Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.98/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −88.46 against this barn's trailing median of $410.44.

Average price

$321.98

24 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$50.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs KY average

−7.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	325.21	1,761	22
Medium and Large 2	530	298.00	1,579	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	275.00	1,581	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.21/cwt here — about $180 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

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 sale24 hd

321.98

—

KY average26 barns · 1,346 hd

322.20

−0.22

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−7.97

This barn, trailing median14 sales

410.44

−88.46

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	132.96	1,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	335.46/cwt	334.00–337.50	1,754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	332.33/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	325.65/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	357	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	368.04/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	358.50/cwt	358.00–359.00	1,696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,516	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	375	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	966	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	132.96/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	337.51/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,076	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	364.68/cwt	363.00–371.00	1,874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	432.35/cwt	425.00–436.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	292.60/cwt	292.50–293.00	2,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	296.39/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	326.42/cwt	316.00–331.00	1,730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	307.00/cwt	304.00–310.00	2,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	338.89/cwt	333.00–347.50	1,620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	350.79/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	308.20/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	384.91/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	409.05/cwt	402.50–414.00	1,743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	357.84/cwt	357.00–361.00	1,639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	395.86/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	328.72/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	377.57/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	420.72/cwt	412.50–422.50	1,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	387.37/cwt	384.00–394.00	1,995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	319.41/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,792	7

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 Apr 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 181Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	523	334.00–337.50	335.46
7	550–600	561	318.00–320.00	319.41
5	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	340	372.50–380.00	377.57
5	350–400	382	380.00–390.00	384.91
8	400–450	428	345.00–357.50	350.79
12	450–500	478	333.00–347.50	338.89
6	500–550	530	316.00–331.00	326.42
2	550–600	572	306.00	306.00
5	600–650	616	304.00–310.00	308.20
5	650–700	687	292.50–293.00	292.60
5	700–750	739	252.50	252.50
2	750–800	795	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	415	327.00–335.00	332.33
3	450–500	461	325.00–326.00	325.65
1	500–550	530	298.00	298.00
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	337.00	337.00
1	450–500	490	319.00	319.00
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	379	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	408	366.00–370.00	368.04
10	450–500	473	358.00–359.00	358.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	517	337.50	337.50
2	550–600	572	336.00	336.00
3	600–650	638	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	312.50	312.50
3	600–650	603	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	356	425.00–436.00	432.35
11	400–450	426	402.50–414.00	409.05
3	450–500	462	387.50	387.50
5	500–550	514	363.00–371.00	364.68
5	550–600	554	355.00	355.00
15	600–650	615	330.00–348.00	337.51
4	700–750	721	304.00–310.00	307.00
3	750–800	765	280.00–305.00	296.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	407.50	407.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	384.00–394.00	387.37
2	600–650	627	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	412.50–422.50	420.72
3	400–450	430	390.00–400.00	395.86
5	450–500	458	357.00–361.00	357.84
2	500–550	528	322.50–335.00	328.72
2	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	455	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	587	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	440	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	257.50	257.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	132.00–134.00	132.96

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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