Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market appeared stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 600 lbs and under were sharply higher with good demand, while the yearling steers were steady with a good supply. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady with good demand and no trends on yearling heifers, however they appeared to be in good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $291.00/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$291.00

14 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$44.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

vs KY average

−19.44 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	662	294.15	1,948	13thin
Medium and Large 2	655	250.00	1,638	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.15/cwt here — about $311 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

291.00

—

KY average25 barns · 2,007 hd

289.57

+1.43

National average137 barns · 23,827 hd

310.44

−19.44

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	1,060	127.00	1,346	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	132.97	1,511	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	130.50	1,775	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	989	119.52	1,182	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,271	194.55	2,473	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,311	194.87	2,555	9thin

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)	1,143	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,863	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,284	$1,838	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,810	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,756	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$1,754	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,594	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	762	$1,575	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,550	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$882	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	400–450	400	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,232	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,594.40/head	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,760	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	292.67/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,273	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,862.76/head	1,625.00–2,025.00	1,863	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,987.64/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,494	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,794.77/head	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,795	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	1,838.41/head	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,838	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,967	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,015	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	250.90/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,541	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,810.03/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,810	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,711	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	931	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	131.32/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,466	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,168	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,311	194.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,555	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	130.70/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,307	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	114.91/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,271	194.55/cwt	190.00–197.50	2,473	9
Bulls	—	—	1,060	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,346	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	140.02/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,700	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	123.54/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	843	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	705	735.90/head	700.00–775.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	352	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,209	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,756.26/head	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	981	229.57/cwt	228.50–230.00	2,252	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	807	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,018	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,000	2

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 77Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 19Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 38Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	400	308.00	308.00
2	450–500	468	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	518	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	570	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	522	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	658	299.00	299.00
8	750–800	785	255.00	255.00
20	800–850	807	250.00	250.00
27	950–1000	981	228.50–230.00	229.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	322.50	322.50
2	400–450	410	312.50	312.50
6	450–500	491	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	677	278.00	278.00
1	850–900	850	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	790	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	282.50	282.50
1	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	435	280.00–299.00	292.67
2	500–550	548	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	580	257.50	257.50
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	860	205.00	205.00
2	950–1000	995	201.00	201.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	177.50	177.50
1	1100–1150	1,100	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	614	240.00–252.50	250.90
15	700–750	707	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	267.50	267.50
1	300–350	320	262.50	262.50
2	650–700	678	200.00	200.00
3	800–850	843	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	317.50	317.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,160	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,594.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,119	1,625.00–2,025.00	1,862.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,987.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,176	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,794.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,284	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,838.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	948	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,810.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,756.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	1,550.00	1,550.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	762	1,575.00	1,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	700.00–775.00	735.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,480	123.00	123.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	97.50	97.50
3	—	1,000	130.00–131.00	130.70
6	—	953	110.00–118.00	114.91
4	—	1,044	121.00–125.00	123.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,116	127.00–134.00	131.32
1	—	990	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,214	139.00–141.00	140.02
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,311	190.00–200.00	194.87
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,271	190.00–197.50	194.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	127.00	127.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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