.02
−13.66
This barn, trailing median14 sales
440.02
+33.34
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.

Every lot

93 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy243740.00/cwt740.00–740.001,7983
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy284694.41/cwt690.00–710.001,9724
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8271
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316681.51/cwt670.00–700.002,1544
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1091
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382593.32/cwt580.00–605.002,2667
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy398620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,4688
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413526.14/cwt522.50–530.002,1732
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418484.74/cwt473.00–510.002,0267
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440447.00/cwt447.00–447.001,9671
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed452562.50/cwt562.50–562.502,5437
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3461442.50/cwt437.50–445.002,0405
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474539.34/cwt518.00–546.002,55622
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476488.10/cwt480.00–512.502,3234
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488467.24/cwt465.00–477.002,2805
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517520.76/cwt500.00–531.502,69256
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527490.84/cwt490.00–492.502,58712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529443.12/cwt427.00–460.002,3449
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570475.31/cwt469.00–507.002,70928
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578411.64/cwt400.00–422.002,37920
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581441.16/cwt430.00–456.002,56329
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3584377.60/cwt355.00–397.502,2055
Steers600–650Medium 1-2600352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,1121
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615400.04/cwt396.00–403.002,4604
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624436.51/cwt432.00–451.002,72432
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628375.06/cwt360.00–390.002,3552
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630418.79/cwt408.00–428.002,63848
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651418.00/cwt418.00–418.002,7213
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683401.52/cwt387.00–409.502,74277
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3686374.51/cwt370.00–379.002,5696
Steers700–750Medium 1-2705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718384.12/cwt380.00–386.502,75811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726360.24/cwt355.00–363.002,6155
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,8131
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778358.98/cwt350.00–361.002,79350
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3787336.56/cwt316.00–347.502,6499
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812354.12/cwt353.00–355.002,8759
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828346.74/cwt345.00–347.002,87115
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875343.58/cwt343.00–344.003,0067
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2908326.41/cwt325.00–329.002,96417
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980313.67/cwt313.00–315.003,0743
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2190545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,0361
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,6961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6954
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328513.61/cwt507.00–535.001,6859
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4361
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2336463.32/cwt460.00–470.001,5573
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378512.27/cwt495.00–517.001,9369
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384527.36/cwt527.00–530.002,0258
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3388402.58/cwt400.00–420.001,5627
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430465.30/cwt455.00–475.002,00113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433500.86/cwt497.00–502.502,1697
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465484.84/cwt480.00–495.002,2553
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478416.91/cwt399.00–435.001,9932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483468.57/cwt455.00–473.002,26328
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525436.35/cwt429.00–450.002,29143
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529409.47/cwt395.00–417.502,16627
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554420.08/cwt417.50–423.002,32721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563352.47/cwt350.00–355.001,9842
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573400.94/cwt389.00–414.002,29753
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2596378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,2535
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618333.53/cwt332.00–335.002,0612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620380.43/cwt376.00–388.002,35947
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644369.12/cwt360.00–374.002,37734
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662368.32/cwt365.00–369.002,4386
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678350.67/cwt337.00–360.002,37836
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705343.16/cwt341.00–346.002,41914
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726332.54/cwt325.00–335.002,41415
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772324.75/cwt316.00–327.002,5075
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830308.34/cwt307.00–310.002,5593
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,6644
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,6211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,0803
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2326580.29/cwt575.00–595.001,8924
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3342465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy359635.00/cwt635.00–635.002,2806
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384567.96/cwt565.00–580.002,1819
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2403502.48/cwt500.00–505.002,0252
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,2095
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470498.00/cwt498.00–498.002,3412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505470.05/cwt465.00–475.002,3742
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,9901
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2681
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3600355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2645389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,5093
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2656384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,5193
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy725361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,6172
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2758338.50/cwt338.50–338.502,56610
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5893

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.