Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Very good demand for all feeder classes with a higher undertone noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $341.95/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −113.93 against this barn's trailing median of $455.89.

Average price

$341.95

58 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$59.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.87

vs KY average

−22.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	352.15	1,944	45
Medium and Large 2	571	314.39	1,794	7thin
Large 1-2	565	303.00	1,712	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	292.24	1,627	3thin

One grade step is worth $59.91/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale58 hd

341.95

—

KY average26 barns · 1,413 hd

349.82

−7.87

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−22.03

This barn, trailing median13 sales

455.89

−113.93

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	131.00	1,493	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	450–500	470	335.57/cwt	332.50–342.00	1,577	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	278.75/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,845	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	372.24/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,392	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	496	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	411	372.57/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,531	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	266.59/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	295.86/cwt	292.50–299.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	338.97/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,780	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	346.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,004	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	400.69/cwt	395.00–407.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	358.19/cwt	358.00–359.00	2,006	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	314.95/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	342.68/cwt	341.00–346.00	2,073	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	397.76/cwt	393.00–411.00	1,639	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	308.04/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,113	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	286.85/cwt	278.00–290.00	2,200	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	357.14/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,839	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	287.16/cwt	286.00–291.00	2,093	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	333.39/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,054	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	803	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,141	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	560	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	403.45/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	380.54/cwt	367.00–387.50	1,583	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	315.69/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	371.04/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,403	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	399.35/cwt	397.50–401.00	1,534	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	265.96/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	280.71/cwt	273.00–284.00	1,763	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	326.44/cwt	317.00–337.50	1,423	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	318.69/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	302.90/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,720	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	260.81/cwt	256.00–263.00	1,904	9
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	291.04/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	356.32/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,771	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,712	3
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	775	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,108	2
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,715	2

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 Mar 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 1,225Year ago 661

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 1

Very good demand for all feeder classes with a higher undertone noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	385.00	385.00
9	350–400	374	360.00–377.50	372.24
7	400–450	435	350.00–365.00	356.32
27	450–500	470	332.50–342.00	335.57
12	500–550	514	314.00–330.00	318.69
12	550–600	568	295.00–313.00	302.90
13	600–650	628	273.00–284.00	280.71
8	650–700	669	254.00–270.00	265.96
9	700–750	730	256.00–263.00	260.81
1	800–850	825	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	360	347.50	347.50
9	400–450	436	317.00–337.50	326.44
3	450–500	482	308.00–320.00	315.69
1	500–550	530	308.00	308.00
2	600–650	625	264.00	264.00
2	650–700	682	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	411	370.00–377.00	372.57
3	550–600	550	322.00	322.00
7	600–650	618	287.50–297.50	291.04
16	650–700	662	276.00–280.00	278.75
10	700–750	703	265.00–269.00	266.59
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
7	300–350	324	420.00	420.00
28	350–400	384	397.50–401.00	399.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	625	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	361.00	361.00
6	450–500	496	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	575	292.50–299.00	295.86
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	810	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	395.00–407.00	400.69
15	400–450	412	393.00–411.00	397.76
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	525	338.00–340.00	338.97
18	550–600	579	340.00–350.00	346.04
20	600–650	616	326.00–335.00	333.39
18	650–700	686	305.00–315.00	308.04
1	800–850	805	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	368.00	368.00
2	400–450	420	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	496	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	515	311.00	311.00
6	550–600	580	306.00–320.00	314.95
1	600–650	630	282.50	282.50
1	700–750	705	257.50	257.50
1	950–1000	955	222.00	222.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	361.00	361.00
3	550–600	565	303.00	303.00
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	660	287.00	287.00
2	750–800	775	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	515	352.00–360.00	357.14
11	550–600	560	358.00–359.00	358.19
6	600–650	605	341.00–346.00	342.68
28	700–750	729	286.00–291.00	287.16
41	750–800	767	278.00–290.00	286.85
6	800–850	803	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	451.00	451.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	560	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
5	350–400	374	390.00–412.00	403.45
5	400–450	416	367.00–387.50	380.54
2	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	522	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	365.00–377.50	371.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	131.00	131.00

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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