Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday there are no trends in the feeder market due to limited head to head comparisons, however the good quality offering appeared sharply higher and with good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply and good demand, while the slaughter bulls appeared stronger but with a lite test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $345.25/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −111.13 against this barn's trailing median of $456.38.

Average price

$345.25

10 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.90

vs KY average

−29.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	345.25	1,850	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.49, low $434.55, median $456.38 across 8 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 sale10 hd

345.25

—

KY average25 barns · 1,095 hd

364.15

−18.90

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−29.18

This barn, trailing median8 sales

456.38

−111.13

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	1,517	169.97	2,579	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	157.25	2,419	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	154.18	1,849	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	144.25	1,460	9thin

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)	1,008	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,131	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,110	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$2,085	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,066	$1,924	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,898	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$1,782	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,761	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,443	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,568	173.62/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,722	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	136.58/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,476	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	150.39/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,439	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	148.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,907	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	158.90/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,794	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	157.25/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,419	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,897.86/head	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,898	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	250–300	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,490.00/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,490	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,760.76/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	1,923.82/head	1,825.00–2,110.00	1,924	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	454	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	457	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	205.88/cwt	201.00–211.00	2,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	217.47/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,703	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,781.93/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,782	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,130.65/head	1,775.00–2,475.00	2,131	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	402	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,110.04/head	1,825.00–2,375.00	2,110	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	167.47/cwt	154.00–186.00	1,579	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,085.01/head	1,575.00–2,750.00	2,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,826	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	238.76/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,118	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 86Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 47Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 54Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	169.00–176.00	173.62
1	—	1,365	159.00	159.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	132.00–143.00	136.58
5	—	957	148.00–154.00	150.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,284	145.00–150.00	148.51
6	—	1,129	154.00–168.00	158.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,538	154.00–159.00	157.25

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,100	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,897.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,760.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,066	1,825.00–2,110.00	1,923.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	998	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,781.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	1,775.00–2,475.00	2,130.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,825.00–2,375.00	2,110.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	960	1,575.00–2,750.00	2,085.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,490.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	943	154.00–186.00	167.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	560	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	640	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	454	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	235.00–242.50	238.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
5	500–550	527	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	783	207.50–227.50	217.47
2	950–1000	973	201.00–211.00	205.88
1	1050–1100	1,075	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	402.50	402.50
3	450–500	457	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	322.50	322.50
9	500–550	533	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	668	312.50	312.50

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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