Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower. A combination of substantial drops in cattle futures, typical October weather, and a plain quality offering resulted in all classes of feeder being much cheaper. 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 $330.60/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −58.77 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$330.60

20 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$16.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.85

vs KY average

−44.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	331.42	1,802	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	315.00	1,685	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.42/cwt here — about $117 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 sale20 hd

330.60

—

KY average25 barns · 1,659 hd

352.45

−21.85

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−44.29

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−58.77

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	1,408	186.50	2,625	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,332	152.93	2,037	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,112	141.76	1,576	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	120.26	1,266	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,700	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,585	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,725	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	960	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,975	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	350.49/cwt	346.00–357.50	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,800	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	347.03/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	309.74/cwt	308.00–313.00	1,914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	408.14/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	284.31/cwt	283.00–285.00	2,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	388.46/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,770	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	140.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,432	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	129.53/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,548	4
Bulls	—	—	1,355	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,453	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,803	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	120.26/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,266	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	138.90/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,896	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	165.08/cwt	159.00–177.50	2,128	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	151.38/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,032	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,749	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	149.34/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	698	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	332.73/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	274.41/cwt	273.50–275.00	1,262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,128	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	282.38/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	387.96/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	373.92/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	356.12/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,788	7

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 129Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 33Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	489.00	489.00
3	300–350	315	400.00–412.50	408.14
3	350–400	363	385.00	385.00
8	400–450	437	387.00–395.00	387.96
7	500–550	502	347.50–367.50	356.12
4	550–600	579	317.50	317.50
1	600–650	615	301.00	301.00
5	650–700	652	301.00	301.00
3	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
5	950–1000	990	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
5	400–450	439	330.00–345.00	332.73
5	650–700	698	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	390.00	390.00
5	450–500	465	387.00	387.00
7	500–550	507	355.00–380.00	373.92
5	550–600	566	335.00–350.00	347.03
13	600–650	608	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	683	330.00	330.00
9	700–750	710	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	328.00	328.00
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	295	407.50	407.50
2	350–400	373	380.00–397.50	388.46
4	400–450	419	346.00–357.50	350.49
11	500–550	510	347.00	347.00
8	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
6	600–650	618	308.00–313.00	309.74
3	700–750	725	283.00–285.00	284.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	438	277.50	277.50
5	450–500	460	273.50–275.00	274.41
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	634	275.00–286.00	282.38
3	750–800	755	270.00	270.00

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	—	1,225	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,700	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,585	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,975.00	2,975.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	960	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,021	135.00–145.00	140.24
4	—	1,195	120.00–134.00	129.53
1	—	1,005	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,158	149.00–150.00	149.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,053	115.00–130.00	120.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	135.00–143.00	138.90
5	—	1,289	159.00–177.50	165.08
12	—	1,342	145.00–157.00	151.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,460	192.00	192.00

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