Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends in the feeder market due to limited head to head comparisons, however a softer undertone was noted in the feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand and no comparisons for slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.69/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −98.70 against this barn's trailing median of $456.38.

Average price

$357.69

10 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.17

vs KY average

−20.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	357.69	1,958	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

357.69

—

KY average27 barns · 1,298 hd

367.85

−10.17

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−20.37

This barn, trailing median8 sales

456.38

−98.70

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	1,252	169.34	2,120	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	169.08	2,514	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	165.35	2,030	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	139.14	1,340	16

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)	1,038	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$2,362	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,069	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,678	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,252	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,124	$3,064	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	650–700	690	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	658	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	323.26/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	357.87/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,018	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	259.87/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,733	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	3,064.02/head	2,800.00–3,225.00	3,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,251.95/head	1,925.00–2,525.00	2,252	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,464.72/head	1,950.00–2,750.00	2,465	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	132.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,225	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	165.35/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,030	4
Bulls	—	—	1,300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,340	1
Bulls	—	—	1,228	164.01/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,014	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	147.93/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,496	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	169.08/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,392	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	264.17/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,268	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,439	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	277.50/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,680	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,678.35/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,678	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,069.36/head	1,725.00–2,450.00	2,069	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,867	2

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 259Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 31Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 69Year ago 106

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	483	282.50	282.50
6	550–600	574	265.00–280.00	277.50
1	650–700	690	242.50	242.50
3	700–750	702	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	658	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	350.00	350.00
9	400–450	416	346.00	346.00
6	500–550	521	310.00–326.00	323.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	352.50	352.50
5	500–550	531	357.50	357.50
5	550–600	564	340.00–362.50	357.87
2	600–650	645	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	692	314.00	314.00
27	700–750	734	309.00	309.00
7	800–850	838	285.50	285.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	417.50	417.50
2	300–350	342	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	489	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	548	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	588	317.50	317.50
3	600–650	628	267.50	267.50
4	650–700	667	255.00–275.00	259.87
3	700–750	712	262.50–265.00	264.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	357.50	357.50
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	825	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	282.50	282.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,124	2,800.00–3,225.00	3,064.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,425	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,206	1,950.00–2,750.00	2,464.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,678.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,150	1,725.00–2,450.00	2,069.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	835	1,925.00–2,525.00	2,251.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	926	130.00–137.00	132.30
7	—	1,011	142.00–160.00	147.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	158.00–170.00	165.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	164.00–172.00	169.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,228	161.00–167.00	164.01

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle