Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This report is the results of the annual Thanksgiving cow sale at Cattleman's. The offering quality was good with several outstanding cows and pairs.

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	159.10	2,206	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	150.52	1,792	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	908	125.26	1,137	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,331	$3,447	31
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,249	$3,432	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$3,241	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,286	$2,848	84
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,007	$2,364	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$2,317	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$2,020	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$3,800	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,032	$3,767	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,124	$3,192	27
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	913	$2,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$2,267	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,174	$4,640	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$3,808	16
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$3,748	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	878	$2,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	125.26/cwt	122.50–128.00	1,137	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,445	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	145.38/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,713	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	166.00/cwt	158.00–174.00	2,108	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	160.69/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,246	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,931	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	3,230.20/head	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,230	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	778	2,011.09/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,011	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,565	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,020	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	4,969.04/head	4,200.00–5,300.00	4,969	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,440	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,285	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	3,274.07/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,274	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	3,152.47/head	2,650.00–3,550.00	3,152	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	3,298.68/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,299	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,525	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,789.81/head	1,700.00–3,700.00	2,790	74
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,747.95/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,748	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	3,501.67/head	3,000.00–4,250.00	3,502	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	4,208.01/head	3,900.00–4,600.00	4,208	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	4,236.28/head	3,900.00–4,550.00	4,236	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	970	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,008	3,078.91/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,079	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,019.69/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,020	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	2,349.95/head	1,850.00–2,550.00	2,350	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,469	4,290.47/head	4,200.00–4,350.00	4,290	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,113	2,875.51/head	2,650.00–3,100.00	2,876	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	3,750.00/head	3,200.00–4,300.00	3,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	913	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	890	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	960	2,542.76/head	1,850.00–2,800.00	2,543	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,073	4,574.84/head	3,600.00–5,100.00	4,575	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,060	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	925	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	878	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,003	2,668.83/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,669	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,055	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1

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.

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Replacement CattleReceipts 296Last week 17Year ago 267

This report is the results of the annual Thanksgiving cow sale at Cattleman's. The offering quality was good with several outstanding cows and pairs.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	122.50–128.00	125.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,178	143.00–148.00	145.38
2	—	1,270	158.00–174.00	166.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,398	155.00–169.00	160.69
1	—	1,305	148.00	148.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,307	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,230.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,160	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,212	2,650.00–3,550.00	3,152.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,211	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,298.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	74	—	1,288	1,700.00–3,700.00	2,789.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,248	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,019.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,252	1,850.00–2,550.00	2,349.95
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	778	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,011.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,565	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,525	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,469	4,200.00–4,350.00	4,290.47
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,008	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,078.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,650.00–3,100.00	2,875.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,003	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,668.83
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	3,800.00	3,800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,134	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,274.07
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,440	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	913	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	890	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	960	1,850.00–2,800.00	2,542.76
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,258	4,200.00–5,300.00	4,969.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,183	3,000.00–4,250.00	3,501.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,238	3,900.00–4,600.00	4,208.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,166	3,900.00–4,550.00	4,236.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	5,000.00	5,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	4,850.00	4,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	3,200.00–4,300.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,073	3,600.00–5,100.00	4,574.84
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,095	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,747.95
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	2,200.00	2,200.00

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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