Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.09/cwt on 53 head, up $17.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 14 comparable sales and sits +8.65 against this barn's trailing median of $410.44.

Average price

$419.09

▲ 17.55 vs prior sale

53 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$40.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

vs KY average

−9.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	424.63	2,352	44
Medium and Large 2	515	419.00	2,158	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	591	384.29	2,272	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.34/cwt here — about $79 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 sale53 hd

419.09

—

KY average26 barns · 1,347 hd

418.52

+0.57

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−9.27

This barn, trailing median14 sales

410.44

+8.65

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	1,420	173.00	2,457	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	170.00	2,669	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	160.00	1,784	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	454.00/cwt	441.00–455.00	2,738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,239	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	552.64/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	441.21/cwt	439.00–450.00	2,352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	783	324.70/cwt	322.00–326.00	2,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	497.09/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	415.04/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	368.12/cwt	368.00–377.50	2,455	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	520.67/cwt	520.00–522.00	2,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	495.35/cwt	494.00–505.00	2,432	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	486	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	329.56/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	371.59/cwt	359.00–378.00	2,828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	326.30/cwt	313.00–336.00	2,731	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	418.99/cwt	406.00–429.00	2,740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	514.20/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,484	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	359.52/cwt	354.00–377.00	2,621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	391.95/cwt	381.00–403.00	2,799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	520.58/cwt	514.00–522.00	2,665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	808	343.30/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	388.18/cwt	380.00–401.00	2,473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	314.43/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	533.24/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	519.56/cwt	515.00–522.00	2,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	601.50/cwt	601.50–601.50	2,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,836	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,784	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,457	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	460.46/cwt	453.00–463.00	2,224	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	430.61/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	443.46/cwt	440.00–447.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	497.21/cwt	487.50–505.00	2,178	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	337.56/cwt	329.00–339.00	2,616	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	372.71/cwt	372.00–375.00	2,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	337.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	409.39/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,346	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	700–750	710	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	443.63/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,294	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	471.85/cwt	466.00–480.00	2,246	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,531	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	599	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,306	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	428.50/cwt	428.50–428.50	2,430	10
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	743	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	854	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,929	25

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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 661Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	512	514.00–522.00	520.58
14	600–650	603	441.00–455.00	454.00
8	700–750	714	381.00–403.00	391.95
3	800–850	808	340.00–350.00	343.30
25	850–900	854	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	407	550.00	550.00
6	450–500	486	545.00	545.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	482.00	482.00
5	500–550	533	439.00–450.00	441.21
5	600–650	637	380.00–401.00	388.18
3	750–800	783	322.00–326.00	324.70
1	900–950	930	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	557.50	557.50
3	400–450	410	520.00–522.00	520.67
7	450–500	483	510.00–520.00	514.20
2	500–550	528	485.00–510.00	497.09
1	550–600	550	480.00	480.00
6	600–650	619	412.00–420.00	415.04
10	650–700	654	406.00–429.00	418.99
11	700–750	729	354.00–377.00	359.52
3	750–800	761	359.00–378.00	371.59
20	800–850	837	313.00–336.00	326.30
5	850–900	866	320.00–334.00	329.56
8	900–950	935	310.00–318.00	314.43
1	1000–1050	1,025	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	520.00	520.00
8	450–500	491	494.00–505.00	495.35
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	743	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	545.00–560.00	552.64
2	300–350	335	532.50	532.50
2	400–450	440	480.00	480.00
10	450–500	476	466.00–480.00	471.85
14	500–550	517	430.00–447.50	443.63
20	550–600	573	400.00–420.00	409.39
4	600–650	634	372.00–375.00	372.71
1	650–700	660	361.00	361.00
5	700–750	708	330.00–340.00	337.98
52	750–800	775	329.00–339.00	337.56
1	800–850	840	305.00	305.00
2	850–900	852	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	567	428.50	428.50
4	600–650	610	395.00–400.00	397.49
77	650–700	667	368.00–377.50	368.12
73	700–750	719	352.00	352.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	565.00	565.00
9	400–450	438	487.50–505.00	497.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	445	437.00	437.00
2	450–500	475	440.00–447.00	443.46
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
6	550–600	599	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	505.00	505.00
2	500–550	515	419.00	419.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	710	356.00	356.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	520.00–540.00	533.24
3	400–450	411	515.00–522.00	519.56
8	450–500	483	453.00–463.00	460.46
4	500–550	521	415.00–440.00	430.61
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	620	388.00	388.00
2	650–700	657	366.00	366.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	720.00	720.00
4	350–400	355	601.50	601.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	455	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	663	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	210.00	210.00

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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Glasgow Livestock Auction

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle