Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to limited head to head comparisons. However the feeder market appeared stronger with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $287.74/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −112.94 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$287.74

20 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.01

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	287.74	1,572	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.13, low $352.76, median $400.68 across 11 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 sale20 hd

287.74

—

KY average16 barns · 222 hd

284.72

+3.01

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

−112.94

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	—	High	1,811	159.32	2,886	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	125.50	1,848	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	121.29	1,419	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	107.63	1,119	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,595	137.00	2,185	1thin

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)	1,161	$1,947	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,775	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,077	$1,745	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - 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	300–350	305	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,029	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	895	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,843	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,443	7
Bulls	—	—	1,738	166.08/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,886	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,839	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	95.12/cwt	90.00–99.00	849	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	111.80/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,218	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	122.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,423	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,775.31/head	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,775	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,230	2,179.47/head	2,125.00–2,275.00	2,179	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,831.51/head	1,700.00–1,960.00	1,832	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,327	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,692	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,745.44/head	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	263.10/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	275.47/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,606	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	261.69/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,207	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	114.34/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,338	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,656	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	154.82/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,880	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,772	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	243.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	290.68/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,067	3

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 →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Jan 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 35Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 1Year ago 0

No trends due to limited head to head comparisons. However the feeder market appeared stronger with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	337.50	337.50
3	350–400	370	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	439	340.00	340.00
7	450–500	451	320.00	320.00
10	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
10	550–600	583	275.00–277.50	275.47
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	670	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	875	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	460	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	297.50	297.50
2	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	677	260.00–265.00	261.69
1	700–750	730	252.50	252.50
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	282.50–295.00	290.68
8	400–450	446	297.50	297.50
2	450–500	452	292.50	292.50
4	550–600	581	262.50–265.00	263.10
4	650–700	672	240.00–250.00	243.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	635	212.50	212.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,775.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,127	1,700.00–1,960.00	1,831.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,077	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,745.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	2,125.00–2,275.00	2,179.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	165.00–167.00	166.08
3	—	1,860	153.00–157.00	154.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,400	132.00	132.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	893	90.00–99.00	95.12
9	—	1,089	107.00–119.00	111.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	120.00–127.00	122.68
3	—	1,170	113.00–116.00	114.34
1	—	1,200	138.00	138.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	137.00	137.00

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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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle