Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder market appeared firm and with good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a lite test and no trends on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.10/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −63.42 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$322.10

13 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.75

vs KY average

−12.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	322.10	1,721	13thin

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 sale13 hd

322.10

—

KY average24 barns · 1,266 hd

338.85

−16.75

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−12.01

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−63.42

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	1,725	192.03	3,313	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,663	164.68	2,739	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	150.22	1,755	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	127.39	1,207	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,279	$2,580	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,332	$2,048	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,901	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,725	192.03/cwt	191.00–193.00	3,313	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	150.22/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,755	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	164.68/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,739	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	129.27/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,338	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,256	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	330.20/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,117	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	334.95/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	289.31/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,912	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	295.10/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,033	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,331	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,942	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	2,580.13/head	1,950.00–2,850.00	2,580	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	2,048.25/head	1,500.00–2,375.00	2,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	336.19/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	770	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,001.18/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	2,001	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,208	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 Jun 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 95Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 2Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	191.00–193.00	192.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	148.00–152.00	150.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	162.00–167.00	164.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	123.00–134.00	129.27
1	—	860	146.00	146.00
1	—	860	105.00	105.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	658	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	795	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	820	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	357.50	357.50
1	350–400	380	357.50	357.50
4	400–450	411	362.00	362.00
3	450–500	465	330.00–337.50	334.95
10	500–550	517	322.50–332.50	330.20
3	550–600	592	285.00–300.00	295.10
1	750–800	790	212.50	212.50
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	642	302.50	302.50
17	650–700	661	275.00–292.50	289.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	335.00–337.50	336.19
1	950–1000	975	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
1	800–850	830	255.00	255.00
2	950–1000	970	242.50	242.50
2	1000–1050	1,033	212.50	212.50
1	1050–1100	1,065	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	733	318.00	318.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,279	1,950.00–2,850.00	2,580.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,332	1,500.00–2,375.00	2,048.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,270	1,850.00–2,050.00	2,001.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	192.00	192.00

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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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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Replacement Cattle