Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good to very good demand for all feeder classes with stronger undertones noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.01/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −126.43 against this barn's trailing median of $410.44.

Average price

$284.01

114 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$30.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.94

vs KY average

−12.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	287.79	1,549	99
Medium and Large 2	532	270.00	1,436	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	257.40	1,441	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.39/cwt here — about $108 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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.74, low $370.87, median $410.44 across 14 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 sale114 hd

284.01

—

KY average25 barns · 941 hd

271.07

+12.94

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−12.99

This barn, trailing median14 sales

410.44

−126.43

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

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,042	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	272.72/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,290	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	266.76/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,934	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	276.55/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,889	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	235.62/cwt	225.00–240.00	2,081	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	343.03/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	287.62/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,803	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	315.03/cwt	303.00–319.00	1,780	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	365.89/cwt	362.00–377.50	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	259.09/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,998	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	316.54/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,659	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	249.33/cwt	247.00–251.00	2,047	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	305.37/cwt	303.00–309.00	1,487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	293.12/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	362	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	272.62/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	249.49/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,667	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	287.99/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,535	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	301.21/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,446	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	259.75/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,605	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	241.45/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,729	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	263.65/cwt	259.50–269.00	1,653	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	236.26/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,796	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	272.59/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,595	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	262.85/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	221.62/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	251.74/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	249.80/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	291.65/cwt	291.00–294.00	1,245	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	218.74/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,883	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	323.79/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,260	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	239.24/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,488	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	287.35/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	304.60/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,279	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	291.80/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,398	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	266.45/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	281.80/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	302.59/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,849	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	273.40/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,958	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	234.00/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	271.60/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,687	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,515	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	328.30/cwt	318.00–335.00	1,573	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	232.15/cwt	228.00–236.00	2,126	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 - Monthly Cattle Sale - Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur)

Thu Feb 13, 2025

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

Receipts 919Last week 960Year ago 0

Good to very good demand for all feeder classes with stronger undertones noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	284.00–289.00	287.35
6	450–500	473	270.00–278.00	272.72
5	500–550	542	260.00–268.00	266.45
8	550–600	571	250.00–253.00	251.74
13	600–650	622	238.00–240.00	239.24
2	650–700	683	233.00–235.00	234.00
1	800–850	815	201.00	201.00
2	1000–1050	1,042	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	321.00	321.00
8	350–400	389	323.00–330.00	323.79
11	400–450	420	299.00–310.00	304.60
9	450–500	479	281.00–295.00	291.80
58	500–550	533	283.00–293.00	287.99
16	550–600	585	268.00–278.00	272.59
71	600–650	627	259.50–269.00	263.65
51	650–700	668	241.00–255.00	249.49
41	700–750	716	230.00–247.00	241.45
11	750–800	760	233.00–239.00	236.26
5	800–850	826	210.00–228.00	221.62
8	850–900	861	218.00–224.00	218.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	480	300.00–304.00	301.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	312.00	312.00
9	400–450	427	291.00–294.00	291.65
2	450–500	492	278.00	278.00
2	500–550	532	270.00	270.00
10	600–650	635	248.00–252.00	249.80
3	700–750	715	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	500	303.00	303.00
7	550–600	573	280.00–282.50	281.80
46	600–650	621	270.00–277.00	271.60
7	650–700	653	260.00–264.00	262.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	376	362.00–377.50	365.89
3	400–450	403	335.00–347.00	343.03
30	450–500	479	318.00–335.00	328.30
60	500–550	524	310.00–327.00	316.54
36	550–600	565	303.00–319.00	315.03
55	600–650	627	278.00–294.00	287.62
21	650–700	683	268.00–285.00	276.55
57	700–750	725	260.00–271.00	266.76
22	750–800	771	253.00–262.00	259.09
15	800–850	821	247.00–251.00	249.33
9	850–900	883	225.00–240.00	235.62
6	900–950	916	228.00–236.00	232.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	384.00	384.00
4	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	336.00	336.00
3	450–500	487	303.00–309.00	305.37
1	500–550	515	305.00	305.00
9	550–600	581	290.00–294.00	293.12
3	600–650	612	270.00–274.00	272.62
3	650–700	656	269.00	269.00
1	750–800	775	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	297.50	297.50
2	350–400	362	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	430	303.00	303.00
5	450–500	487	296.00	296.00
1	550–600	565	278.00	278.00
1	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	990	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	611	300.00–305.00	302.59
5	650–700	664	289.00	289.00
10	700–750	716	273.00–274.00	273.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	520	274.00	274.00
2	600–650	642	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	243.00	243.00
1	650–700	665	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	450	314.00	314.00
1	500–550	515	292.00	292.00
11	600–650	618	254.00–264.00	259.75
1	650–700	695	243.00	243.00

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