Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons due to a light offering last week. Demand was very strong for a good quality offering across all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.59/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −110.79 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$278.59

27 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$22.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

vs KY average

−26.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	279.42	1,508	26
Medium and Large 2-3	585	257.00	1,503	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.42/cwt here — about $4 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale27 hd

278.59

—

KY average25 barns · 2,199 hd

282.93

−4.35

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−26.05

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−110.79

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	1,733	155.04	2,687	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	137.91	2,035	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,125	126.33	1,421	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	126.00	1,485	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,275	$1,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	858	$1,863	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,690	5

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	300.44/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,412	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	327.52/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,382	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	317.08/cwt	306.00–319.00	1,788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,048	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	234.14/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	267.73/cwt	259.00–274.00	1,938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	340.17/cwt	332.00–348.00	1,565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	288.67/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	359.56/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,123	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	282.39/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,524	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,476	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,392	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	139.60/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,042	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	129.48/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	143.25/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,182	2
Bulls	—	—	1,378	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,315	2
Bulls	—	—	2,110	154.25/cwt	150.00–157.00	3,255	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,275	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	2,825.40/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	830	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	1,862.61/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	280.08/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,636	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	274.92/cwt	272.00–277.50	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	348	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,322	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	286.82/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,480	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	270.78/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,535	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,630	14

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 73Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 14Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 16Year ago 0

No comparisons due to a light offering last week. Demand was very strong for a good quality offering across all classes of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	595	287.00	287.00
1	650–700	665	276.00	276.00
4	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	428	350.00–369.00	359.56
6	450–500	460	332.00–348.00	340.17
2	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
7	550–600	564	306.00–319.00	317.08
5	600–650	631	285.00–291.00	288.67
2	650–700	660	293.00	293.00
7	700–750	724	259.00–274.00	267.73
2	800–850	830	247.00	247.00
3	850–900	880	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	750–800	772	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	350	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	418	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	460	277.50–285.00	282.39
5	500–550	516	272.00–277.50	274.92
10	550–600	584	273.00–287.00	280.08
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	454	342.00	342.00
14	500–550	500	326.00	326.00
8	550–600	564	309.00	309.00
3	700–750	702	257.00	257.00
1	800–850	815	228.00	228.00
4	850–900	894	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	400	381.00	381.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	257.00	257.00
1	600–650	610	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	730	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	704	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	350.00	350.00
17	400–450	422	320.00–335.00	327.52
10	450–500	470	297.00–302.00	300.44
14	500–550	516	283.00–292.00	286.82
12	550–600	567	265.00–274.00	270.78
7	600–650	622	256.00	256.00
7	650–700	674	230.00–243.00	234.14
2	700–750	713	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	835	214.00	214.00
1	900–950	920	201.00	201.00
2	1000–1050	1,048	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	348	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	365	368.00	368.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,118	132.00	132.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,195	116.00–117.00	116.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,463	134.00–144.00	139.60
2	—	1,538	129.00–130.00	129.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	139.00–146.00	143.25
2	—	1,378	168.00	168.00
3	—	2,110	150.00–157.00	154.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,398	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	3,325.00	3,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	858	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,862.61

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

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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

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