Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-09

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.04/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −152.85 against this barn's trailing median of $455.89.

Average price

$303.04

46 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$51.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.11

vs KY average

−39.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	309.41	1,649	37
Medium and Large 2	548	286.08	1,568	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	258.33	1,390	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.08/cwt here — about $259 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.30, low $400.27, median $455.89 across 13 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 sale46 hd

303.04

—

KY average11 barns · 370 hd

308.15

−5.11

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−39.04

This barn, trailing median13 sales

455.89

−152.85

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	—	Average	1,900	137.00	2,603	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	97.00	1,358	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	291.44/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,830	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	295.04/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	278.54/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,875	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	974	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	2,104	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	316.64/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,368	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	280.84/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	291.32/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	311.37/cwt	299.00–318.00	1,622	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	261.75/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	307.95/cwt	306.00–312.00	1,481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	907	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,313	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	267.19/cwt	264.00–268.75	2,017	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	249.79/cwt	245.00–254.50	1,544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	327.37/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	250.51/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,949	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	451	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	281.17/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,468	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	328.86/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	356.38/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	264.03/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	280.02/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,135	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	345.76/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	397.10/cwt	394.00–400.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	271.72/cwt	261.00–278.50	1,543	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	232.86/cwt	223.00–239.50	1,879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	271.01/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	323.57/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	319.62/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,381	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	306.13/cwt	304.00–308.00	1,433	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,960	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	254.14/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,708	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,386	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,603	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,358	1

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

Thu Jan 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 853Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	335	325.00–332.50	328.86
2	350–400	358	350.00–362.50	356.38
8	400–450	432	310.00–322.00	316.64
6	450–500	477	320.00–335.00	327.37
24	500–550	521	299.00–318.00	311.37
9	550–600	576	292.00–300.00	295.04
45	600–650	628	282.50–295.00	291.44
18	650–700	673	270.00–284.00	278.54
8	700–750	727	250.00–266.00	264.03
9	750–800	778	240.00–257.00	250.51
2	800–850	847	244.00	244.00
2	850–900	880	238.00	238.00
10	950–1000	974	215.00–217.00	215.99
1	1050–1100	1,095	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	306.00–312.00	307.95
3	500–550	528	290.00–294.00	291.32
3	550–600	568	280.00–282.50	280.84
1	600–650	640	262.50	262.50
4	650–700	686	260.00–267.00	261.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	411.00	411.00
1	300–350	330	401.00	401.00
2	350–400	378	394.00–400.00	397.10
6	400–450	440	345.00–350.00	345.76
6	450–500	451	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	700	282.00	282.00
94	750–800	755	264.00–268.75	267.19
62	900–950	907	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	522	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	795	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	865	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
6	300–350	345	329.00	329.00
2	350–400	363	320.00–327.00	323.57
12	400–450	432	318.00–322.00	319.62
13	450–500	468	304.00–308.00	306.13
19	500–550	522	275.00–287.50	281.17
31	550–600	568	261.00–278.50	271.72
7	600–650	618	245.00–254.50	249.79
25	650–700	672	243.00–258.00	254.14
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	767	246.00	246.00
5	800–850	807	223.00–239.50	232.86
11	850–900	881	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	338.00	338.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	501	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	672	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	278.00	278.00
2	350–400	378	277.50–282.50	280.02
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	477	270.00–274.00	271.01
1	500–550	535	259.00	259.00
1	550–600	590	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	655	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	683	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	750	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	137.00	137.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	97.00	97.00

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.

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