Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher. With a larger than usual number of feeders today the demand remained strong for a overall good quality offering. There were a few lightweight "soft" calves in all classes that the buyers discounted slightly compared to previous weeks but those "green" condition calves continued to see very good prices. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.42/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −73.96 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$315.42

41 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$53.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.25

vs KY average

−5.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	331.66	1,769	27
Medium and Large 2	584	298.00	1,740	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	521	278.53	1,451	10thin

One grade step is worth $53.13/cwt here — about $318 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 sale41 hd

315.42

—

KY average26 barns · 1,463 hd

309.16

+6.25

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−5.96

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−73.96

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	1,671	171.70	2,870	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,549	142.63	2,209	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	131.50	1,578	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	450–500	476	329.18/cwt	319.00–345.00	1,567	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	330.10/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,426	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	303.39/cwt	301.00–308.00	1,911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,380	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	282.74/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,154	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	288.54/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,777	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	334.03/cwt	315.00–336.00	2,074	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	348.69/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,440	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,575	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,243	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,139	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	290.15/cwt	280.00–291.50	2,075	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	378.95/cwt	378.00–379.50	1,766	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	328.70/cwt	327.00–331.00	1,719	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	305.71/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,767	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	370.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,593	11
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	474	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,529	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,578	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	2,167	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,219	3
Bulls	—	—	1,603	168.44/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,700	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	180.80/cwt	180.50–181.00	3,251	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	354.50/cwt	354.50–354.50	1,748	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	407.63/cwt	389.00–415.00	1,496	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	421.16/cwt	415.00–422.00	1,289	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	290.34/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	1,776	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	250.98/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	352	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,390	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	342	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,358	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	287.49/cwt	282.00–292.50	1,791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	239.97/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	455	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	358.39/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	361.63/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,653	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	278.53/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,451	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	317.34/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,755	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	360.73/cwt	360.00–361.00	1,490	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	255.55/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	296.57/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,260	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 Mar 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 179Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 45Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 11Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	279	355.00–360.00	358.39
2	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	432	320.00–332.50	330.10
15	450–500	476	319.00–345.00	329.18
4	550–600	584	298.00	298.00
3	650–700	682	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	296	390.00	390.00
11	350–400	373	370.00	370.00
22	400–450	413	360.00–361.00	360.73
17	450–500	457	350.00–370.00	361.63
16	500–550	520	341.50	341.50
11	550–600	553	313.00–325.00	317.34
19	600–650	616	286.00–290.00	288.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	425	295.00–300.00	296.57
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
10	500–550	521	272.50–290.00	278.53
3	600–650	628	247.00–260.00	255.55
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	720	238.00–241.00	239.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	342	397.00	397.00
8	350–400	352	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	359.00	359.00
7	500–550	530	335.00–351.00	348.69
3	600–650	630	301.00–308.00	303.39
4	650–700	694	281.00	281.00
3	700–750	735	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	368	428.00	428.00
7	450–500	466	397.50	397.50
1	550–600	555	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	530	270.00–307.50	282.74
1	550–600	575	297.50	297.50
2	700–750	713	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	347	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	393	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	422	399.00	399.00
21	450–500	466	378.00–379.50	378.95
2	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
9	550–600	579	343.00	343.00
21	600–650	621	315.00–336.00	334.03
17	700–750	715	280.00–291.50	290.15
16	750–800	788	271.50	271.50
11	800–850	817	274.50	274.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	378.00	378.00
3	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
5	550–600	595	286.00	286.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
9	300–350	306	415.00–422.00	421.16
13	350–400	367	389.00–415.00	407.63
11	400–450	430	370.00–375.00	370.47
13	450–500	493	354.50	354.50
9	500–550	523	327.00–331.00	328.70
9	550–600	578	298.00–315.00	305.71
4	600–650	623	282.00–292.50	287.49
2	650–700	665	280.00–301.00	290.34
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00
3	750–800	773	249.00–252.00	250.98
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	322.50	322.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	131.50	131.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	150.50	150.50
3	—	1,585	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	167.00–170.00	168.44
2	—	1,798	180.50–181.00	180.80
1	—	1,555	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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