Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week because of the winter weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −128.21 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$261.17

6 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$31.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.86

vs KY average

−42.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	271.75	1,433	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	240.00	1,260	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.75/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.48, low $335.67, median $389.37 across 24 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 sale6 hd

261.17

—

KY average17 barns · 817 hd

276.03

−14.86

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−42.86

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−128.21

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	—	Average	1,709	156.49	2,674	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	132.25	2,028	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	117.98	1,443	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	105.46	1,091	9thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,885	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$1,838	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,663	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,630	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,385	5

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

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 1-2	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	243.59/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,678	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	286.16/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,230	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	256.56/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	653	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	273.62/cwt	260.00–276.50	1,811	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	305.93/cwt	303.00–309.00	1,732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	341.85/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	265.03/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,559	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	398	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	282.25/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,355	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	276.01/cwt	273.00–279.00	1,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,448	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,432.66/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,433	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,868.98/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,869	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,125	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,885.20/head	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,885	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	153.80/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,702	3
Bulls	—	—	1,440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,117	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	165.28/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,925	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,328	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,303	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	96.48/cwt	91.00–102.00	982	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,443	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	125.46/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,930	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	137.85/cwt	130.00–145.00	2,134	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	106.06/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,090	3

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 →

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 0Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 62Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 243Year ago 6

No trends available due to the market closure last week because of the winter weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	430	285.00–291.00	286.16
6	450–500	480	279.00–289.00	282.25
3	500–550	513	277.00	277.00
1	550–600	570	256.00	256.00
5	600–650	637	244.50	244.50
9	650–700	689	235.00–246.00	243.59
1	750–800	765	222.00	222.00
2	850–900	855	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	230.00–270.00	256.56
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	740	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	460	262.00	262.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	335.00–350.00	341.85
2	450–500	485	323.00	323.00
2	500–550	508	305.00	305.00
4	550–600	566	303.00–309.00	305.93
1	600–650	615	283.00	283.00
13	650–700	662	260.00–276.50	273.62
1	700–750	705	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	330	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	487	273.00–279.00	276.01
2	650–700	653	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	398	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	470	308.00	308.00
7	550–600	551	283.00	283.00
3	600–650	625	260.00–273.00	265.03
1	800–850	800	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	537	273.00	273.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,163	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,432.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,625.00	2,625.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,868.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,885.20
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,630	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,757	151.00–155.00	153.80
1	—	1,440	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,770	157.00–170.00	165.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,010	129.00	129.00
4	—	1,018	91.00–102.00	96.48
3	—	1,028	104.00–108.00	106.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	116.00–120.00	117.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	124.00–127.00	125.46
8	—	1,548	130.00–145.00	137.85
1	—	1,405	101.00	101.00

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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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle