Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.28/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −124.44 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.

Average price

$257.28

54 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$22.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.32

vs KY average

−47.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	261.43	1,440	44
Medium and Large 2	570	239.00	1,362	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.43/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.76, low $338.88, median $381.72 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

257.28

—

KY average25 barns · 2,137 hd

281.60

−24.32

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−47.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

381.72

−124.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,572	161.31	2,536	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,626	141.99	2,309	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	138.91	1,802	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	928	114.77	1,065	35

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)	1,331	$2,428	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,525	$2,299	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,100	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$2,039	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,317	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,638	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,016	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,135	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	852	$1,957	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$1,926	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,852	12
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	683	$1,775	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,140	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,262	$1,800	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,703	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	908	$1,670	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,041	$1,477	5

Every lot, as filed

96 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	873	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	921	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,404	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	312	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,495	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	254.81/cwt	241.00–261.00	1,164	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	233	347.58/cwt	345.00–350.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,332	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	243.16/cwt	240.50–249.00	1,619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	767	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	265.24/cwt	254.00–269.50	1,419	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,362	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	258.22/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	955	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,392	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	211.68/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	238.53/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	316.27/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	248.39/cwt	239.00–259.00	1,446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	262.33/cwt	254.50–270.00	1,750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	260.27/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,882	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	982	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	737	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,503	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	392	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,450	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	291	407.28/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,185	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,536	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,106	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	127.98/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,641	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	120.03/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,457	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	147.82/cwt	135.00–167.00	1,947	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	104.04/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,345	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	89.67/cwt	70.00–104.00	738	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	144.82/cwt	137.00–153.50	2,340	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	107.40/cwt	100.00–111.00	866	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	130.83/cwt	125.00–139.50	1,300	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	119.82/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,215	10
Bulls	—	—	1,586	144.78/cwt	139.50–147.50	2,296	4
Bulls	—	—	1,652	173.80/cwt	169.50–178.00	2,871	7
Bulls	—	—	1,449	157.06/cwt	153.50–163.00	2,276	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	2,038.83/head	1,500.00–2,300.00	2,039	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	2,411.91/head	2,175.00–2,625.00	2,412	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	823	748.57/head	700.00–785.00	749	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	1,957.05/head	1,275.00–2,450.00	1,957	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	1,926.47/head	1,325.00–2,400.00	1,926	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,852.30/head	1,450.00–2,475.00	1,852	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,135.00/head	2,135.00–2,135.00	2,135	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	890	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,703.40/head	1,625.00–1,760.00	1,703	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	1,476.90/head	1,160.00–1,750.00	1,477	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	1,670.21/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,670	3
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	1,175	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	2,428.09/head	2,075.00–2,650.00	2,428	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,299.49/head	1,800.00–2,475.00	2,299	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,312	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,378	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	255.10/cwt	253.00–255.50	1,753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,631	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	344	397.60/cwt	367.50–400.00	1,368	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,678	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	211.98/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,332	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,242	33

How this sale compares

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 Jan 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 450Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 135Year ago 277

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 130Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	292.50	292.50
7	700–750	737	204.00	204.00
4	800–850	840	186.00	186.00
5	850–900	873	196.00	196.00
3	900–950	921	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	317.00	317.00
1	350–400	355	317.50	317.50
7	500–550	542	259.00	259.00
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
7	250–300	291	405.00–422.50	407.28
12	300–350	344	367.50–400.00	397.60
15	350–400	392	370.00	370.00
18	450–500	462	332.50	332.50
13	500–550	508	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	386	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	431	309.00	309.00
8	450–500	461	299.00	299.00
3	500–550	545	269.00	269.00
14	550–600	593	283.00	283.00
6	650–700	687	253.00–255.50	255.10
2	800–850	820	209.00–215.00	211.98
1	1100–1150	1,125	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	345.00–350.00	347.58
5	300–350	312	330.00	330.00
33	350–400	382	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	327.50	327.50
2	300–350	330	315.00	315.00
5	350–400	390	302.00	302.00
23	450–500	450	296.00	296.00
33	500–550	535	254.00–269.50	265.24
11	550–600	598	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	605	234.00	234.00
10	650–700	666	240.50–249.00	243.16
2	700–750	740	241.00	241.00
1	900–950	905	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	297.50	297.50
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
10	550–600	570	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	267.50	267.50
1	350–400	385	262.50	262.50
10	450–500	457	241.00–261.00	254.81
3	600–650	638	210.00–215.00	211.68
2	750–800	767	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	259.00	259.00
2	500–550	523	253.00–263.00	258.22
7	550–600	582	239.00–259.00	248.39
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	665	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	611	300.00	300.00
53	950–1000	955	250.50	250.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	350.00	350.00
9	500–550	542	315.00–327.00	316.27
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
10	650–700	667	254.50–270.00	262.33
13	700–750	723	256.00–264.00	260.27
3	750–800	760	252.00	252.00
4	800–850	848	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	666	237.00–240.00	238.53
5	700–750	734	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	982	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	125.00	125.00
6	—	1,616	137.00–153.50	144.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,282	125.00–131.50	127.98
5	—	1,214	116.00–123.00	120.03
27	—	1,317	135.00–167.00	147.82
2	—	1,293	100.00–108.00	104.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	823	70.00–104.00	89.67
7	—	806	100.00–111.00	107.40
11	—	994	125.00–139.50	130.83
10	—	1,014	116.00–124.00	119.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,586	139.50–147.50	144.78
7	—	1,652	169.50–178.00	173.80
5	—	1,449	153.50–163.00	157.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,224	1,500.00–2,300.00	2,038.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,194	2,175.00–2,625.00	2,411.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,317	2,025.00	2,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,331	2,075.00–2,650.00	2,428.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,525	1,800.00–2,475.00	2,299.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	823	700.00–785.00	748.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	852	1,275.00–2,450.00	1,957.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	853	1,325.00–2,400.00	1,926.47
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	683	1,775.00	1,775.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	825	1,450.00–2,475.00	1,852.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,135.00	2,135.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,258	1,625.00–1,760.00	1,703.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,262	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,041	1,160.00–1,750.00	1,476.90
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	908	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,670.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,575.00	2,575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	2,025.00	2,025.00

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Glasgow Livestock Auction

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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