Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.01/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −31.87 against this barn's trailing median of $455.89.

Average price

$424.01

121 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$472

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

$74.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs KY average

−42.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	431.14	2,399	105
Medium and Large 2	545	381.97	2,082	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	356.64	1,927	3thin

One grade step is worth $74.50/cwt here — about $472 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 sale121 hd

424.01

—

KY average24 barns · 1,509 hd

422.34

+1.67

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−42.32

This barn, trailing median13 sales

455.89

−31.87

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%	Very Low	840	112.00	941	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	400–450	438	353.38/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	340.90/cwt	336.00–343.00	2,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	329.83/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	358.71/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	352.39/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,174	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	324.91/cwt	324.50–328.00	2,531	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	411.69/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,947	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	349.53/cwt	345.00–353.00	2,317	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	338.30/cwt	327.00–343.00	2,615	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	462.85/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,189	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	408.32/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	377.06/cwt	371.00–400.00	2,187	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	322.90/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,832	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	371.54/cwt	355.00–379.50	2,512	109
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	397.23/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,046	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	311.99/cwt	297.00–314.00	2,905	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	372.98/cwt	362.00–379.00	2,361	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	350.31/cwt	330.00–358.00	2,568	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	454.38/cwt	440.00–462.00	2,385	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	364.16/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	318.67/cwt	310.00–326.00	2,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	858	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,857	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	392.39/cwt	381.00–411.00	2,441	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	339.16/cwt	333.00–341.00	2,808	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	413.31/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	384.98/cwt	384.50–387.00	2,591	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	372	544.37/cwt	540.00–557.00	2,025	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	782	349.14/cwt	347.50–356.00	2,730	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	365.93/cwt	363.00–369.00	2,609	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	426.92/cwt	417.50–438.00	2,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	437.29/cwt	415.00–453.00	2,484	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	447.85/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	347.03/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	398.89/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,891	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	389.25/cwt	376.00–399.00	2,028	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	401.29/cwt	386.00–408.00	1,978	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	281.33/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,484	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	428.13/cwt	410.00–452.00	2,004	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	448.21/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,882	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	342	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	306.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	298.21/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,977	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	378.73/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	325.35/cwt	317.50–329.00	1,884	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	338.29/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,155	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	465.58/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	274.73/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,964	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	363.91/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,914	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	370.70/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	318.37/cwt	307.00–325.00	2,321	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	297.49/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,422	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	358.76/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	261.32/cwt	250.00–272.50	2,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	388.78/cwt	386.00–391.00	2,162	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	414.53/cwt	412.00–418.00	2,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	334.50/cwt	322.00–338.50	2,265	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	432.92/cwt	420.00–439.00	1,684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	364.07/cwt	352.50–375.00	2,112	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	540.00/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	389	507.64/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,975	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	483.70/cwt	450.00–512.00	2,041	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	407.63/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	328.82/cwt	328.00–329.50	2,381	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	722	305.43/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	291.61/cwt	284.00–307.00	2,852	5

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.

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Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Monthly Cattle Sale - Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur)

Thu Jan 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,521Last week 619Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	377.50–380.00	378.73
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	360	340.00–385.00	358.76
3	400–450	438	340.00–360.00	353.38
3	450–500	475	340.00–350.00	344.95
1	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
8	550–600	579	317.50–329.00	325.35
3	600–650	625	300.00–310.00	306.61
6	650–700	663	285.00–309.00	298.21
8	700–750	715	265.00–283.00	274.73
2	800–850	805	250.00–272.50	261.32
1	850–900	865	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
11	450–500	478	360.00–380.00	370.70
10	500–550	526	355.00–370.00	363.91
8	550–600	593	336.00–343.00	340.90
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	657	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	506	412.00–418.00	414.53
14	550–600	556	386.00–391.00	388.78
36	600–650	617	350.00–355.00	352.39
57	700–750	724	328.00–329.50	328.82
75	750–800	779	324.50–328.00	324.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	389	420.00–439.00	432.92
10	400–450	419	395.00–415.00	407.63
24	450–500	493	386.00–408.00	401.29
27	500–550	521	376.00–399.00	389.25
44	550–600	580	352.50–375.00	364.07
87	600–650	637	325.00–345.00	338.29
80	650–700	677	322.00–338.50	334.50
36	700–750	729	307.00–325.00	318.37
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
10	800–850	814	290.00–300.00	297.49
11	850–900	883	270.00–285.00	281.33
1	950–1000	950	255.00	255.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	342	472.50	472.50
8	350–400	370	455.00–470.00	465.58
22	400–450	420	430.00–465.00	448.21
22	450–500	468	410.00–452.00	428.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	295	520.00–550.00	540.00
10	350–400	389	495.00–510.00	507.64
18	400–450	422	450.00–512.00	483.70
72	450–500	473	440.00–495.00	462.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	350.00–367.50	358.71
1	550–600	565	352.50	352.50
3	650–700	672	320.00–335.00	329.83
3	700–750	722	300.00–316.00	305.43
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	810	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	860	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	378	440.00–455.00	447.85
3	400–450	423	410.00–420.00	413.31
8	450–500	473	400.00–427.00	411.69
8	500–550	536	417.50–438.00	426.92
17	550–600	580	371.00–400.00	377.06
34	600–650	633	362.00–379.00	372.98
109	650–700	676	355.00–379.50	371.54
53	700–750	733	330.00–358.00	350.31
30	750–800	773	327.00–343.00	338.30
3	800–850	825	310.00–326.00	318.67
54	850–900	877	310.00–330.00	322.90
21	900–950	931	297.00–314.00	311.99
5	950–1000	978	284.00–307.00	291.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	372	405.00–410.00	408.32
2	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	515	380.00–400.00	397.23
6	550–600	580	360.00–367.50	364.16
2	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
7	650–700	663	345.00–353.00	349.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	372	540.00–557.00	544.37
27	500–550	525	440.00–462.00	454.38
53	550–600	568	415.00–453.00	437.29
23	600–650	622	381.00–411.00	392.39
40	650–700	673	384.50–387.00	384.98
33	700–750	713	363.00–369.00	365.93
35	750–800	782	347.50–356.00	349.14
106	800–850	828	333.00–341.00	339.16
8	850–900	858	333.00	333.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	410	387.50–410.00	398.89
2	450–500	495	382.00	382.00
2	500–550	527	367.00	367.00
2	550–600	563	340.00–354.00	347.03
2	700–750	737	319.00	319.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	112.00	112.00

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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