Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends in the feeder or slaughter markets due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder market appeared stronger and with good demand and the slaughter market appeared firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $283.60/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −101.92 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$283.60

10 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.03

vs KY average

−21.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	516	283.60	1,463	10thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.80, low $336.07, median $385.52 across 13 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 sale10 hd

283.60

—

KY average26 barns · 2,330 hd

286.63

−3.03

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−21.42

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−101.92

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	2,265	163.00	3,692	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	132.35	1,943	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	128.00	1,683	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	98.50	1,075	6thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	132.35/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,943	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	117.10/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,306	2
Bulls	—	—	2,265	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	3,692	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	97.94/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,094	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	295.20/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	348.32/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	316.68/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,327	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	283.60/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,463	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	336.17/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,264	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	223.87/cwt	215.00–230.00	2,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,553	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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 48Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 37Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 41

No trends in the feeder or slaughter markets due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder market appeared stronger and with good demand and the slaughter market appeared firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	129.00–136.00	132.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	116.00–118.00	117.10
3	—	1,117	94.00–101.00	97.94
1	—	970	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,265	163.00	163.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	923	215.00–230.00	223.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
6	400–450	438	340.00–350.00	348.32
5	500–550	506	318.00	318.00
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	604	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	790	187.50	187.50
1	800–850	800	217.50	217.50
1	1200–1250	1,225	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	295.00–300.00	297.50
2	500–550	508	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	570	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	290.00–300.00	295.20
2	450–500	478	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
7	350–400	376	332.50–340.00	336.17
9	400–450	419	315.00–325.00	316.68
10	500–550	516	270.00–292.50	283.60
1	600–650	600	257.50	257.50
1	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
2	900–950	928	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	485	230.00	230.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

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

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

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