Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls appeared steady but with a light test, while the slaughter cows were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.09/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −93.43 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$292.09

14 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.79

vs KY average

−22.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	292.09	1,546	14thin

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 sale14 hd

292.09

—

KY average26 barns · 1,941 hd

304.88

−12.79

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−22.49

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−93.43

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	1,315	154.33	2,029	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	147.45	2,168	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	140.59	1,681	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,132	119.39	1,351	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,135	192.00	2,179	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,073	209.42	2,247	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,391	195.82	2,724	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,427	182.07	2,598	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,878	10
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,242	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,780	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,756	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,725	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	350–400	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,686	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	307.28/cwt	297.50–312.00	1,914	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,756.38/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,756	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	308.60/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,497	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	920	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,391	195.82/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,724	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,473	173.02/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,549	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,050	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,460	1
Steers	Select	—	1,073	209.42/cwt	202.00–216.00	2,247	3
Bulls	—	—	1,185	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,837	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,445	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	114.70/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,224	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	152.85/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,717	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	140.42/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,731	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	124.46/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,413	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	258.72/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,185	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,404	186.59/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,620	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,179	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	139.06/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,722	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	147.45/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,878.05/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	297.17/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,516	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	279.39/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	321.49/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	306.26/cwt	305.00–307.50	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,779.57/head	1,625.00–1,875.00	1,780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,879	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 152Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 22Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 56Year ago 101

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	320	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
7	500–550	509	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	665	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	252.50–265.00	258.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	305.00–307.50	306.26
4	300–350	343	302.50–320.00	308.60
2	350–400	372	322.50	322.50
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
10	500–550	510	290.00–298.00	297.17
4	550–600	578	277.50–280.00	279.39
1	700–750	710	237.50	237.50
1	1050–1100	1,065	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	455	320.00–322.50	321.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	531	337.00	337.00
6	600–650	623	297.50–312.00	307.28
1	700–750	735	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	860	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	302.50	302.50
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,275.00	1,275.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,155	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,756.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,025	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,242	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,213	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,878.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,295	1,625.00–1,875.00	1,779.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,391	192.00–200.00	195.82
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,473	170.00–177.00	173.02
8	—	1,404	181.00–191.00	186.59
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	202.00–216.00	209.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,050	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,185	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,123	149.00–157.00	152.85
8	—	1,233	135.00–144.00	140.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	110.00–117.00	114.70
2	—	1,135	120.00–128.00	124.46
1	—	1,105	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,238	138.00–140.00	139.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	145.00–151.00	147.45
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	192.00	192.00

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

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle