Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.46/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −82.98 against this barn's trailing median of $410.44.

Average price

$327.46

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$50.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.11

vs KY average

−5.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	331.60	1,814	26
Medium and Large 2	530	312.50	1,656	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	281.00	1,672	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.60/cwt here — about $142 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 sale29 hd

327.46

—

KY average26 barns · 1,307 hd

331.56

−4.11

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−5.36

This barn, trailing median14 sales

410.44

−82.98

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	1,745	130.00	2,269	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	146.74	2,186	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	340.66/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,823	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	877	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,285	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	388.49/cwt	385.00–393.00	1,818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	331.71/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	429	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	407.17/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,628	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	146.74/cwt	145.00–148.50	2,186	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	425.22/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	330.43/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	358.32/cwt	357.00–366.00	2,010	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,079	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	345.00/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	385.54/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	341.88/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,010	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	283.66/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	383.01/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,452	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	356.56/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	295.80/cwt	291.00–297.00	1,982	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	312.90/cwt	304.00–323.00	2,287	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	289.57/cwt	280.00–291.50	1,842	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	313.41/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	411.23/cwt	400.00–419.00	1,559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	360.43/cwt	352.50–369.00	1,680	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	250.14/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	763	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,068	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,922	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,957	17

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 May 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 220Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
5	350–400	379	400.00–419.00	411.23
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
7	450–500	468	385.00–393.00	388.49
1	500–550	520	326.00	326.00
2	550–600	565	331.00	331.00
5	600–650	624	313.00–315.00	313.41
3	650–700	682	283.00–285.00	283.66
1	850–900	895	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	386.00	386.00
1	350–400	395	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	467	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	455	347.00	347.00
1	550–600	580	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	412.50	412.50
1	300–350	345	387.00	387.00
12	350–400	379	380.00–387.50	383.01
4	400–450	411	352.00–360.00	356.56
19	450–500	466	352.50–369.00	360.43
10	500–550	535	332.00–345.00	340.66
5	550–600	563	300.00–310.00	305.02
6	600–650	636	280.00–291.50	289.57
18	650–700	670	291.00–297.00	295.80
7	750–800	791	250.00–251.00	250.14
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	472	330.00–335.00	331.71
1	500–550	530	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	645	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	531	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	558	330.00	330.00
9	600–650	624	308.00	308.00
56	750–800	763	271.00	271.00
59	850–900	877	260.50	260.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	415	331.00	331.00
1	450–500	465	327.50	327.50
2	550–600	595	281.00	281.00
2	650–700	672	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	403	404.00	404.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	397.50	397.50
1	450–500	495	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	580	321.00	321.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	487	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	785	281.00	281.00
1	850–900	870	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	414.00	414.00
5	450–500	472	400.00–412.00	407.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	410.00–440.00	425.22
7	400–450	429	382.50–395.00	385.54
10	450–500	484	361.00	361.00
4	500–550	510	335.00–355.00	345.00
28	550–600	588	330.00–350.00	341.88
10	600–650	617	337.00	337.00
6	650–700	665	320.00–335.00	330.43
13	700–750	731	304.00–323.00	312.90
2	750–800	762	316.00	316.00
2	800–850	842	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	519	377.00	377.00
9	550–600	561	357.00–366.00	358.32
4	600–650	613	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	145.00–148.50	146.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	130.00	130.00

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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