Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week in observance of the July 4th holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.23/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −80.14 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$309.23

13 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.55

vs KY average

−32.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	330.00	1,741	4thin
Medium and Large 2	572	300.00	1,716	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $25 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd

309.23

—

KY average8 barns · 212 hd

321.78

−12.55

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−32.30

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−80.14

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	165.57	2,333	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	156.29	1,842	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	145.36	1,443	12

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)	1,130	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,074	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,343	$2,745	5

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,155	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	152.23/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,626	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,639	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	122.68/cwt	119.00–127.50	1,138	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	166.56/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,554	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	174.05/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	293.34/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	362.90/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	598	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	325.92/cwt	324.00–327.00	1,581	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	346.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	392.29/cwt	391.00–395.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	367.43/cwt	358.00–372.50	1,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,716	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	298	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,745.05/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,745	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	148.76/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,934	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	158.45/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,149	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	158.12/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,812	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	146.26/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	367.46/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,246	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,073.74/head	1,700.00–2,275.00	2,074	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	263.55/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	293.86/cwt	292.50–301.00	1,302	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	684	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	330.51/cwt	326.00–341.00	1,874	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	257.14/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	385.92/cwt	380.00–389.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,655	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 Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 59Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 4

No trends available due to the market closure last week in observance of the July 4th holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	169.00	169.00
4	—	1,146	152.50–165.00	158.12
2	—	1,195	142.00–151.00	146.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	150.00–155.00	152.23
1	—	1,130	145.00	145.00
4	—	928	119.00–127.50	122.68
3	—	933	165.00–167.50	166.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,469	169.00–180.00	174.05
2	—	1,300	147.50–150.00	148.76
6	—	1,356	153.00–166.00	158.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	360.00–370.00	367.46
3	400–450	417	376.00	376.00
11	450–500	485	324.00–327.00	325.92
2	500–550	500	331.00	331.00
2	550–600	555	329.00	329.00
3	600–650	619	290.00–300.00	293.34
2	650–700	670	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	572	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	310.00–315.00	312.53
4	450–500	465	307.50	307.50
2	650–700	685	260.00–267.00	263.55
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	865	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	990	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	383.00	383.00
2	400–450	410	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	465	360.00–366.00	362.90
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
13	550–600	567	326.00–341.00	330.51
2	600–650	633	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	377.50	377.50
2	400–450	440	343.00	343.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	277.50	277.50
2	800–850	820	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	435.00	435.00
3	300–350	340	391.00–395.00	392.29
3	350–400	380	380.00–389.00	385.92
3	400–450	410	358.00–372.50	367.43
3	450–500	473	340.00–350.00	346.69
2	500–550	513	336.00	336.00
5	600–650	608	313.00	313.00
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	898	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	443	292.50–301.00	293.86
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	598	271.00	271.00
7	600–650	620	250.00–260.00	257.14
4	650–700	684	258.00	258.00
2	750–800	763	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,343	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,745.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,290	1,700.00–2,275.00	2,073.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,450.00	2,450.00

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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