Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower. The drastic change in weather and several plain, unweaned calves in today's offering along with continued uncertainty in the futures market held demand much lower. Slaughter cows traded 4.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.85/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −95.52 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$293.85

10 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$72.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.87

vs KY average

−70.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	330.20	1,803	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	577	257.50	1,486	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.70/cwt here — about $317 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 sale10 hd

293.85

—

KY average24 barns · 1,469 hd

330.72

−36.87

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−70.11

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−95.52

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	1,723	192.50	3,316	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,349	153.87	2,076	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	131.55	1,582	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	910	125.53	1,142	2thin

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)	1,294	$1,907	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,950	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	350–400	383	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	356.45/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	330.20/cwt	329.00–331.00	1,803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	447	318.10/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	349	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,457	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	361.23/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	276.21/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,881	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	295.79/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,894	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,766	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	125.53/cwt	117.00–133.00	1,142	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	139.52/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,881	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	113.51/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,485	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	137.88/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,514	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,900	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	160.03/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,138	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	150.27/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	343.57/cwt	337.50–348.00	1,776	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	423	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,163	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	800	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,080	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	2,009.76/head	1,785.00–2,200.00	2,010	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	392.26/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,057	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	498	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	319.93/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	272.83/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,694	5

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 159Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 38Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	383	402.50	402.50
1	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	500	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	585	347.50	347.50
3	600–650	617	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	528	305.00–335.00	319.93
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
3	1050–1100	1,057	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
10	450–500	479	350.00–361.00	356.45
5	500–550	546	329.00–331.00	330.20
6	600–650	633	289.00	289.00
4	650–700	686	280.00	280.00
4	750–800	754	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	447	310.00–342.50	318.10
2	450–500	498	321.00	321.00
5	550–600	577	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
2	900–950	930	201.00	201.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	349	417.50	417.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
8	450–500	463	360.00–362.50	361.23
11	500–550	517	337.50–348.00	343.57
5	550–600	576	330.00	330.00
6	600–650	625	290.00–302.50	295.79
4	650–700	681	275.00–280.00	276.21
3	700–750	710	256.00	256.00
2	800–850	813	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	385.00–400.00	392.26
2	500–550	533	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
5	600–650	621	255.00–285.00	272.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,413	1,785.00–2,200.00	2,009.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	173.00	173.00
3	—	1,308	100.00–120.00	113.51
2	—	1,098	136.00–140.00	137.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	117.00–133.00	125.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	138.00–141.00	139.52
7	—	1,336	155.00–166.00	160.03
4	—	1,373	145.00–154.00	150.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,950	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

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

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Replacement Cattle

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