Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. There was much stronger demand across all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.42/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −45.95 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$343.42

19 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.97

vs KY average

−54.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	355.00	1,892	10thin
Medium and Large 2	551	333.57	1,839	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	320.00	1,744	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd

343.42

—

KY average24 barns · 876 hd

353.39

−9.97

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−54.44

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−45.95

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	1,761	185.60	3,269	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	170.92	2,495	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,049	146.87	1,540	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	145.63	1,792	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,850	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	411.55/cwt	409.00–430.00	2,012	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	976	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,962	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,947	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	130.48/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,364	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,492	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,703	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	186.70/cwt	185.00–188.00	3,379	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	170.92/cwt	163.00–177.50	2,495	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	678	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,898	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	152.75/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,891	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,651	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,357	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	152.89/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,816	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,659	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,136	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	443	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,488	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	340.99/cwt	332.50–354.00	1,627	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	384.73/cwt	382.50–391.00	2,231	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	327.14/cwt	285.00–337.50	1,924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	394.92/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	354.91/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	349.97/cwt	321.00–365.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	392.34/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,891	11

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 135Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 13Year ago 36

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. There was much stronger demand across all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	505.00	505.00
1	250–300	250	525.00	525.00
3	350–400	356	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	401	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	461	448.00	448.00
2	500–550	518	395.00	395.00
4	550–600	566	387.50–397.50	394.92
3	600–650	620	352.50	352.50
2	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
3	800–850	800	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	566	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	466	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	560	305.00	305.00
3	600–650	615	304.00	304.00
2	650–700	673	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	336.00	336.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	460.00	460.00
4	300–350	333	413.00	413.00
11	450–500	482	382.50–400.00	392.34
5	500–550	505	363.00	363.00
5	550–600	561	347.00	347.00
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	700	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	805	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
5	550–600	560	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	377.50	377.50
3	400–450	429	321.00–365.00	349.97
11	450–500	477	332.50–354.00	340.99
2	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
6	400–450	401	435.00	435.00
8	450–500	489	409.00–430.00	411.55
2	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
11	550–600	580	382.50–391.00	384.73
2	650–700	698	306.00	306.00
6	950–1000	976	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	678	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	350.00–370.00	354.91
1	450–500	466	332.00	332.00
5	550–600	588	285.00–337.50	327.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	130.00–131.00	130.48
1	—	1,015	147.00	147.00
1	—	810	167.50	167.50
2	—	1,188	151.00–155.00	152.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	163.00–177.50	170.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,238	150.00–156.00	152.75
1	—	1,205	137.00	137.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	198.00	198.00
2	—	1,810	185.00–188.00	186.70
1	—	1,555	171.00	171.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,850.00	1,850.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle