Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.90/cwt on 61 head, down $9.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −45.35 against this barn's trailing median of $380.25.

Average price

$334.90

▼ 9.49 vs prior sale

61 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$26.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.35

vs KY average

+3.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	336.65	1,867	57
Medium and Large 2-3	554	310.00	1,717	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.65/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.76, low $331.48, median $380.25 across 31 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 sale61 hd

334.90

—

KY average26 barns · 521 hd

332.55

+2.35

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+3.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

380.25

−45.35

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	1,780	199.57	3,551	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	157.11	1,946	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	152.22	2,501	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,072	139.07	1,491	35
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,392	198.58	2,764	3thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$3,333	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,437	$2,816	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,015	$2,575	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,519	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,186	$2,486	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$2,326	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$2,234	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,048	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,911	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$1,975	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	747	$1,975	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,862	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,053	$2,397	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,214	$2,629	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,100	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,106	11
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,086	$1,837	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	735	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,623	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,586.17/head	2,050.00–3,550.00	2,586	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,296	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	398.00/cwt	385.00–399.00	1,524	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	398.23/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,938	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	2,869.41/head	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,869	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	420.67/cwt	397.00–423.00	1,409	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,535	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	295.98/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,652	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	283.92/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,953	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	289.15/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	295.96/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,910	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	1,538.07/head	1,150.00–1,650.00	1,538	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	319.39/cwt	319.00–321.00	1,830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	345.96/cwt	326.00–350.00	1,820	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	331.50/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,508	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,550	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	1,720.34/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,720	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	815	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	707	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	357.55/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,262	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	125.15/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,252	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	141.18/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,539	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	154.02/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,543	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	157.60/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,957	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,392	198.58/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,764	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,005	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	132.38/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,450	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	159.40/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,731	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	172.21/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,139	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,335	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	144.97/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,785	12
Bulls	—	—	1,960	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	4,508	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	735	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	Large 3	—	825	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Large 3	—	870	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	198.87/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,532	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	853	1,805.72/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,806	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	1,927.18/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,836	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,396.79/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,397	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,861.97/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,862	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,332.96/head	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	287.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,616	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	3,052.13/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,052	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,047.52/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,048	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,992.83/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,993	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,719	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,709	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	1,836.85/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,837	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	2,696.06/head	2,000.00–3,700.00	2,696	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,437	2,816.06/head	2,350.00–3,275.00	2,816	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,041	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	240.34/cwt	234.00–245.00	2,439	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,106.48/head	1,700.00–2,900.00	2,106	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,852.43/head	1,900.00–3,400.00	2,852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	329.58/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,066	6

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 Aug 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 405Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 100Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 132Last week 138Year ago 288

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	395.00–400.00	398.23
8	300–350	318	407.50	407.50
10	350–400	396	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	430	377.50	377.50
25	450–500	459	360.00	360.00
29	500–550	526	326.00–350.00	345.96
28	550–600	584	327.00	327.00
2	600–650	623	295.00–297.00	295.96
8	650–700	664	290.00–305.00	295.98
4	700–750	716	286.00	286.00
1	800–850	820	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	353	350.00–365.00	357.55
1	450–500	450	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	513	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
7	450–500	452	343.00	343.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	335	397.00–423.00	420.67
13	350–400	383	385.00–399.00	398.00
18	450–500	462	370.00	370.00
14	500–550	521	330.00	330.00
14	550–600	583	315.00	315.00
7	600–650	614	280.00–290.00	287.00
7	650–700	688	275.00–287.50	283.92
3	700–750	745	274.00	274.00
1	950–1000	985	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	369	323.00	323.00
14	450–500	455	328.00–335.00	331.50
7	550–600	564	289.00–290.00	289.15
2	700–750	707	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
7	550–600	559	308.00	308.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
6	500–550	536	357.00	357.00
13	550–600	575	337.00	337.00
6	600–650	627	327.00–335.00	329.58
1	650–700	690	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	573	319.00–321.00	319.39
4	650–700	673	309.00	309.00
1	800–850	800	257.00	257.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,175	2,050.00–3,550.00	2,586.17
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	2,575.00	2,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,332.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,368	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,052.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,208	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,047.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,228	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,992.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,244	2,000.00–3,700.00	2,696.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,437	2,350.00–3,275.00	2,816.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,320	1,900.00–3,400.00	2,852.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,028	1,150.00–1,650.00	1,538.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,805.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,927.18
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	885	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,720.34
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,314	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,869.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,175.00	2,175.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,086	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,836.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	234.00–245.00	240.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,115	1,700.00–2,900.00	2,106.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	780	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,861.97
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	747	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,053	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,396.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,000	120.00–127.00	125.15
17	—	1,090	135.00–150.00	141.18
6	—	1,095	131.00–134.00	132.38
5	—	1,086	154.00–167.00	159.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	152.00–156.00	154.02
1	—	1,610	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,242	150.00–164.00	157.60
9	—	1,242	168.00–177.00	172.21
12	—	1,231	139.00–149.00	144.97
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	195.00–200.00	198.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,960	230.00	230.00
17	—	1,776	190.00–210.00	198.87

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.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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