Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder calves sold sharply higher. The demand for feeder cattle today was much stronger for an overall better quality offering. Slaughter cows traded 5.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.50/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −65.87 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$323.50

10 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$48.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.00

vs KY average

−15.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	331.44	1,821	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	301.00	1,580	1thin
Medium 1-2	570	282.50	1,610	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.94/cwt here — about $211 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 sale10 hd

323.50

—

KY average25 barns · 1,599 hd

339.51

−16.00

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−15.24

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−65.87

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	—	High	1,540	208.68	3,214	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	164.15	2,375	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	156.41	1,867	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	151.30	1,686	10

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,307	$2,608	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	350–400	374	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	290.14/cwt	289.00–292.50	2,121	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	316.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	329.73/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	275.77/cwt	274.00–277.50	2,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	296.37/cwt	296.00–297.50	2,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	738	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,583	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	328.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	336.88/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	357.39/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,900	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	311.71/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	279.92/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	313.21/cwt	296.00–325.00	1,510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	690	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,708	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,135	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	216.52/cwt	215.00–219.00	3,298	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	151.99/cwt	151.00–152.50	1,790	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	155.73/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,648	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	141.44/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,713	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	506	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	372.73/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,343	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,699	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	163.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,263	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	148.87/cwt	147.50–151.00	2,330	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,843	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,669	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	173.80/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,480	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	161.05/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,950	4

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 150Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 35Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
6	350–400	374	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	414	372.00–375.00	372.73
6	450–500	454	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	528	335.00–342.50	336.88
4	550–600	571	326.00	326.00
9	600–650	611	311.00	311.00
1	650–700	660	291.00	291.00
6	700–750	731	289.00–292.50	290.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	370	320.00–340.00	329.73
3	400–450	429	325.00–330.00	328.41
5	450–500	482	296.00–325.00	313.21
1	500–550	525	301.00	301.00
3	600–650	615	275.00–290.00	279.92
2	700–750	713	272.50	272.50
1	800–850	845	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	430	387.50	387.50
1	450–500	465	387.50	387.50
1	500–550	500	361.00	361.00
2	550–600	585	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	610	331.00	331.00
3	700–750	702	310.00–320.00	316.65
2	800–850	808	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	700–750	738	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	360	412.50	412.50
7	400–450	429	396.00	396.00
3	450–500	465	352.50–367.50	357.39
8	500–550	547	320.00	320.00
5	550–600	575	302.00–325.00	311.71
2	600–650	620	306.00	306.00
4	700–750	720	296.00–297.50	296.37
2	750–800	768	274.00–277.50	275.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	410	367.50	367.50
4	450–500	468	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	588	282.50	282.50
2	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	506	342.50	342.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	3,225.00	3,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,725.00	1,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	215.00–219.00	216.52
1	—	1,575	193.00	193.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	151.00–152.50	151.99
1	—	1,025	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,340	137.50	137.50
4	—	1,211	156.00–165.00	161.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	155.00–157.00	155.73
4	—	1,211	137.50–147.50	141.44
3	—	1,043	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	160.00–165.00	163.54
3	—	1,565	147.50–151.00	148.87
5	—	1,427	172.00–176.00	173.80

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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