Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's sale was the annual December special feeder calf sale. The majority of today's offering was high quality weaned, preconditioned calves that saw strong demand from the buyers. No trends available due to the difference in quality and difference in the offering size. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.34/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −47.03 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$342.34

125 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$603

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

$95.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.65

vs KY average

−35.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	345.85	1,915	115
Medium and Large 2-3	578	307.79	1,779	9thin
Medium 1-2	525	250.00	1,313	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.85/cwt here — about $603 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale125 hd

342.34

—

KY average26 barns · 1,738 hd

346.99

−4.65

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−35.62

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−47.03

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	1,797	191.51	3,440	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	150.97	1,792	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	149.76	2,138	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	132.30	1,429	8thin

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)	1,605	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	428.65/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	315.95/cwt	302.50–317.00	1,990	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,682	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,242	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	360.36/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,863	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,965	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,150	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	337.69/cwt	332.50–340.50	1,948	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	349.28/cwt	349.00–350.00	1,806	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,202	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	298.42/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	417.45/cwt	416.00–419.00	1,808	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,815	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	327.61/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,206	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,211	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	832	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,721	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	351.62/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,236	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	362.38/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	330.99/cwt	318.00–337.00	2,400	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	412.26/cwt	405.00–416.00	2,123	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	353.51/cwt	351.00–356.00	2,393	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	469.63/cwt	455.00–477.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	425.95/cwt	407.50–429.00	1,746	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	558	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,120	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	138.52/cwt	131.00–145.00	2,103	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	156.85/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,898	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,442	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,021	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,282	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	142.57/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,668	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	128.06/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,355	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,431	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,803	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	184.52/cwt	182.50–187.00	3,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,899	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	381.71/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,508	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	358.15/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,344	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	341.56/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,036	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	324.80/cwt	312.00–327.50	2,147	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	376.56/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	892	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	353	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	1,634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	684	282.54/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	307.79/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	358.49/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,488	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	283.75/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	409.14/cwt	402.00–420.00	1,592	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 185Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 67Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
7	300–350	337	425.00–430.00	428.65
20	350–400	389	402.00–420.00	409.14
9	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
13	450–500	451	373.00	373.00
14	500–550	517	349.00–350.00	349.28
56	550–600	577	332.50–340.50	337.69
14	600–650	630	302.50–317.00	315.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	455	399.00	399.00
28	500–550	517	360.00–370.00	360.36
17	550–600	568	346.00	346.00
15	650–700	672	320.00	320.00
30	700–750	713	314.50	314.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
16	400–450	415	340.00–377.50	358.49
5	450–500	467	362.00	362.00
9	550–600	578	300.00–318.00	307.79
4	600–650	632	280.00–285.00	283.75
6	650–700	684	272.50–287.50	282.54
2	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
3	850–900	892	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	446.00	446.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	455.00	455.00
14	400–450	433	416.00–419.00	417.45
2	450–500	460	411.00	411.00
31	500–550	515	405.00–416.00	412.26
11	550–600	588	376.00	376.00
73	600–650	636	340.00–358.00	351.62
35	700–750	725	318.00–337.00	330.99
4	750–800	754	312.00	312.00
3	850–900	862	295.00–305.00	298.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	513	430.00	430.00
6	550–600	554	397.50	397.50
28	650–700	677	351.00–356.00	353.51
14	800–850	832	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	520	367.50	367.50
4	600–650	629	322.50–335.00	327.61
3	700–750	728	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	581	360.00–364.00	362.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	286	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	309	455.00–477.00	469.63
9	350–400	353	463.00	463.00
27	400–450	410	407.50–429.00	425.95
8	450–500	478	375.00–377.50	376.56
4	500–550	501	382.00	382.00
15	550–600	596	340.00–352.00	341.56
1	600–650	645	318.00	318.00
6	650–700	661	312.00–327.50	324.80
3	700–750	702	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	558	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	420.00	420.00
9	350–400	395	370.00–385.00	381.71
2	400–450	440	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	460	357.50–360.00	358.15
2	500–550	528	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	590	331.00	331.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	131.00–145.00	138.52
1	—	1,240	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,435	159.00	159.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	150.00–161.00	156.85
2	—	1,170	141.00–144.00	142.57
1	—	1,080	132.50	132.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,250	152.00	152.00
6	—	1,058	122.00–133.00	128.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,653	182.50–187.00	184.52
1	—	1,930	202.00	202.00

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)	1	—	1,605	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle