Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder market appeared steady and good demand was shown for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a lite test and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $317.27/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −83.41 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$317.27

11 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$62.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.43

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	548	341.68	1,871	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	325.00	1,771	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	542	278.73	1,511	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.94/cwt here — about $360 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.13, low $352.76, median $400.68 across 11 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 sale11 hd

317.27

—

KY average24 barns · 689 hd

345.70

−28.43

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

−83.41

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	1,478	173.67	2,567	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	162.59	1,792	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	975	138.37	1,349	5thin

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)	1,112	$1,910	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,892	33
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,794	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,687	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,210	$2,750	1thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,930	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	155.45/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,652	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,727	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,020	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,876	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,910.08/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	329.94/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	322.89/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	375.18/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,042	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	353.41/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	313.51/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,370	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,087	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,015.01/head	1,910.00–2,200.00	2,015	18
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,013	1,657.11/head	1,560.00–1,750.00	1,657	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2-3	—	965	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	702	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,773	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	139.61/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,305	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,696	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,686.69/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,687	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,032	1,758.97/head	1,660.00–1,810.00	1,759	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	278.73/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	302.24/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,451	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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 59Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 24Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 9Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	193.00	193.00
1	—	1,020	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,485	181.00	181.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	150.00–164.00	155.45
1	—	1,220	184.00	184.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	157.00	157.00
1	—	970	116.00	116.00
3	—	935	135.00–143.00	139.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,910.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,228	1,910.00–2,200.00	2,015.01
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,560.00–1,750.00	1,657.11
Bred Cows — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	985	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,686.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,032	1,660.00–1,810.00	1,758.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	588	235.00–240.00	237.49
1	850–900	885	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	437	312.50–315.00	313.51
5	450–500	465	315.00–325.00	322.89
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	702	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	450	387.50	387.50
3	500–550	523	350.00–355.00	353.41
3	550–600	572	325.00–332.50	329.94
2	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	690	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	290.00–315.00	302.24
4	500–550	542	275.00–290.00	278.73
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	415	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	498	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	950	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	365.00–380.00	375.18
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	605	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	715	295.00	295.00

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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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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