Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends in the feeder market due to limited head to head comparisons. However the feeder market appeared sharply lower as negative pressure in the futures market are limiting buyers interest. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher for the leans with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $277.80/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −122.88 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$277.80

19 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,468

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$720

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

$154.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.98

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	522	294.01	1,535	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	582	140.00	815	2thin

One grade step is worth $154.01/cwt here — about $720 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

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 sale19 hd

277.80

—

KY average24 barns · 939 hd

290.78

−12.98

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

−122.88

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	2,122	166.66	3,537	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	131.72	1,978	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	124.84	1,464	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	105.55	1,191	12

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)	1,010	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	2,122	166.66/cwt	160.00–175.00	3,537	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	96.33/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,034	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	124.84/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,464	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	131.72/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,978	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	107.46/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,224	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	499	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,272	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,065	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,258	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	294.01/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,535	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	203.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	322.40/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,390	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,917	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,866	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	234.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,397	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,148	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	248.76/cwt	247.50–249.00	2,157	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	116.40/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,027	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 →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 280Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 44Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 61Year ago 26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,122	160.00–175.00	166.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	95.00–98.00	96.33
1	—	920	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,139	103.00–113.00	107.46
3	—	1,213	115.00–118.00	116.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,173	120.00–131.00	124.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,502	126.00–135.00	131.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	835	192.50	192.50
1	900–950	900	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	330.00	330.00
6	300–350	348	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
8	400–450	431	310.00–330.00	322.40
17	500–550	522	280.00–300.00	294.01
4	600–650	619	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	658	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	732	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	965	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	370	277.50	277.50
2	550–600	582	140.00	140.00
1	600–650	620	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	250.00	250.00
7	450–500	499	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	615	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	985	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	292.50	292.50
4	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	466	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
8	550–600	596	230.00–235.00	234.39
3	700–750	722	200.00–210.00	203.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	297.50	297.50
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
10	700–750	722	258.50	258.50
9	800–850	807	237.50	237.50
19	850–900	867	247.50–249.00	248.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,475.00	1,475.00

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

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