Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: A very low number of comparisons on feeder steers. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower. A smaller offering today that contained several mixed and plain quality feeder calves limited comparisons. The buyers are discounting the lightweight calves due to the typical October health concerns. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.22/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −39.15 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$350.22

27 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$24.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.26

vs KY average

−34.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	359.47	1,946	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	532	334.50	1,780	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.97/cwt here — about $166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale27 hd

350.22

—

KY average25 barns · 1,017 hd

346.96

+3.26

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−34.17

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−39.15

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	—	Low	1,746	179.04	3,126	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	166.55	2,455	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	157.50	1,488	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,049	$2,427	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2-3	550–600	554	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	539	351.29/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	354.66/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,887	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	389.68/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	406.47/cwt	400.00–409.00	1,980	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,920	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	379.97/cwt	378.00–387.50	1,744	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	920	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	378	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,361	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,488	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	166.55/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,455	6
Bulls	—	—	1,684	177.80/cwt	175.00–182.50	2,994	4
Bulls	—	—	1,995	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,671	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,666.98/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,667	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	2,306.16/head	1,875.00–2,750.00	2,306	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	783	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	454	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	398.86/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	361.54/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	348.93/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,139	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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 238Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 28Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 38Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	333	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	454	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	510	346.00	346.00
5	550–600	554	323.00	323.00
1	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	398	392.50	392.50
5	450–500	459	378.00–387.50	379.97
8	500–550	508	378.00	378.00
9	550–600	571	343.00	343.00
2	650–700	673	301.00	301.00
1	700–750	705	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	539	335.00–355.00	351.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	400.00–409.00	406.47
4	600–650	613	345.00–360.00	348.93
1	650–700	660	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	577	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	395.00	395.00
9	500–550	532	350.00–357.50	354.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	392.50–405.00	398.86
6	400–450	409	410.00	410.00
6	450–500	466	375.00–392.50	389.68
2	500–550	505	377.50	377.50
1	800–850	830	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	880	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
9	450–500	483	340.00–370.00	361.54
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	783	231.00	231.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,153	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,666.98
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,875.00–2,750.00	2,306.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,725.00	1,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	157.50	157.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,474	160.00–178.00	166.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,684	175.00–182.50	177.80
1	—	1,995	184.00	184.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle