Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold sharply lower. The demand for feeder calves was much lower in response to the significantly lower futures trading. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $258.78/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −168.19 against this barn's trailing median of $426.97.

Average price

$258.78

5 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$14.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.61

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	264.64	1,522	3thin
Medium 1-2	503	250.00	1,258	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.64/cwt here — about $264 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

20 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $487.31, low $376.99, median $426.97 across 20 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 sale5 hd

258.78

—

KY average24 barns · 983 hd

292.40

−33.61

This barn, trailing median20 sales

426.97

−168.19

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	1,639	153.33	2,513	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	140.21	1,949	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	130.54	1,532	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	106.38	1,057	7thin

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)	1,340	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,540	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,425	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,315	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,050	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	2,235	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	277.42/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,279	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	287.62/cwt	284.00–291.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	272.61/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,238	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,185	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	280.40/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,325	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	257.06/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	264.64/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	325.32/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	107.34/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,068	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	140.21/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,949	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,518	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	125.35/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,548	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,514	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	95.22/cwt	86.00–101.00	909	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,768	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,376	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	845	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	855	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	895	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,643	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	503	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	230.50/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,784	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	240.13/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	235.33/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	240.47/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,664	4

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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 255Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 29Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	733	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	373.00	373.00
1	350–400	355	358.00	358.00
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	523	322.00	322.00
2	550–600	570	284.00–291.00	287.62
5	650–700	656	278.00–284.00	280.40
1	700–750	740	258.00	258.00
5	750–800	753	261.00	261.00
9	900–950	937	238.50	238.50
2	950–1000	950	230.00	230.00
3	1200–1250	1,238	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	420	309.00	309.00
6	450–500	461	271.00–284.00	277.42
5	500–550	530	271.00–279.00	272.61
3	550–600	570	264.00	264.00
5	600–650	614	246.00	246.00
6	650–700	666	228.00–245.00	235.33
4	700–750	730	228.00	228.00
3	850–900	880	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	298.00	298.00
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	543	235.00–246.00	240.47
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	358	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	408	359.00	359.00
4	450–500	459	358.00	358.00
3	550–600	575	262.00–270.00	264.64
7	600–650	622	253.00–260.00	257.06
2	650–700	673	235.00–245.00	240.13
6	700–750	728	245.00	245.00
8	750–800	774	223.00–238.00	230.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
5	450–500	480	318.00–330.00	325.32
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	107.00–108.00	107.34
1	—	1,105	137.00	137.00
3	—	955	86.00–101.00	95.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,390	134.00–148.00	140.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	133.00–135.00	134.00
2	—	1,235	121.00–130.00	125.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,523	156.00	156.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,425.00	1,425.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,315	2,025.00	2,025.00

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

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Bulls · 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

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