Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder and slaughter markets were stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers appeared mostly steady, however there were limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 650 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply and strong demand. No test on slaughter bulls today and slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.61/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −45.90 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$339.61

28 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

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

$73.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.23

vs KY average

−0.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	352.70	1,976	23
Medium and Large 2	546	279.42	1,526	5thin

One grade step is worth $73.28/cwt here — about $450 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 sale28 hd

339.61

—

KY average27 barns · 1,446 hd

331.38

+8.23

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−0.27

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−45.90

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	165.00	2,579	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	159.82	2,097	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,242	143.49	1,782	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,321	$2,916	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,875	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$2,395	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$2,132	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	991	$2,866	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$2,839	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	400–450	423	318.46/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,077	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	318.38/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,888	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	795	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	2,899.85/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	369.50/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	363.32/cwt	361.00–372.50	1,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	491	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,866	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	322	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,272	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,131.92/head	1,575.00–2,550.00	2,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,519	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,733.49/head	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,733	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,912.42/head	2,250.00–3,700.00	2,912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,680	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,874.23/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,874	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,579	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,241	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,383	153.98/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,130	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	150.56/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,868	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	164.81/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,225	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,302	2,998.93/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,999	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,703.67/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,704	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	2,394.70/head	1,775.00–2,775.00	2,395	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	285.70/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	326.19/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	386.49/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,025	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	341.34/cwt	341.00–342.50	1,823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	441.94/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,732	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	294.12/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	333.95/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	352.88/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,955	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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 123Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 31Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 8Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	423	310.00–322.50	318.46
2	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	567	277.50–290.00	285.70
2	600–650	648	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	361.00–372.50	363.32
1	400–450	425	357.50	357.50
12	450–500	459	350.00–355.00	352.88
9	500–550	534	341.00–342.50	341.34
7	600–650	607	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	750	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	855	202.50	202.50
1	900–950	920	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	577	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	395.00	395.00
19	400–450	434	387.00	387.00
17	450–500	491	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	412.50	412.50
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	480	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	392	420.00–445.00	441.94
7	400–450	426	370.00–390.00	386.49
2	450–500	498	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	650	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	500–550	500	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	410.00	410.00
11	450–500	461	365.00–375.00	369.50
8	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	593	310.00–320.00	318.38
1	600–650	645	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	770	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	322.50–345.00	333.95
4	500–550	535	325.00–330.00	326.19
3	550–600	586	287.50–297.50	294.12
7	600–650	622	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	717	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	880	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	851	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,899.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,733.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,133	2,250.00–3,700.00	2,912.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,703.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,258	1,575.00–2,550.00	2,131.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,395	2,875.00	2,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,330	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,874.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,231	1,775.00–2,775.00	2,394.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,302	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,998.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,070	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,383	146.00–158.00	153.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,241	145.00–157.00	150.56
13	—	1,350	160.00–176.00	164.81

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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