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Glasgow Livestock Auction

Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur), Kentucky · Thu, Aug 28

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2229

← Jul 24Aug 28Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

459 head

▲ 136 vs last sale 323▲ 459 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 $388.15/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits −51.87 against this barn's trailing median of $440.02.

Average price

$388.15

55 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$64.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.75

vs KY average

−21.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	396.53	2,198	45
Medium and Large 2	538	354.93	1,910	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	332.50	1,845	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.03/cwt here — about $353 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 sale55 hd

388.15

—

KY average25 barns · 1,136 hd

396.90

−8.75

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−21.15

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.02

−51.87

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

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	870	169.00	1,470	1thin

Every lot

52 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	413.73/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,812	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	411.26/cwt	397.50–417.00	1,941	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	417.45/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,154	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	355.63/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,896	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	376.20/cwt	374.00–380.00	2,024	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,245	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	409.38/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,383	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	406.14/cwt	392.00–408.00	2,473	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	343.83/cwt	330.00–351.00	2,094	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	375.97/cwt	364.00–384.00	2,316	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,552	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	329.77/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,163	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,922	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	334.11/cwt	312.00–345.00	2,295	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	392.12/cwt	370.00–394.00	2,764	65
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	359.36/cwt	353.00–366.00	2,551	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	319.91/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,319	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	333.29/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,586	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	796	365.50/cwt	365.50–365.50	2,909	64
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,535	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,715	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	384.16/cwt	371.00–397.50	1,364	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,359	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	396.82/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,694	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	360.93/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,563	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	365.42/cwt	360.00–371.00	1,714	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	377.09/cwt	369.00–385.00	1,961	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	336.27/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,776	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	356.67/cwt	346.00–362.50	1,901	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	373.20/cwt	370.00–379.00	2,105	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	348.59/cwt	342.00–364.00	1,987	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,949	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	327.00/cwt	324.00–335.00	2,050	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,267	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	307.49/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,940	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	327.11/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,198	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	307.45/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,214	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,234	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,606	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1-2	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,744	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	319.36/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,824	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,108	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1-2	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,470	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 - Monthly Cattle Sale - Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur)

Thu Aug 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 459Last week 323Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	438	412.50–415.00	413.73
12	450–500	472	397.50–417.00	411.26
16	500–550	538	374.00–380.00	376.20
5	550–600	580	387.00	387.00
8	600–650	616	364.00–384.00	375.97
5	650–700	656	325.00–331.00	329.77
17	700–750	710	353.00–366.00	359.36
6	750–800	776	330.00–340.00	333.29
1	800–850	845	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	890	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	516	415.00–420.00	417.45
16	550–600	582	400.00–410.00	409.38
27	600–650	609	392.00–408.00	406.14
21	650–700	656	389.00	389.00
65	700–750	705	370.00–394.00	392.12
64	750–800	796	365.50	365.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	533	350.00–358.00	355.63
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
8	600–650	609	330.00–351.00	343.83
3	650–700	687	312.00–345.00	334.11
4	700–750	725	315.00–325.00	319.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	665	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	520	369.00–385.00	377.09
14	550–600	564	370.00–379.00	373.20
10	600–650	628	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	371.00–397.50	384.16
2	400–450	433	357.00–365.00	360.93
8	450–500	469	360.00–371.00	365.42
19	500–550	533	346.00–362.50	356.67
12	550–600	570	342.00–364.00	348.59
11	600–650	627	324.00–335.00	327.00
7	650–700	672	324.00–330.00	327.11
4	700–750	720	300.00–320.00	307.45
1	800–850	830	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	395.00–398.00	396.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	407	334.00	334.00
2	500–550	528	335.00–337.50	336.27
1	550–600	580	336.00	336.00
3	600–650	631	305.00–312.50	307.49
1	750–800	765	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	437.50	437.50
1	500–550	540	323.00	323.00
6	550–600	571	318.00–322.00	319.36
2	600–650	635	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	169.00	169.00

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.