Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.58/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −104.93 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$280.58

5 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$38.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.65

vs KY average

−35.97 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	288.23	1,525	4thin
Medium and Large 2	565	250.00	1,413	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.23/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale5 hd

280.58

—

KY average23 barns · 853 hd

309.24

−28.65

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−35.97

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−104.93

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	1,702	155.26	2,643	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	128.47	1,863	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	126.74	1,582	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	118.03	1,320	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$1,930	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,919	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,147	$1,835	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,117	$1,803	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,625	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,400	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,419	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	126.74/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,582	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	115.29/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,295	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	128.47/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,863	2
Bulls	—	—	1,702	155.26/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	740	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	325.77/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,832.80/head	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	1,919.25/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,919	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,671	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,835.09/head	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,835	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	935	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	288.23/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	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 Apr 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 79Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 47Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 5Year ago 25

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	442	317.50–330.00	325.77
4	500–550	529	282.50–300.00	288.23
4	600–650	616	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	430	342.50	342.50
3	450–500	468	357.00	357.00
1	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
3	750–800	757	225.00	225.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	870	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	645	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	730	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	129.00	129.00
4	—	1,123	111.00–118.00	115.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	124.00–128.00	126.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	128.00–129.00	128.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	150.00–163.00	155.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	1,560.00	1,560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,133	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,832.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,059	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,919.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,147	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,835.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,725.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,400.00	1,400.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle