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Glasgow Livestock Auction

Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 22

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198

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Feeder Cattle receipts

516 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 497▼ 199 vs year ago 715 · −27.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 145▼ 6 vs year ago 127 · −4.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

271 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 187▲ 131 vs year ago 140 · +93.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher on a light test. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $344.99/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −21.85 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.

Average price

$344.99

65 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$9.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.60

vs KY average

−20.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	347.24	1,905	50
Medium and Large 2	526	337.50	1,775	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.74/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale65 hd

344.99

—

KY average25 barns · 1,393 hd

355.59

−10.60

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−20.86

This barn, trailing median34 sales

366.84

−21.85

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	1,627	185.96	3,025	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	160.52	2,090	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,555	158.56	2,466	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	137.09	1,408	43

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,416	$3,274	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,425	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,132	$2,873	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,139	$2,649	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,299	$2,622	24
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,481	$2,475	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,407	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,264	$2,296	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,210	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,125	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$2,105	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,963	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,073	$1,592	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$2,075	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$3,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,195	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,282	$3,455	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,399	$3,202	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,465	$3,020	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,117	$2,078	5

Every lot

81 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,033	6
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,044	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	585	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,977	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	337.15/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,272	7
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,516	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,100	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	425.91/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,214	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	381.05/cwt	376.00–384.00	1,418	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,505	33
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	345.91/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,567	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	456	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,496	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,699	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	364.31/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,894	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,775	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	323.67/cwt	317.50–329.00	1,903	21
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,003	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,903	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	694	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,735	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,189	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,041	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	283.39/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,216	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,115	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,024	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,403	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	381.95/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,364	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,647	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	419.35/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,858	43
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,445	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	377.84/cwt	377.50–379.00	1,980	44
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	326.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,894	33
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	303.85/cwt	302.50–306.00	1,920	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	311.10/cwt	307.50–315.00	2,063	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,235	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,482	176.50/cwt	165.00–183.00	2,616	10
Bulls	—	—	1,707	204.37/cwt	201.00–209.00	3,489	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	190.88/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,394	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	897	111.54/cwt	103.00–118.00	1,001	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	128.74/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,303	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	139.88/cwt	123.00–147.00	1,445	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	153.97/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,681	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	159.47/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,982	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	169.29/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,221	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	143.72/cwt	135.50–148.50	1,989	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	146.17/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,225	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	155.03/cwt	151.50–158.50	2,363	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	168.41/cwt	161.00–177.00	2,711	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	1,922.90/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,923	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	3,172.04/head	2,875.00–3,450.00	3,172	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	3,433.57/head	2,650.00–3,950.00	3,434	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	3,124.28/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,124	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,406	3,249.31/head	2,825.00–3,600.00	3,249	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,459	2,987.02/head	2,950.00–3,100.00	2,987	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	3,861.66/head	3,150.00–4,350.00	3,862	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,210.24/head	1,550.00–2,750.00	2,210	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,591.75/head	1,500.00–1,660.00	1,592	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	2,873.38/head	2,825.00–2,975.00	2,873	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	2,649.37/head	2,100.00–3,400.00	2,649	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	2,104.95/head	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,105	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,962.50/head	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,963	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,407.35/head	1,450.00–2,625.00	2,407	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,125.25/head	1,800.00–2,310.00	2,125	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	2,295.70/head	1,800.00–2,525.00	2,296	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,299	2,621.64/head	1,450.00–2,950.00	2,622	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,416	3,274.15/head	2,750.00–3,650.00	3,274	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,481	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	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

Mon Sep 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 497Year ago 715

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 145Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 271Last week 187Year ago 140

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher on a light test. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	470	432.50	432.50
17	500–550	538	380.00	380.00
5	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
7	650–700	674	335.00–337.50	337.15
1	800–850	805	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	585	338.00	338.00
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	410.00–432.50	425.91
33	350–400	374	402.50	402.50
21	450–500	472	360.00	360.00
29	500–550	520	362.50–370.00	364.31
21	550–600	588	317.50–329.00	323.67
4	600–650	646	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	697	314.00	314.00
3	700–750	745	274.00	274.00
3	750–800	782	270.00–290.00	283.39
5	800–850	846	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	390.00	390.00
17	350–400	372	376.00–384.00	381.05
15	450–500	453	345.00–357.50	345.91
15	500–550	526	337.50	337.50
7	650–700	670	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	456	328.00	328.00
5	650–700	694	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	455.00	455.00
8	300–350	305	460.00	460.00
16	350–400	383	430.00	430.00
43	400–450	443	417.50–420.00	419.35
44	500–550	524	377.50–379.00	377.84
33	550–600	580	325.00–330.00	326.60
5	600–650	632	302.50–306.00	303.85
17	650–700	663	307.50–315.00	311.10
10	700–750	739	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	357	375.00–390.00	381.95
1	450–500	495	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	317.50	317.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,154	2,875.00–3,450.00	3,172.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,388	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,124.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,104	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,922.90
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,459	2,950.00–3,100.00	2,987.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,255	2,650.00–3,950.00	3,433.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,406	2,825.00–3,600.00	3,249.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,490	3,150.00–4,350.00	3,861.66

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,240	1,800.00–2,310.00	2,125.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,172	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,104.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,962.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,139	2,100.00–3,400.00	2,649.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,481	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,264	1,800.00–2,525.00	2,295.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,132	2,825.00–2,975.00	2,873.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,416	2,750.00–3,650.00	3,274.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,235	1,450.00–2,625.00	2,407.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,425	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,500.00–1,660.00	1,591.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,060	1,550.00–2,750.00	2,210.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,299	1,450.00–2,950.00	2,621.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	2,575.00	2,575.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	2,075.00	2,075.00

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	—	1,500	3,500.00	3,500.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	3,250.00	3,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	145.00–147.00	146.17
9	—	1,524	151.50–158.50	155.03
7	—	1,610	161.00–177.00	168.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,384	135.50–148.50	143.72
17	—	1,312	166.00–177.00	169.29
14	—	1,243	150.00–164.00	159.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,012	121.00–134.00	128.74
3	—	897	103.00–118.00	111.54
7	—	1,092	150.00–164.00	153.97
21	—	1,033	123.00–147.00	139.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,482	165.00–183.00	176.50
3	—	1,707	201.00–209.00	204.37
8	—	1,778	185.00–195.00	190.88

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.