Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. Feeder buyers continued showing strong demand for all classes of feeders despite recent volatility in the futures market. No test on slaughter cows and bulls due to the limited offering today.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $350.01/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −76.96 against this barn's trailing median of $426.97.

Average price

$350.01

20 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$101.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	380.18	1,977	14thin
Medium 1-2	500	285.00	1,425	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	569	278.55	1,585	5thin

One grade step is worth $101.63/cwt here — about $393 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

20 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $487.31, low $376.99, median $426.97 across 20 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 sale20 hd

350.01

—

KY average24 barns · 526 hd

349.78

+0.23

This barn, trailing median20 sales

426.97

−76.96

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	1,865	207.00	3,861	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	168.63	2,280	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	161.64	1,912	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	149.33	1,366	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	278.55/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	365.40/cwt	364.00–367.50	1,893	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	1,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	313.62/cwt	311.00–319.00	1,966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,199	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	327.86/cwt	315.00–334.00	2,361	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	286.00/cwt	281.00–291.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	392.86/cwt	377.50–398.00	1,803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	418.81/cwt	401.00–424.00	1,725	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	308	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	406.25/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,280	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	384.87/cwt	375.00–388.00	1,874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	384.42/cwt	379.00–390.00	1,611	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	172.94/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,366	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,861	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,376	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,112	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	161.64/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	387.25/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,956	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	318.97/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,946	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 180Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 14Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 6

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,050	131.00	131.00
1	—	765	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	171.00–175.00	172.94
1	—	1,320	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	159.00–165.00	161.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	207.00	207.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	385	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	569	276.00–281.00	278.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	363	472.50	472.50
10	400–450	412	401.00–424.00	418.81
4	450–500	487	375.00–388.00	384.87
10	500–550	505	385.00–387.50	387.25
4	550–600	558	362.50	362.50
5	600–650	610	315.00–320.00	318.97
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	910	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	512.50	512.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	489.00	489.00
2	300–350	325	397.50–415.00	406.25
4	400–450	419	379.00–390.00	384.42
4	450–500	459	377.50–398.00	392.86
10	500–550	518	364.00–367.50	365.40
2	550–600	565	336.00	336.00
6	600–650	627	311.00–319.00	313.62
2	700–750	725	281.00–291.00	286.00
2	750–800	755	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	377.50	377.50
1	400–450	425	362.00	362.00
1	450–500	450	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	419.00	419.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	456.00	456.00
2	400–450	423	421.00	421.00
3	450–500	498	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	596	369.00	369.00
4	650–700	656	347.50	347.50
5	700–750	720	315.00–334.00	327.86

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

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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