Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to limited head to head comparisons, however both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.52/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −66.00 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$319.52

15 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$55.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.74

vs KY average

−16.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	511	341.67	1,745	9thin
Medium and Large 2	566	286.29	1,620	6thin

One grade step is worth $55.38/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd

319.52

—

KY average24 barns · 1,022 hd

335.25

−15.74

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−16.39

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−66.00

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	1,640	200.00	3,280	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	162.67	2,286	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	159.56	1,882	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	151.59	1,513	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,422	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	144.04/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,367	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	161.66/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,718	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	930	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,367	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	159.82/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,892	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	332.64/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	328.30/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	286.29/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,280	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	460	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,392	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,679	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 116Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 7Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 21Year ago 4

No trends due to limited head to head comparisons, however both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	358	347.50	347.50
4	400–450	415	367.50	367.50
2	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
8	500–550	502	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	484	320.00–340.00	332.64
6	550–600	566	285.00–287.50	286.29
1	700–750	740	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	302.50	302.50
3	300–350	321	320.00–345.00	328.30
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	532	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	570	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	618	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	168.00–170.00	169.01
1	—	1,350	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	141.00–149.00	144.04
3	—	1,063	155.00–164.00	161.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	147.00	147.00
8	—	1,184	156.00–165.00	159.82
1	—	1,395	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	200.00	200.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,975.00	1,975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	180.00	180.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle