Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $333.15/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −69.32 against this barn's trailing median of $402.47.

Average price

$333.15

23 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$68.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.95

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	562	338.38	1,901	20
Medium and Large 2	525	312.38	1,640	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	270.00	1,526	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.38/cwt here — about $376 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

9 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.13, low $354.24, median $402.47 across 9 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 sale23 hd

333.15

—

KY average24 barns · 537 hd

341.10

−7.95

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.47

−69.32

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	—	High	1,259	156.40	1,968	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	155.02	1,823	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	149.50	2,250	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	952	135.98	1,294	13

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)	1,045	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	550–600	551	312.48/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,020	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	366.53/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,902	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	362.96/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,234	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	290.74/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	330.72/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,951	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	352.45/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	389.93/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,101	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,493	3
Bulls	—	—	1,265	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,986	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	144.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,362	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	133.93/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,353	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	110.11/cwt	102.00–117.50	958	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,433	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,057	141.63/cwt	132.50–148.00	1,497	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,073	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	158.02/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	168.11/cwt	163.00–172.50	1,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	348.16/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,511	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	345.14/cwt	340.00–350.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	397.54/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	312.38/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 57Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 29Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 63Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	395.00–400.00	397.54
3	300–350	340	355.00–380.00	362.96
8	400–450	434	335.00–352.00	348.16
3	450–500	482	322.50–335.00	330.72
6	500–550	502	332.50	332.50
8	550–600	551	302.50–320.00	312.48
1	600–650	645	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	735	247.50	247.50
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	830	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	375	385.00–395.00	389.93
6	400–450	449	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	476	385.00	385.00
8	500–550	515	342.50–360.00	352.45
12	550–600	593	329.00	329.00
6	650–700	668	282.50–295.00	290.74
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	340.00–350.00	345.14
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	525	300.00–325.00	312.38
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	860	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	395.00	395.00
9	500–550	519	360.00–370.00	366.53
22	550–600	594	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,775.00	2,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,450.00	2,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	163.00–172.50	168.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	170.00–172.00	170.98
1	—	1,265	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,057	132.50–148.00	141.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	942	140.00–150.00	144.55
4	—	1,010	130.00–139.00	133.93
2	—	870	102.00–117.50	110.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,420	146.00	146.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	146.00	146.00
3	—	1,203	151.00–164.00	158.02

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle