Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week because of the severe weather and flooding. The demand was stronger for bull calves and softer on steers and heifers when compared to two weeks ago. The demand remained very strong for slaughter cows.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $330.18/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −96.79 against this barn's trailing median of $426.97.

Average price

$330.18

26 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$20.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

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	561	338.10	1,897	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	522	317.50	1,657	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.60/cwt here — about $239 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 sale26 hd

330.18

—

KY average24 barns · 556 hd

331.66

−1.48

This barn, trailing median20 sales

426.97

−96.79

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	—	Average	1,647	170.12	2,801	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	150.23	2,085	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	145.97	1,739	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,007	137.15	1,381	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)	990	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,477	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,210	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$2,117	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$3,200	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,825	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2	700–750	740	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,000	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,657	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	359.56/cwt	350.00–368.00	1,712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	244.96/cwt	241.00–247.50	1,766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	347.41/cwt	339.00–360.00	1,449	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	277.00/cwt	275.00–279.00	2,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	339.33/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,588	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	309.12/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	377.21/cwt	371.00–378.00	1,796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	312.09/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	402	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,492	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	141.09/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,947	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	150.99/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,620	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	151.25/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,101	18
Bulls	—	—	1,582	167.83/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,655	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,257	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	136.28/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,356	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	155.26/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,865	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	138.23/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,635	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	935	3,200.00/head	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	2,476.82/head	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	460.30/cwt	457.00–464.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	338.10/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,897	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	391.15/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	900–950	900	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	2

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 Apr 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 481Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 12Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 2Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	457.00–464.00	460.30
2	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	340	412.50	412.50
6	400–450	440	390.00–397.50	391.15
8	450–500	476	350.00–368.00	359.56
16	550–600	561	335.00–340.00	338.10
5	600–650	617	301.00–315.00	312.09
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	740	262.50	262.50
4	750–800	788	241.00	241.00
2	900–950	900	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	443	382.50	382.50
4	450–500	468	300.00–305.00	302.47
10	500–550	522	317.50	317.50
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	432.50	432.50
5	350–400	395	422.00	422.00
7	400–450	402	422.50	422.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	430	321.00	321.00
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	452.00	452.00
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	360	367.50	367.50
20	400–450	417	339.00–360.00	347.41
16	450–500	468	330.00–342.00	339.33
1	500–550	500	327.50	327.50
8	550–600	558	309.00–310.00	309.12
6	600–650	648	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
5	700–750	721	241.00–247.50	244.96
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	407	375.00	375.00
9	450–500	476	371.00–378.00	377.21
1	500–550	525	361.00	361.00
2	550–600	553	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	625	317.50	317.50
2	650–700	678	300.00–305.00	302.56
2	700–750	745	275.00–279.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	377.00	377.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	138.00–144.00	141.09
18	—	1,389	145.00–157.00	151.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,073	149.00–153.00	150.99
5	—	995	134.00–138.00	136.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,201	149.00–165.00	155.26
6	—	1,183	134.00–142.00	138.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	163.00–173.00	167.83
1	—	1,840	177.00	177.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,825.00	1,825.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,085	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,193	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,476.82
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	3,450.00	3,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,300.00	2,300.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

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