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Glasgow Livestock Auction

Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, May 8

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229

← Apr 24May 8May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

436 head

▲ 216 vs last sale 220▲ 51 vs year ago 385 · +13.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.46/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −72.09 against this barn's trailing median of $399.54.

Average price

$327.46

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$50.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.11

vs KY average

−5.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	331.60	1,814	26
Medium and Large 2	530	312.50	1,656	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	281.00	1,672	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.60/cwt here — about $142 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 sale29 hd

327.46

—

KY average26 barns · 1,307 hd

331.56

−4.11

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−5.36

This barn, trailing median14 sales

399.54

−72.09

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.74, low $332.44, median $399.54 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	—	Low	1,745	130.00	2,269	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	146.74	2,186	2thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	425.22/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,595	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,511	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	385.54/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,654	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,801	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	407.17/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,922	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,747	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,680	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,794	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	345.00/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,760	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,957	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	358.32/cwt	357.00–366.00	2,010	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,862	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	341.88/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,010	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,146	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,079	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	330.43/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,197	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	312.90/cwt	304.00–323.00	2,287	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,408	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,206	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,189	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,079	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,093	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,335	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	383.01/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,452	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	403	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,628	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	356.56/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,465	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,374	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,630	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,523	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	360.43/cwt	352.50–369.00	1,680	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	331.71/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,566	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,656	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,859	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	340.66/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,823	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,841	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,717	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,672	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,922	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	289.57/cwt	280.00–291.50	1,842	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,729	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	295.80/cwt	291.00–297.00	1,982	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	672	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,740	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,068	56
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	250.14/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,979	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	877	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,285	59
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,235	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	411.23/cwt	400.00–419.00	1,559	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,550	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,579	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,705	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	388.49/cwt	385.00–393.00	1,818	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,695	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,870	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,697	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	313.41/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,956	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	283.66/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,935	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,273	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,269	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	146.74/cwt	145.00–148.50	2,186	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 May 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 220Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year 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	320	405.00	405.00
5	350–400	379	400.00–419.00	411.23
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
7	450–500	468	385.00–393.00	388.49
1	500–550	520	326.00	326.00
2	550–600	565	331.00	331.00
5	600–650	624	313.00–315.00	313.41
3	650–700	682	283.00–285.00	283.66
1	850–900	895	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	386.00	386.00
1	350–400	395	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	467	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	455	347.00	347.00
1	550–600	580	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	412.50	412.50
1	300–350	345	387.00	387.00
12	350–400	379	380.00–387.50	383.01
4	400–450	411	352.00–360.00	356.56
19	450–500	466	352.50–369.00	360.43
10	500–550	535	332.00–345.00	340.66
5	550–600	563	300.00–310.00	305.02
6	600–650	636	280.00–291.50	289.57
18	650–700	670	291.00–297.00	295.80
7	750–800	791	250.00–251.00	250.14
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	472	330.00–335.00	331.71
1	500–550	530	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	645	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	531	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	558	330.00	330.00
9	600–650	624	308.00	308.00
56	750–800	763	271.00	271.00
59	850–900	877	260.50	260.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	415	331.00	331.00
1	450–500	465	327.50	327.50
2	550–600	595	281.00	281.00
2	650–700	672	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	403	404.00	404.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	397.50	397.50
1	450–500	495	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	580	321.00	321.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	487	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	785	281.00	281.00
1	850–900	870	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	414.00	414.00
5	450–500	472	400.00–412.00	407.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	410.00–440.00	425.22
7	400–450	429	382.50–395.00	385.54
10	450–500	484	361.00	361.00
4	500–550	510	335.00–355.00	345.00
28	550–600	588	330.00–350.00	341.88
10	600–650	617	337.00	337.00
6	650–700	665	320.00–335.00	330.43
13	700–750	731	304.00–323.00	312.90
2	750–800	762	316.00	316.00
2	800–850	842	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	519	377.00	377.00
9	550–600	561	357.00–366.00	358.32
4	600–650	613	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	145.00–148.50	146.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	130.00	130.00

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.