Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. With the futures trading back on the positive side the demand for feeder calves was much stronger than the last couple of weeks. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $362.60/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −64.37 against this barn's trailing median of $426.97.

Average price

$362.60

20 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$58.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.33

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	543	385.63	2,094	8thin
Medium and Large 2	530	375.00	1,988	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	566	327.41	1,852	7thin

One grade step is worth $58.21/cwt here — about $243 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

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

362.60

—

KY average25 barns · 615 hd

342.27

+20.33

This barn, trailing median20 sales

426.97

−64.37

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,776	190.70	3,387	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,307	152.59	1,994	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	141.61	1,701	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	133.24	1,397	10

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)	1,188	$2,147	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,828	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$3,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,775	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	902	$2,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2-3	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,790	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	325.91/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	409.64/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,782	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	374.00/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	275.66/cwt	270.00–277.50	2,715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	370.01/cwt	360.00–373.00	1,887	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,973	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,690	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,726	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	166.22/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,795	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	127.61/cwt	117.50–133.00	1,618	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	131.66/cwt	116.00–137.50	1,351	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,844	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	163.77/cwt	162.50–165.00	2,006	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	155.93/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,024	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,692	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	144.20/cwt	142.50–146.00	2,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,992	191.17/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,808	3
Bulls	—	—	1,235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,223	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,340	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,165	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,904.50/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,905	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,146.89/head	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	339	393.93/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	596	318.86/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	338.82/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,550	2

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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 184Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 46Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	427.50	427.50
1	450–500	480	411.00	411.00
1	500–550	530	392.50	392.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	750–800	755	369.50	369.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	470	353.00	353.00
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	352	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	453	373.00	373.00
14	500–550	510	360.00–373.00	370.01
5	550–600	587	320.00–335.00	325.91
4	950–1000	985	270.00–277.50	275.66
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	488.00	488.00
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
5	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	435	407.50–410.00	409.64
2	450–500	458	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	510	405.00	405.00
5	550–600	563	370.00–375.00	374.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	370.00–405.00	393.93
5	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	525	305.00–355.00	338.82
4	550–600	596	285.00–330.00	318.86
2	600–650	608	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	2,125.00	2,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,013	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,305	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,904.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,146.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,075.00	3,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,080	163.00–170.00	166.22
4	—	1,268	117.50–133.00	127.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,026	116.00–137.50	131.66
1	—	1,250	147.50	147.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	162.50–165.00	163.77
3	—	1,298	153.00–160.00	155.93
1	—	1,235	137.00	137.00
2	—	1,438	142.50–146.00	144.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,992	190.00–195.00	191.17
1	—	1,235	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,670	200.00	200.00

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

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

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Replacement Cattle

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