Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends in the feeder and slaughter markets due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder and slaughter markets appeared steady and with good demand,

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $307.10/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −93.58 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$307.10

18 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$75.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.88

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	551	320.27	1,763	14thin
Medium and Large 2	548	277.00	1,518	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	245.00	1,323	2thin

One grade step is worth $75.26/cwt here — about $440 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 sale18 hd

307.10

—

KY average24 barns · 664 hd

317.97

−10.88

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

−93.58

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	1,860	156.00	2,902	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	139.00	2,064	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	132.39	1,675	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	106.30	1,055	4thin

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)	1,305	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,052	$1,803	22
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$1,787	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$1,716	3thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,700	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%	—	1,485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,064	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,096	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	106.85/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,149	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	823	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,902	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	132.39/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,518	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,580	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,715.51/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	331.06/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,802.58/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,803	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	441	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	299.96/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	309.47/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,807	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,787.29/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,787	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	440	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 74Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 50Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 59Year ago 41

No trends in the feeder and slaughter markets due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder and slaughter markets appeared steady and with good demand,

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	139.00	139.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	122.50	122.50
2	—	1,075	105.00–109.00	106.85
1	—	925	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	131.00–134.00	132.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	156.00	156.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	615	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	377.00	377.00
2	450–500	458	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	534	297.50–305.00	299.96
5	550–600	573	287.00	287.00
1	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	935	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	441	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	680	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	530	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	605	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	548	277.00	277.00
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	376.00	376.00
7	400–450	434	375.00	375.00
7	500–550	517	327.50–332.50	331.06
7	550–600	584	295.00–315.00	309.47
3	700–750	703	265.00	265.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	182.50	182.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,053	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,715.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,052	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,802.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,787.29

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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