Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market appeared stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder heifers 400-500 lbs were sharply higher with a limited supply and strong demand. Feeder steers appeared stronger as well, however there were limited head to head comparisons. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages of calves. Slaughter cows were steady with a tight supply and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.14/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −58.37 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$327.14

14 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.46

vs KY average

−13.78 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	327.14	1,791	14thin

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

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 sale14 hd

327.14

—

KY average24 barns · 1,121 hd

340.61

−13.46

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−13.78

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−58.37

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	1,635	167.97	2,746	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	157.79	2,040	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	164.91/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,276	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	153.04/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,890	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	167.97/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	308	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	457	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,759	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	403.76/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	683	288.75/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	965	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,093	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	376.24/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	351.57/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	773	280.98/cwt	280.00–282.00	2,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	353.30/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,931	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,866	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,683	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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 66Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 49Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	164.00–166.00	164.91
3	—	1,235	148.00–156.00	153.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	167.00–169.00	167.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
8	350–400	372	400.00–405.00	403.76
2	400–450	443	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	469	365.00–380.00	376.24
9	500–550	531	350.00–355.00	353.30
9	550–600	568	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	457	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	390	357.50	357.50
3	400–450	448	340.00	340.00
8	450–500	485	350.00–352.50	351.57
8	500–550	521	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	683	287.50–290.00	288.75
4	750–800	773	280.00–282.00	280.98
1	950–1000	965	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	583	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	558	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,375.00	2,375.00

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

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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