Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on very few comparisons. Today's offering contained some weaned packages of good quality, pre-conditioned steers that sold very well. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $379.14/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −58.37 against this barn's trailing median of $437.51.

Average price

$379.14

32 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$506

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

$75.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.19

vs KY average

−2.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	385.27	2,196	28
Medium and Large 2-3	583	345.00	2,011	3thin
Medium 1-2	545	310.00	1,690	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.27/cwt here — about $506 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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.88, low $397.66, median $437.51 across 13 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 sale32 hd

379.14

—

KY average23 barns · 404 hd

367.95

+11.19

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−2.54

This barn, trailing median13 sales

437.51

−58.37

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%	Average	1,313	163.31	2,143	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	157.30	1,880	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	146.00	1,602	2thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,813	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$1,797	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	159.98/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,040	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	166.63/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,250	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,557	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	157.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,880	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	1,766.00/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	406.45/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	338.11/cwt	332.50–345.00	2,262	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	354.13/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,261	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	298.92/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	328.52/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,262	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,163	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,605	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 127Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 24Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	159.00–161.00	159.98
2	—	1,350	164.00–169.00	166.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,120	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	155.00–160.00	157.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,766.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,860.00	1,860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,875.00	1,875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	400.00–417.50	406.45
1	300–350	330	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	417	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	508	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
6	550–600	553	365.00	365.00
8	600–650	648	349.00	349.00
9	650–700	669	332.50–345.00	338.11
3	700–750	745	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	576	392.50	392.50
6	600–650	644	375.00	375.00
3	800–850	820	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	583	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	608	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	407.50	407.50
6	400–450	424	350.00–355.00	354.13
1	450–500	470	337.50	337.50
6	500–550	510	334.00	334.00
4	550–600	558	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	316.00	316.00
3	600–650	620	295.00–301.00	298.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	355	327.50	327.50
3	400–450	417	325.00–335.00	328.52
5	550–600	586	293.00	293.00
2	750–800	755	260.00	260.00

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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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