Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-04-09

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Apr 9
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
542 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 661▲ 361 vs year ago 181 · +199.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.09/cwt on 53 head, up $17.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 14 comparable sales and sits +19.55 against this barn's trailing median of $399.54.
Average price
$419.09
▲ 17.55 vs prior sale
53 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,336
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$40.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.57
vs KY average
−9.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554424.632,35244
Medium and Large 2515419.002,1582thin
Medium and Large 2-3591384.292,2727thin
One grade step is worth $40.34/cwt here — about $79 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 sale53 hd
419.09
—
KY average26 barns · 1,347 hd
418.52
+0.57
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−9.27
This barn, trailing median14 sales
399.54
+19.55
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
443401360318median 399.5403/1204/2307/0909/1010/22
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.74, low $332.44, median $399.54 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
Bulls—Low1,420173.002,4571thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,570170.002,6691thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,115160.001,7841thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8982
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380557.50/cwt557.50–557.502,1191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2397
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410520.67/cwt520.00–522.002,1353
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483514.20/cwt510.00–520.002,4847
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,6496
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2491495.35/cwt494.00–505.002,4328
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495482.00/cwt482.00–482.002,3861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512520.58/cwt514.00–522.002,6658
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528497.09/cwt485.00–510.002,6252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533441.21/cwt439.00–450.002,3525
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,6401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603454.00/cwt441.00–455.002,73814
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619415.04/cwt412.00–420.002,5696
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3637388.18/cwt380.00–401.002,4735
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2654418.99/cwt406.00–429.002,74010
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714391.95/cwt381.00–403.002,7998
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729359.52/cwt354.00–377.002,62111
Steers700–750Large 1-2743328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,4373
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761371.59/cwt359.00–378.002,8283
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3783324.70/cwt322.00–326.002,5423
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808343.30/cwt340.00–350.002,7743
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2837326.30/cwt313.00–336.002,73120
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,92925
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2866329.56/cwt320.00–334.002,8545
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7441
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935314.43/cwt310.00–318.002,9408
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270552.64/cwt545.00–560.001,4922
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,8081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335532.50/cwt532.50–532.501,7842
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438497.21/cwt487.50–505.002,1789
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1122
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,9453
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475443.46/cwt440.00–447.002,1062
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476471.85/cwt466.00–480.002,24610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,1582
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517443.63/cwt430.00–447.502,29414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567428.50/cwt428.50–428.502,43010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573409.39/cwt400.00–420.002,34620
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3599385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3066
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610397.49/cwt395.00–400.002,4254
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634372.71/cwt372.00–375.002,3634
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,3831
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667368.12/cwt368.00–377.502,45577
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708337.98/cwt330.00–340.002,3935
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Replacement710356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,5288
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,53173
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775337.56/cwt329.00–339.002,61652
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5621
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2852300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,8361
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355601.50/cwt601.50–601.502,1354
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370533.24/cwt520.00–540.001,9733
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2411519.56/cwt515.00–522.002,1353
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9571
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483460.46/cwt453.00–463.002,2248
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521430.61/cwt415.00–440.002,2434
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,4062
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2657366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,4052
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3663345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2873
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,420173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,4571
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,6691
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9321

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.