Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher or greater in spots with good demand, while slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls appeared 2.00 higher but with a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.13/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −107.38 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$278.13

26 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$51.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.59

vs KY average

−36.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	281.09	1,583	23
Medium and Large 2	558	268.25	1,495	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	230.00	1,334	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.09/cwt here — about $249 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

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 sale26 hd

278.13

—

KY average25 barns · 1,476 hd

293.72

−15.59

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−36.83

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−107.38

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	1,699	155.70	2,645	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	132.97	2,101	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	126.87	1,590	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	107.81	1,153	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$2,325	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,758	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$1,964	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,271	$1,811	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,969	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$2,337	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	818	$1,263	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,651	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,022	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	338.64/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,243	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,307.39/head	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,307	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,345	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,060	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	295.84/cwt	282.50–298.00	1,544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	291.21/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,558	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	895	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	1,925.66/head	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	267.69/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,681	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	293.40/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	271.60/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	312.39/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	218.77/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,790	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	135.21/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,232	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,606	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	120.62/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,456	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,918	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	128.75/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,622	3
Bulls	—	—	1,423	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	166.39/cwt	164.00–169.00	3,286	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	100.31/cwt	96.00–105.00	963	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	112.81/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,289	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,964.27/head	1,675.00–2,125.00	1,964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,841	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,451	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	830	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,558	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,543	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,758	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	274.63/cwt	269.00–288.00	1,596	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	226.27/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,121	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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 103Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 9Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 3Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	340	332.50	332.50
1	350–400	375	317.50	317.50
4	500–550	535	280.00–295.00	291.21
1	700–750	745	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	352.50	352.50
3	300–350	303	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	442	342.50	342.50
2	450–500	453	335.00	335.00
4	500–550	528	327.00	327.00
9	550–600	594	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	682	273.00	273.00
3	700–750	738	252.00	252.00
2	800–850	820	225.00–227.50	226.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	674	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	327.50–345.00	338.64
7	400–450	434	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	471	308.00	308.00
7	500–550	522	282.50–298.00	295.84
16	550–600	581	269.00–288.00	274.63
3	600–650	617	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	285.00–297.50	293.40
3	450–500	483	270.00–275.00	271.60
1	500–550	540	274.00	274.00
1	550–600	575	262.50	262.50
2	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	307.50–315.00	312.39
3	600–650	628	257.50–272.50	267.69
2	800–850	818	212.50–225.00	218.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	985	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	438	347.50	347.50
2	450–500	455	342.50	342.50
3	550–600	562	324.00	324.00
5	600–650	616	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	742	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	793	256.00	256.00
2	900–950	900	229.00	229.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,450	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,334	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,925.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,214	1,675.00–2,125.00	1,964.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,758	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,500	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,183	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,307.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	3,025.00	3,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,975.00	1,975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	133.00–138.00	135.21
1	—	1,295	124.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	118.00–124.00	120.62
1	—	1,370	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,260	126.00–132.00	128.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	96.00–105.00	100.31
3	—	1,143	109.00–118.00	112.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,975	164.00–169.00	166.39

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle