Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher. Much better weather conditions and higher quality calves led to much stronger demand for feeders. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.76/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −71.61 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$317.76

37 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$59.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.03

vs KY average

−39.13 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	335.46	1,826	26
Medium and Large 2-3	561	275.92	1,548	11thin

One grade step is worth $59.54/cwt here — about $278 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale37 hd

317.76

—

KY average25 barns · 1,396 hd

332.79

−15.03

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−39.13

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−71.61

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	1,828	180.78	3,304	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	152.33	2,239	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	147.04	1,418	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	139.43	1,700	6thin

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)	1,210	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,263	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$2,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	450–500	465	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,071	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	425.71/cwt	422.50–427.50	1,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	367.79/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,865	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	389.79/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,736	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	351.60/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,698	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,898	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	148.55/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,303	3
Bulls	—	—	2,162	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,108	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	134.32/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,667	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	135.65/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,333	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	164.69/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,454	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	765	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,300.67/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,301	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	161.37/cwt	157.50–165.00	2,277	4
Bulls	—	—	1,493	171.56/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,561	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	146.82/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,448	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,868	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	715	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	402	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	350–400	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	359	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	332.46/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	263.75/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	271.84/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	348	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	270.57/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,542	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	359	381.65/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	339.01/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	354.95/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,895	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 Nov 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 157Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 25Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 18Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	465	367.50	367.50
4	500–550	534	347.50–357.50	354.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	442.50	442.50
3	400–450	415	422.50–427.50	425.71
2	450–500	493	382.50	382.50
3	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
17	550–600	577	359.00	359.00
6	600–650	641	331.00	331.00
3	700–750	708	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	359	375.00–385.00	381.65
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	457	335.00–341.00	339.01
1	500–550	545	302.50	302.50
3	550–600	575	265.00–285.00	271.84
2	600–650	630	262.50–265.00	263.75
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	990	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	422.50	422.50
5	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
10	450–500	483	347.50–367.50	351.60
1	550–600	565	328.00	328.00
6	600–650	609	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
4	700–750	703	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	325.00–365.00	332.46
3	350–400	365	355.00–375.00	367.79
3	400–450	402	337.50	337.50
4	450–500	486	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
9	550–600	570	267.50–280.00	270.57
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	413	380.00–395.00	389.79
3	450–500	458	360.00	360.00
8	500–550	509	341.00	341.00
18	550–600	560	333.00	333.00
4	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
5	650–700	651	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	359	427.50	427.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	765	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	147.00–150.00	148.55
4	—	1,411	157.50–165.00	161.37
1	—	1,465	127.50	127.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,241	130.00–141.00	134.32
1	—	1,110	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	130.00–142.50	135.65
2	—	883	160.00–168.00	164.69
5	—	986	145.00–150.00	146.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,162	190.00	190.00
3	—	1,493	165.00–177.50	171.56

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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