Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2026-02-12

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Feb 12
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229
Feeder Cattle receipts
847 head
▲ 446 vs last sale 401▼ 72 vs year ago 919 · −7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 5 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $455.89/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 10 of 14 comparable sales and sits +15.87 against this barn's trailing median of $440.02.
Average price
$455.89
61 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,528
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$75.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.16
vs KY average
−22.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549467.382,56450
Medium and Large 2576413.842,3836thin
Medium and Large 2-3588391.422,3025thin
One grade step is worth $75.96/cwt here — about $263 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 sale61 hd
455.89
—
KY average24 barns · 1,112 hd
456.05
−0.16
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−22.50
This barn, trailing median14 sales
440.02
+15.87
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%Average1,155165.421,9112thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,243156.501,9452thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385567.50/cwt567.50–567.502,1851
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,4502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7851
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1291
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0231
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474523.96/cwt520.00–528.002,4844
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485462.60/cwt457.50–467.502,2442
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506525.08/cwt523.00–526.002,65713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533455.48/cwt440.00–465.002,4287
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560456.98/cwt450.00–474.002,55913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579436.10/cwt420.00–445.002,52517
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588391.42/cwt365.00–400.002,3025
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590410.61/cwt409.00–417.502,4235
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627407.11/cwt387.50–415.002,55323
Steers600–650Medium 1-2630312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9691
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633420.60/cwt416.00–430.002,66238
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640366.16/cwt355.00–377.502,3432
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660415.55/cwt414.00–417.002,74338
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667396.37/cwt380.00–400.002,64423
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,4861
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725377.55/cwt372.00–387.002,73788
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736368.65/cwt350.00–370.002,71315
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,82436
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785365.10/cwt355.00–369.002,86629
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833341.13/cwt340.00–343.002,8427
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840356.15/cwt351.00–360.002,99275
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868338.00/cwt332.00–340.002,93413
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,6042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378474.14/cwt462.50–487.501,7925
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427440.21/cwt430.00–447.501,8806
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430471.66/cwt463.00–500.002,0285
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5181
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455479.00/cwt479.00–479.002,1796
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476436.84/cwt423.00–447.502,0799
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8961
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,2399
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529415.24/cwt411.00–417.002,1975
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545361.25/cwt357.50–365.001,9692
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555413.91/cwt407.50–417.502,29710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573362.65/cwt357.50–367.502,0782
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583392.39/cwt385.00–397.002,2888
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,31624
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635340.93/cwt332.50–345.002,1653
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636358.29/cwt350.00–367.502,27940
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,3994
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,1521
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684342.78/cwt330.00–353.002,34531
Heifers700–750Medium 1-2710320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2721
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730328.65/cwt328.50–330.002,39910
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,52663
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2754327.55/cwt318.00–330.002,4705
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,63365
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,2861
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2858286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,4541
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3191
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5942
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,67811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260627.50/cwt627.50–627.501,6321
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343525.99/cwt525.00–527.001,8042
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,7722
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408547.45/cwt520.00–555.002,2345
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418486.26/cwt485.00–487.502,0332
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8921
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3402
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485491.58/cwt482.50–500.002,3843
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,3331
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2552327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,8082
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2587379.26/cwt372.50–382.502,2263
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4151
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6951
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,3051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155165.42/cwt164.00–167.001,9112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,205167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,0121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,280146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,8691
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6991

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.