Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $473.36/cwt on 159 head, up $17.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +17.47 against this barn's trailing median of $455.89.

Average price

$473.36

▲ 17.47 vs prior sale

159 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

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

$111.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

vs KY average

−13.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	489.24	2,665	125
Medium and Large 2	563	421.41	2,372	29
Medium and Large 2-3	584	377.60	2,205	5thin

One grade step is worth $111.64/cwt here — about $460 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 sale159 hd

473.36

—

KY average25 barns · 1,249 hd

471.48

+1.88

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−13.66

This barn, trailing median13 sales

455.89

+17.47

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	375.06/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	284	694.41/cwt	690.00–710.00	1,972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	443.12/cwt	427.00–460.00	2,344	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	436.35/cwt	429.00–450.00	2,291	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	420.08/cwt	417.50–423.00	2,327	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	368.32/cwt	365.00–369.00	2,438	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	411.64/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,379	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	488.10/cwt	480.00–512.50	2,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	787	336.56/cwt	316.00–347.50	2,649	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	526.14/cwt	522.50–530.00	2,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	401.52/cwt	387.00–409.50	2,742	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	358.98/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,793	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	442.50/cwt	437.50–445.00	2,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	346.74/cwt	345.00–347.00	2,871	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	441.16/cwt	430.00–456.00	2,563	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	326.41/cwt	325.00–329.00	2,964	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	490.84/cwt	490.00–492.50	2,587	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	686	374.51/cwt	370.00–379.00	2,569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	377.60/cwt	355.00–397.50	2,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	467.24/cwt	465.00–477.00	2,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	520.76/cwt	500.00–531.50	2,692	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	436.51/cwt	432.00–451.00	2,724	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	400.04/cwt	396.00–403.00	2,460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	475.31/cwt	469.00–507.00	2,709	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	384.12/cwt	380.00–386.50	2,758	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	812	354.12/cwt	353.00–355.00	2,875	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	343.58/cwt	343.00–344.00	3,006	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	484.74/cwt	473.00–510.00	2,026	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	313.67/cwt	313.00–315.00	3,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	418.79/cwt	408.00–428.00	2,638	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	593.32/cwt	580.00–605.00	2,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	360.24/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	580.29/cwt	575.00–595.00	1,892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	502.48/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	409	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	359	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,280	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	725	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	470.05/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	500.86/cwt	497.00–502.50	2,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	527.36/cwt	527.00–530.00	2,025	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,566	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	409.47/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,166	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	416.91/cwt	399.00–435.00	1,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	463.32/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	567.96/cwt	565.00–580.00	2,181	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	333.53/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	402.58/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	350.67/cwt	337.00–360.00	2,378	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	484.84/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	343.16/cwt	341.00–346.00	2,419	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	369.12/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,377	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	332.54/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,414	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	513.61/cwt	507.00–535.00	1,685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	243	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	1,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	539.34/cwt	518.00–546.00	2,556	22
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	600	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	324.75/cwt	316.00–327.00	2,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	380.43/cwt	376.00–388.00	2,359	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	316	681.51/cwt	670.00–700.00	2,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	398	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	400.94/cwt	389.00–414.00	2,297	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	465.30/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,001	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	468.57/cwt	455.00–473.00	2,263	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,253	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	512.27/cwt	495.00–517.00	1,936	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	308.34/cwt	307.00–310.00	2,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1

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 Feb 26, 2026

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	400	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	525	379.00	379.00
1	600–650	600	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	575.00–595.00	580.29
9	350–400	384	565.00–580.00	567.96
2	400–450	403	500.00–505.00	502.48
2	450–500	470	498.00	498.00
1	500–550	540	420.00	420.00
3	600–650	645	389.00	389.00
3	650–700	656	384.00	384.00
10	750–800	758	338.50	338.50
3	800–850	835	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	650.00	650.00
6	350–400	359	635.00	635.00
5	400–450	409	540.00	540.00
2	500–550	505	465.00–475.00	470.05
2	700–750	725	361.00	361.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	447.00	447.00
5	450–500	461	437.50–445.00	442.50
5	550–600	584	355.00–397.50	377.60
2	600–650	628	360.00–390.00	375.06
6	650–700	686	370.00–379.00	374.51
9	750–800	787	316.00–347.50	336.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	740.00	740.00
4	250–300	284	690.00–710.00	694.41
4	300–350	316	670.00–700.00	681.51
8	350–400	398	620.00	620.00
2	400–450	413	522.50–530.00	526.14
22	450–500	474	518.00–546.00	539.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	555.00	555.00
5	450–500	488	465.00–477.00	467.24
9	500–550	529	427.00–460.00	443.12
20	550–600	578	400.00–422.00	411.64
4	600–650	615	396.00–403.00	400.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	580.00	580.00
7	350–400	382	580.00–605.00	593.32
7	400–450	418	473.00–510.00	484.74
4	450–500	476	480.00–512.50	488.10
12	500–550	527	490.00–492.50	490.84
29	550–600	581	430.00–456.00	441.16
48	600–650	630	408.00–428.00	418.79
77	650–700	683	387.00–409.50	401.52
5	700–750	726	355.00–363.00	360.24
50	750–800	778	350.00–361.00	358.98
15	800–850	828	345.00–347.00	346.74
7	850–900	875	343.00–344.00	343.58
17	900–950	908	325.00–329.00	326.41
3	950–1000	980	313.00–315.00	313.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	500–550	517	500.00–531.50	520.76
28	550–600	570	469.00–507.00	475.31
32	600–650	624	432.00–451.00	436.51
3	650–700	651	418.00	418.00
11	700–750	718	380.00–386.50	384.12
1	750–800	750	375.00	375.00
9	800–850	812	353.00–355.00	354.12
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	352.00	352.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	452	562.50	562.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	500–550	525	429.00–450.00	436.35
21	550–600	554	417.50–423.00	420.08
47	600–650	620	376.00–388.00	380.43
6	650–700	662	365.00–369.00	368.32
14	700–750	705	341.00–346.00	343.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	565.00	565.00
8	350–400	384	527.00–530.00	527.36
7	400–450	433	497.00–502.50	500.86
3	450–500	465	480.00–495.00	484.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	545.00	545.00
1	250–300	285	595.00	595.00
9	300–350	328	507.00–535.00	513.61
9	350–400	378	495.00–517.00	512.27
13	400–450	430	455.00–475.00	465.30
28	450–500	483	455.00–473.00	468.57
27	500–550	529	395.00–417.50	409.47
53	550–600	573	389.00–414.00	400.94
34	600–650	644	360.00–374.00	369.12
36	650–700	678	337.00–360.00	350.67
15	700–750	726	325.00–335.00	332.54
5	750–800	772	316.00–327.00	324.75
3	800–850	830	307.00–310.00	308.34
4	850–900	862	309.00	309.00
1	900–950	910	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
7	350–400	388	400.00–420.00	402.58
3	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	478	399.00–435.00	416.91
2	550–600	563	350.00–355.00	352.47
2	600–650	618	332.00–335.00	333.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	460.00–470.00	463.32
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	596	378.00	378.00

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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