Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold steady on a very light test. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. The feeder demand wasn't as strong today for the good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.74/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −62.63 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$326.74

31 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$13.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.53

vs KY average

−7.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	328.85	1,755	26
Medium and Large 2-3	507	315.78	1,601	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.07/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale31 hd

326.74

—

KY average27 barns · 1,749 hd

333.27

−6.53

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−7.52

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−62.63

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	1,565	180.00	2,817	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	159.95	2,208	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	153.00	1,747	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	976	140.68	1,373	15

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)	1,301	$2,922	23
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,273	$2,517	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,984	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$1,976	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$1,875	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,269	$3,514	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,051	$3,168	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,049	$2,670	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,000	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	400–450	410	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,680	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	336.51/cwt	333.00–337.50	2,029	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	350.52/cwt	349.00–355.00	1,532	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	366.87/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	359.43/cwt	359.00–361.00	1,876	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	3,212.91/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	332.92/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,591	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	3,519.20/head	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,519	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,705.15/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,705	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,090	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,875.15/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,886	4
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	860	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,105	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	163.94/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,264	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	151.41/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,706	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,588	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	137.25/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,283	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	155.99/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,544	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	144.56/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,450	7
Bulls	—	—	1,565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,817	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	152.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,109	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	159.75/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,842	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,045	1,975.84/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,976	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	920	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	992	3,046.64/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,047	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,145	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	790	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	983	2,552.67/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,553	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2Fancy	—	1,000	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	837	2,600.40/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	973	2,782.19/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,782	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,355	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	3,513.79/head	2,450.00–3,950.00	3,514	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,105	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	2,989.00/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,989	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	2,252.50/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	1,836	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	315.78/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	318.51/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,847	10

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.

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Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 101Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 14Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 5Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	417.50	417.50
9	500–550	522	359.00–361.00	359.43
9	600–650	603	333.00–337.50	336.51
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
15	400–450	437	349.00–355.00	350.52
6	450–500	478	332.50–335.00	332.92
14	500–550	500	336.00	336.00
12	550–600	573	320.50	320.50
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	681	277.00	277.00
1	800–850	835	255.00	255.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	507	300.00–320.00	315.78
2	600–650	603	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	463	365.00–367.50	366.87
5	500–550	510	351.00	351.00
8	550–600	560	341.00	341.00
1	600–650	605	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
10	550–600	580	305.00–325.00	318.51
3	600–650	625	273.00	273.00
1	700–750	705	262.50	262.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,212.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,163	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,519.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,705.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	4,050.00	4,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	992	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,046.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,552.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	973	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,782.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	837	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,600.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,535	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,342	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,989.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,353	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,252.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,975.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,355	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,350.00	2,350.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	3,000.00	3,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,269	2,450.00–3,950.00	3,513.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	100.00	100.00
5	—	935	135.00–139.00	137.25
2	—	990	153.00–160.00	155.99
7	—	1,003	140.00–149.00	144.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,381	160.00–172.00	163.94
4	—	1,379	150.00–155.00	152.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	149.00–154.00	151.41
1	—	1,155	137.50	137.50
3	—	1,153	158.00–162.00	159.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	180.00	180.00

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

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