Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday no trends due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder market appeared steady and with good demand. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls appeared steady but with a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.22/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −99.29 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$286.22

20 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$20.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.89

vs KY average

−35.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	288.30	1,587	18thin
Medium and Large 2	520	267.50	1,391	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.80/cwt here — about $196 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 sale20 hd

286.22

—

KY average26 barns · 1,459 hd

308.11

−21.89

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−35.16

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−99.29

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	2,250	153.00	3,443	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	134.30	1,504	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	133.24	1,909	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	118.23	1,218	28

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)	1,390	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$1,437	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	135.60/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,497	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	148.77/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,689	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	140.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,248	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	125.09/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,352	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	108.84/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,146	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	78.69/cwt	75.00–82.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	351	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,348	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	284.38/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,672	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	389.79/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,220	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,437.47/head	1,050.00–1,700.00	1,437	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,742	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	254.19/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,657	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	174.99/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,401	4
Bulls	—	—	2,250	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	3,443	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	122.50/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,393	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	133.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	4

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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 78Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 8Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 31Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,104	135.00–136.00	135.60
2	—	1,135	145.00–153.00	148.77
3	—	1,137	120.00–126.00	122.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	886	135.00–145.00	140.88
12	—	1,081	120.00–131.00	125.09
10	—	1,053	100.00–115.00	108.84
2	—	900	75.00–82.00	78.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	130.00–137.00	133.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,250	153.00	153.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
8	500–550	513	295.00	295.00
9	550–600	588	275.00–300.00	284.38
3	650–700	652	250.00–262.50	254.19
1	900–950	915	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	520	267.50	267.50
1	650–700	655	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	705	217.50	217.50
1	800–850	805	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	351	384.00	384.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	412	340.00	340.00
7	450–500	484	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	313	385.00–400.00	389.79
1	400–450	405	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
11	500–550	528	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	608	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	672	270.00	270.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,850.00	1,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	1,050.00–1,700.00	1,437.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	170.00–180.00	174.99

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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