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Glasgow Livestock Auction

Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Feb 27

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229

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Feeder Cattle receipts

198 head

▼ 721 vs last sale 919▲ 198 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.54/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −115.47 against this barn's trailing median of $440.02.

Average price

$324.54

22 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$55.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.35

vs KY average

−23.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	334.47	1,827	17thin
Medium and Large 2	576	293.72	1,692	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	279.00	1,423	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.47/cwt here — about $404 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale22 hd

324.54

—

KY average24 barns · 818 hd

318.19

+6.35

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−23.70

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.02

−115.47

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,005	165.00	3,308	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	92.36	993	2thin

Every lot

45 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	351.02/cwt	341.00–356.00	1,306	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	333.03/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,469	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,423	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,792	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	323.65/cwt	314.00–335.00	1,712	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	330.93/cwt	328.00–334.00	1,893	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	293.72/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,692	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	307.55/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,904	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	277.84/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,773	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	648	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,633	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	283.48/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,902	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	265.67/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,937	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	743	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,036	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	273.27/cwt	273.00–274.00	2,148	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	232.41/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,929	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,225	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	923	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,011	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	304.23/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,141	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,262	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	293.27/cwt	287.00–299.00	1,384	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	280.10/cwt	270.00–285.50	1,434	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	279.99/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,585	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	251.78/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,473	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	259.00/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,619	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	246.60/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,630	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	229.94/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,817	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	953	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,354	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	311.26/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,513	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,554	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,714	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,005	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,308	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	92.36/cwt	90.00–95.00	993	2

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 - Monthly Cattle Sale - Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur)

Thu Feb 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 919Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	397	341.00	341.00
4	450–500	486	310.00–315.00	311.26
1	500–550	525	296.00	296.00
1	600–650	630	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	372	341.00–356.00	351.02
4	400–450	441	330.00–335.00	333.03
4	500–550	529	314.00–335.00	323.65
8	550–600	572	328.00–334.00	330.93
5	600–650	638	270.00–285.00	277.84
16	650–700	671	270.00–288.00	283.48
8	700–750	729	260.00–269.00	265.67
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	830	225.00–240.00	232.41
1	900–950	935	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	346.00	346.00
16	600–650	619	307.00–310.00	307.55
2	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
7	700–750	743	274.00	274.00
7	750–800	786	273.00–274.00	273.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	279.00	279.00
3	600–650	648	252.00	252.00
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	576	290.00–295.00	293.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	585	250.00–253.00	251.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	325	311.00	311.00
5	350–400	375	302.00–310.00	304.23
3	400–450	411	307.00	307.00
10	450–500	472	287.00–299.00	293.27
3	500–550	512	270.00–285.50	280.10
9	550–600	566	270.00–288.00	279.99
2	600–650	625	255.00–263.00	259.00
3	650–700	661	243.00–254.00	246.60
2	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	790	220.00–240.00	229.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	293.00	293.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	90.00–95.00	92.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	165.00	165.00

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.