Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. A much smaller offering limited comparisons but the demand for all classes of feeders remained very good. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.64/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −57.73 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$331.64

6 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$28.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.06

vs KY average

−58.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	341.21	1,822	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	312.50	1,672	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.71/cwt here — about $150 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 sale6 hd

331.64

—

KY average27 barns · 1,632 hd

352.70

−21.06

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−58.27

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−57.73

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	2,100	182.50	3,833	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	157.08	2,477	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	146.47	1,784	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	119.69	1,274	5thin

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)	1,850	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,249	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$2,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	406.55/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	394.71/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,085	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	341.61/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	372.44/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	345.37/cwt	339.00–359.00	2,349	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	316.64/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,223.42/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,223	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	890	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	890	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	2,100	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	3,833	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	153.12/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,210	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,044	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	119.69/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,274	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	153.51/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,893	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	142.95/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,730	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 Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 749Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 26Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
8	400–450	412	402.50–410.00	406.55
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	515	345.00	345.00
5	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	840	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
5	400–450	419	385.00–400.00	394.71
8	450–500	491	365.00–377.00	372.44
3	500–550	527	340.00–345.00	341.61
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	630	322.50	322.50
3	650–700	659	315.00–320.00	316.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
6	650–700	680	339.00–359.00	345.37
4	700–750	725	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	855	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	239.00	239.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,850	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,223.42
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	182.50	182.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	150.00–156.00	153.12
1	—	1,845	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,064	115.00–125.00	119.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	151.00–156.00	153.51
4	—	1,210	137.00–147.00	142.95

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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