Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-08-24

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 24
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
405 head
▲ 200 vs last sale 205▼ 164 vs year ago 569 · −28.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 65▼ 75 vs year ago 175 · −42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 206▼ 39 vs year ago 177 · −22.0%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.39/cwt on 41 head, down $12.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −22.45 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$344.39
▼ 12.45 vs prior sale
41 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,905
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$295
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$64.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.15
vs KY average
+6.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551352.291,94036
Medium and Large 2-3572287.501,6455thin
One grade step is worth $64.79/cwt here — about $295 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 sale41 hd
344.39
—
KY average26 barns · 674 hd
349.53
−5.15
National average160 barns · 6,296 hd
338.02
+6.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
−22.45
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

34 sales
422384347309median 366.8403/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.76, low $323.16, median $366.84 across 34 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—Low1,671198.003,30811
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,629175.572,85912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,294167.522,16753
CowsLean 85-90%High1,091155.361,69521

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,467$3,3002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$3,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,163$2,8252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,294$2,8135
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,089$2,81110
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,196$2,5198
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$2,3414thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,231$2,1665
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$2,1288
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)842$3,1002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)772$2,7123thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)834$2,6228
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$2,3102thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,142$2,7733thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,350$2,7302thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,410$3,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,443$3,3822thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,215$2,6823thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)918$2,4556
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)969$2,04411
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$1,9752thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)910$1,7002thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2444410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,82010
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,6511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,92713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6892
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,1453
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2692327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2662
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,0971
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4731
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822302.44/cwt300.00–305.002,4864
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,5891
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0921
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2284428.79/cwt425.00–430.001,21812
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2151
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,47612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,2748
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2396387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,5354
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443384.40/cwt366.00–388.001,70324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,4242
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,7034
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531363.43/cwt350.00–364.001,93024
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,6455
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,94712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9003
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7881
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,25776
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,9725
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,1241
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2797249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,9852
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,2062
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,116217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,4273
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,2071
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2061
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2288470.13/cwt465.00–485.001,3548
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3291427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,2444
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382391.02/cwt390.00–397.501,49421
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,73417
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,6975
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3492290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4272
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525333.76/cwt322.50–340.001,75214
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2609313.62/cwt300.00–319.001,91028
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670293.75/cwt292.00–295.001,9687
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,0591
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768284.50/cwt284.50–284.502,18518
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880230.05/cwt222.50–237.502,0244
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,1913
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3855162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,482186.11/cwt177.00–196.002,7585
Bulls——1,828207.91/cwt205.00–213.003,8016
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%968141.26/cwt139.00–144.001,3675
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080166.55/cwt162.00–177.001,7996
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,159155.70/cwt148.00–160.001,80510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272167.23/cwt160.00–175.002,12726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309181.54/cwt177.00–190.002,37613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320155.04/cwt146.00–159.002,04714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,3081
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,577174.32/cwt174.00–175.002,7496
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,722180.79/cwt177.00–188.003,1135
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1422,772.85/head2,000.00–3,300.002,7733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,730.41/head2,675.00–2,785.002,7302
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Large 1-27852,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-39001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-39101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29182,455.40/head2,250.00–2,800.002,4556
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-39701,654.90/head1,450.00–1,950.001,6552
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29922,128.26/head1,950.00–2,475.002,1288
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29401,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39951,808.17/head1,525.00–2,100.001,8082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39981,756.39/head1,625.00–1,850.001,7562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1123,062.26/head2,800.00–3,300.003,0628
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1342,357.41/head2,200.00–2,550.002,3575
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,881.80/head2,300.00–3,250.002,8822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1962,519.39/head2,200.00–2,950.002,5198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2942,813.29/head2,500.00–2,900.002,8135
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,357.79/head2,150.00–2,600.002,3584
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4673,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27722,712.47/head2,600.00–2,825.002,7123
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28342,621.63/head2,000.00–3,000.002,6228
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28352,309.58/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3102
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28423,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,597.49/head2,550.00–2,650.002,5972
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4103,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4433,381.63/head3,200.00–3,600.003,3822

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.