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Glasgow Livestock Auction

Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 4

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198

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Feeder Cattle receipts

642 head

▲ 312 vs last sale 330▲ 142 vs year ago 500 · +28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 117▼ 6 vs year ago 125 · −4.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 135▼ 27 vs year ago 127 · −21.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady. Good demand for all classes of feeders and slaughter cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.46/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −34.38 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.

Average price

$332.46

94 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$19.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.03

vs KY average

−18.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	335.76	1,824	74
Large 1-2	522	326.25	1,703	8thin
Medium and Large 2	534	316.24	1,689	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.52/cwt here — about $135 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 sale94 hd

332.46

—

KY average25 barns · 996 hd

346.48

−14.03

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−18.12

This barn, trailing median34 sales

366.84

−34.38

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,527	197.74	3,020	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	175.33	2,152	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	173.99	2,575	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	978	157.27	1,538	37

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,887	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,315	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,084	$2,447	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,444	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,470	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,032	$2,338	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$2,246	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,014	$2,163	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,131	$2,099	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$2,054	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$2,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,550	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,071	$2,279	11

Every lot

84 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,889	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,806	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,774	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,943	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	355.82/cwt	352.00–366.00	1,872	28
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	573	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,905	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,034	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,077	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,270	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,051	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	347.52/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,266	4
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	675	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,147	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,506	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,307	1
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	900	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,498	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,625	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	242	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	944	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	292	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,219	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	349	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,204	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	389.80/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,427	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,389	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	363.28/cwt	363.00–370.00	1,620	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	337.24/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,551	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	356.97/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,681	7
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	510	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,673	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	340.12/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,762	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	316.24/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,689	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,939	7
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	558	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,791	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	323.07/cwt	318.00–335.00	1,900	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	302.81/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,847	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	643	322.84/cwt	318.00–324.00	2,076	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	317.82/cwt	317.00–319.00	2,104	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,854	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	269.65/cwt	262.50–278.00	1,933	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,381	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,339	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	418.32/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,556	42
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,552	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,805	36
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	454	366.01/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,662	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,799	38
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	337.91/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,977	39
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,022	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	319.18/cwt	318.00–330.00	2,123	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,978	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	279.01/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,107	10
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,937	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	840	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,638	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	176.47/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,126	4
Bulls	—	—	1,553	195.36/cwt	190.00–202.00	3,034	9
Bulls	—	—	1,645	209.58/cwt	205.00–215.00	3,448	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	141.90/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,287	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	154.78/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,528	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	166.49/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,677	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	183.32/cwt	179.00–194.00	2,222	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	161.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,982	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	171.21/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,150	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	176.79/cwt	173.00–187.00	2,602	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	167.00/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,503	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	2,309.35/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,309	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	2,261.50/head	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,262	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	2,162.89/head	1,625.00–2,575.00	2,163	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	2,338.41/head	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,338	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,443.75/head	2,325.00–2,550.00	2,444	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	2,446.89/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,447	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	2,099.01/head	1,600.00–2,510.00	2,099	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	2,054.11/head	1,685.00–2,450.00	2,054	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	2,246.23/head	1,900.00–2,560.00	2,246	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	2,887.41/head	2,875.00–2,900.00	2,887	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 642Last week 330Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 117Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 135Year ago 127

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	446	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	470	377.50	377.50
28	500–550	526	352.00–366.00	355.82
6	550–600	594	342.50	342.50
4	600–650	602	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	652	340.00–355.00	347.52
1	700–750	730	316.00	316.00
1	900–950	905	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	573	332.50	332.50
2	650–700	675	318.00	318.00
1	900–950	900	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	442.50	442.50
3	500–550	508	382.50	382.50
11	600–650	607	374.00	374.00
5	700–750	701	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	390.00	390.00
11	250–300	292	417.50	417.50
25	350–400	366	385.00–390.00	389.80
45	400–450	446	363.00–370.00	363.28
7	450–500	471	349.00–360.00	356.97
44	500–550	518	340.00–345.00	340.12
23	550–600	588	318.00–335.00	323.07
8	600–650	610	295.00–304.00	302.81
4	650–700	662	280.00	280.00
9	700–750	717	262.50–278.00	269.65
1	850–900	850	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	510	328.00	328.00
2	550–600	558	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	554	350.00	350.00
15	600–650	643	318.00–324.00	322.84
5	650–700	662	317.00–319.00	317.82
2	750–800	778	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	349	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	378	367.50	367.50
14	450–500	460	331.00–340.00	337.24
12	500–550	534	315.00–320.00	316.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	288	465.00	465.00
42	350–400	372	405.00–420.00	418.32
36	450–500	450	401.00	401.00
38	500–550	517	348.00	348.00
39	550–600	585	330.00–355.00	337.91
2	600–650	637	317.50	317.50
10	650–700	665	318.00–330.00	319.18
10	750–800	755	275.00–280.00	279.01
1	900–950	945	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	396.00	396.00
12	450–500	454	350.00–367.50	366.01
9	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	665	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	840	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,051	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,309.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,083	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,261.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,131	1,600.00–2,510.00	2,099.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,460	2,875.00–2,900.00	2,887.41
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	2,325.00–2,550.00	2,443.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,014	1,625.00–2,575.00	2,162.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,253	1,900.00–2,560.00	2,246.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,032	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,338.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,084	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,446.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,163	1,685.00–2,450.00	2,054.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,472	173.00–187.00	176.79
6	—	1,499	162.00–172.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,256	167.00–177.00	171.21
7	—	1,229	155.00–165.00	161.24
17	—	1,212	179.00–194.00	183.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
5	—	907	138.00–145.00	141.90
16	—	1,007	160.00–174.00	166.49
15	—	987	150.00–159.50	154.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	171.00–185.00	176.47
9	—	1,645	205.00–215.00	209.58
9	—	1,553	190.00–202.00	195.36

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