Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday no trends due to limited comparisons, however the feeder market appeared unevenly steady while the slaughter cow market appeared stronger with a good supply and good demand. No test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.19/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −103.32 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$282.19

8 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$64.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.43

vs KY average

−47.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	294.59	1,555	6thin
Medium and Large 2	590	260.00	1,534	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	230.00	1,173	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.59/cwt here — about $382 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 sale8 hd

282.19

—

KY average24 barns · 1,409 hd

319.62

−37.43

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−47.76

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−103.32

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	1,335	147.00	1,962	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	164.12	2,459	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	146.86	1,656	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	130.59	1,264	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,760	156.00	2,746	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,480	153.00	2,264	1thin

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)	1,182	$2,023	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,017	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,121	$1,961	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$1,923	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,014	$1,805	5

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	Lean 85-90%	—	930	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,079	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	721	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	145.75/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,348	5
Bulls	—	—	1,335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,962	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	129.82/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,285	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	294.59/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,555	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,016.60/head	1,825.00–2,375.00	2,017	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	245.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,659	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,923.32/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,923	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,023.48/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	2,023	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	338.61/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,426	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	285.64/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,831	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	1,804.88/head	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,805	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	168.81/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	316	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,960.51/head	1,700.00–2,225.00	1,961	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	353.70/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	156.02/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,724	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	139.22/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,597	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,760	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,746	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	164.12/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,459	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 76Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 8Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 1Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	116.00	116.00
1	—	890	81.00	81.00
5	—	925	140.00–152.00	145.75
15	—	990	120.00–137.00	129.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,105	154.00–160.00	156.02
6	—	1,147	133.00–144.00	139.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	155.00–170.00	164.12
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	153.00	153.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	156.00	156.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	147.00	147.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	421	335.00–340.00	338.61
6	500–550	528	292.50–295.00	294.59
3	650–700	677	240.00–250.00	245.06
1	700–750	740	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	402.50	402.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	443	380.00	380.00
8	500–550	526	350.00–355.00	353.70
4	600–650	641	280.00–287.50	285.64
1	650–700	675	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	835	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1200–1250	1,215	200.00	200.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,060	1,825.00–2,375.00	2,016.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,128	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,923.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,182	1,825.00–2,100.00	2,023.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,014	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,804.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,121	1,700.00–2,225.00	1,960.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	885	163.00–176.00	168.81

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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