Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded 5.00-7.00 lower and those over 500 lbs. were sharply higher. There was continued strong demand for the higher quality feeder calves. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.29/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −75.08 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$314.29

33 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$32.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.81

vs KY average

−15.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	316.27	1,772	31
Medium and Large 2-3	573	283.50	1,624	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.77/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale33 hd

314.29

—

KY average25 barns · 1,338 hd

324.10

−9.81

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−15.05

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−75.08

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	1,845	180.22	3,326	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	154.14	1,809	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	153.82	2,224	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	130.36	1,371	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,308	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,312	$2,139	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$2,025	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	883	$1,713	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	690	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$3,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$3,090	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,850	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	925	$3,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2	600–650	622	329.71/cwt	329.00–330.00	2,051	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	337.12/cwt	337.00–337.50	1,642	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,897	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	387.13/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	380.97/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	309.76/cwt	297.00–322.00	1,790	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	427.01/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,251	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,005	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	392.07/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,490	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,804	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,307.57/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,308	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	217	497.58/cwt	449.00–530.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	351.54/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,353	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	316.49/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	358.13/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,049	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	760	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	506	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,986	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,848	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	146.05/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,706	2
Bulls	—	—	1,824	176.14/cwt	172.00–180.00	3,213	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	998	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	160.39/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,348	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	147.70/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,858	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	133.85/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	625	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,703	2
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,652	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,131	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	144.61/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,055	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	158.01/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,774	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	925	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	343.20/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	2,139.45/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,139	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,175.52/head	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	338.96/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	372.86/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	272.46/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	283.50/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	287.39/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	363.32/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,192	9

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 150Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 47Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 44Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	423	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	480	375.00–382.50	380.97
6	500–550	509	350.00–377.50	372.86
11	550–600	572	350.00–367.50	358.13
7	600–650	622	329.00–330.00	329.71
3	700–750	713	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	885	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	370	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	573	277.50–290.00	283.50
3	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	805	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	405.00	405.00
9	300–350	328	350.00–365.00	363.32
16	350–400	385	345.00–365.00	351.54
2	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
12	450–500	487	337.00–337.50	337.12
8	500–550	509	335.00	335.00
23	550–600	578	297.00–322.00	309.76
4	600–650	634	282.50–292.50	287.39
6	700–750	713	260.00–275.00	272.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	464	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	449.00–530.00	497.58
5	250–300	293	425.00–430.00	427.01
7	350–400	380	385.00–402.50	392.07
7	400–450	404	380.00–390.00	387.13
2	450–500	478	377.50	377.50
12	550–600	562	337.50	337.50
3	600–650	617	300.00–325.00	316.49
3	650–700	650	306.00	306.00
13	700–750	706	284.00	284.00
2	750–800	783	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	462	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	506	392.50	392.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
6	400–450	433	340.00–360.00	343.20
2	500–550	518	332.50–345.00	338.96
3	550–600	577	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	637	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	765	231.00	231.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,177	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,175.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,298	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,307.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,312	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,139.45
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,650.00	1,650.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	690	1,900.00	1,900.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	3,550.00	3,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	145.00–147.00	146.05
1	—	1,085	92.00	92.00
2	—	918	128.00–140.00	133.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,464	154.00–169.00	160.39
5	—	1,421	138.00–149.00	144.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	147.00–149.00	147.70
5	—	1,123	151.00–165.00	158.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,824	172.00–180.00	176.14
2	—	1,873	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,875	167.00	167.00

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

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle