Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A light offering today due to snow and very cold temperatures limited comparisons on feeder cattle. The demand for feeders was very good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.47/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −132.90 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$256.47

4 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.13

vs KY average

−47.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	586	256.47	1,503	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale4 hd

256.47

—

KY average25 barns · 2,137 hd

281.60

−25.13

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−47.95

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−132.90

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	1,582	154.25	2,440	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,257	146.37	1,840	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	134.41	1,578	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	125.71	1,255	3thin

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)	950	$1,981	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	911	$1,877	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,400	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,208	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	290.74/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	288.72/cwt	282.00–296.00	1,369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	256.47/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	306.51/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	441	266.61/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,176	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,144	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	310.11/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	264.62/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	321.06/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	238.80/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,612	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	930	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	911	1,877.49/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,877	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	890	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	158.38/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,582	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,168	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	146.37/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,840	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	122.57/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,152	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,472	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,398	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	138.88/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,639	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 118Year ago 44

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 31Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 8

A light offering today due to snow and very cold temperatures limited comparisons on feeder cattle. The demand for feeders was very good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	493	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
5	400–450	432	318.00–326.00	321.06
2	450–500	465	305.00–315.00	310.11
1	500–550	515	307.00	307.00
2	550–600	580	260.00–269.00	264.62
1	650–700	660	259.00	259.00
2	700–750	713	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	385	267.00	267.00
6	400–450	441	265.00–275.00	266.61
2	450–500	473	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	353	324.00	324.00
4	400–450	404	302.00–308.00	306.51
4	450–500	474	282.00–296.00	288.72
4	550–600	586	256.00–258.00	256.47
2	650–700	675	230.00–248.00	238.80
1	700–750	700	223.00	223.00
1	750–800	760	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	417	270.00–302.00	290.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	411	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	545	302.00	302.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	911	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,877.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	151.00–164.00	158.38
1	—	1,485	146.00	146.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	143.00–151.00	146.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	119.00–128.00	122.57
1	—	1,115	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,180	134.00–147.00	138.88

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