Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $406.11/cwt on 40 head, down $17.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −49.77 against this barn's trailing median of $455.89.

Average price

$406.11

▼ 17.90 vs prior sale

40 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$67.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.97

vs KY average

−59.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	417.15	2,373	31
Medium and Large 2	571	373.45	2,132	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	349.30	2,026	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.85/cwt here — about $347 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

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 sale40 hd

406.11

—

KY average25 barns · 1,271 hd

443.08

−36.97

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−59.22

This barn, trailing median13 sales

455.89

−49.77

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	1,553	139.00	2,158	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,158	117.50	1,360	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	367.54/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	327.21/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	428.24/cwt	420.00–431.00	2,411	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	856	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,889	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	396.91/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,306	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,301	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	817	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	346.51/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,519	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	327.99/cwt	326.00–329.00	2,660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	412.65/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,964	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	297.12/cwt	283.00–300.00	2,909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	347.18/cwt	339.00–350.00	2,659	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	452.02/cwt	450.00–453.00	2,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	839	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	365.50/cwt	365.50–365.50	2,760	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,553	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	373.45/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,132	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,973	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,287	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,293	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	425.10/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	330.84/cwt	308.00–334.00	2,217	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	422.59/cwt	419.00–431.00	1,855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,123	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	1000–1050	1,007	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	850–900	885	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,016	249.80/cwt	240.00–251.00	2,538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,288	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	771	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,483	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	344.39/cwt	344.00–350.00	2,156	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	321.15/cwt	317.00–323.00	2,335	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	385.92/cwt	385.00–386.00	2,219	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	381.02/cwt	380.00–381.50	1,985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	349.30/cwt	347.50–351.00	2,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	475.46/cwt	470.00–487.50	2,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	400.18/cwt	400.00–401.00	2,133	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	382.04/cwt	365.00–387.00	2,449	20

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 Jan 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 1,521Year ago 960

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	440	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	483	450.00–453.00	452.02
13	550–600	581	385.00–410.00	396.91
20	600–650	641	365.00–387.00	382.04
2	650–700	660	365.00–370.00	367.54
10	700–750	727	340.00–350.00	346.51
33	750–800	766	339.00–350.00	347.18
6	800–850	811	326.00–329.00	327.99
6	950–1000	979	283.00–300.00	297.12
1	1000–1050	1,020	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	420.00	420.00
7	550–600	571	370.00–378.00	373.45
1	650–700	665	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	537	460.00	460.00
16	550–600	563	420.00–431.00	428.24
6	600–650	610	410.00	410.00
18	650–700	679	376.00	376.00
28	750–800	755	365.50	365.50
8	800–850	839	338.00	338.00
14	850–900	856	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	347.50–351.00	349.30
1	600–650	645	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	945	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	700.00	700.00
5	400–450	440	470.00–487.50	475.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	410.00–440.00	425.10
10	400–450	439	419.00–431.00	422.59
8	450–500	476	400.00–420.00	412.65
3	500–550	521	380.00–381.50	381.02
12	550–600	575	385.00–386.00	385.92
5	600–650	631	320.00–333.00	327.21
18	650–700	670	308.00–334.00	330.84
18	700–750	727	317.00–323.00	321.15
2	850–900	880	270.00	270.00
9	1000–1050	1,016	240.00–251.00	249.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	441.00	441.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	372.50	372.50
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	595	346.00	346.00
1	600–650	645	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	710	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	249.00	249.00
2	1000–1050	1,007	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	533	400.00–401.00	400.18
15	600–650	626	344.00–350.00	344.39
20	650–700	665	344.00	344.00
4	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
21	750–800	771	322.00	322.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	817	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	502	393.00	393.00
2	550–600	585	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	745	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,560	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,060	122.00	122.00

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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