Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed last week for the July 4th Holiday, however buyers were active today and showed good demand for quality feeder calves and slaughter cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.93/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −71.58 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$313.93

15 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$62.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.21

vs KY average

−27.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	322.23	1,843	13thin
Medium and Large 2	565	260.00	1,469	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.23/cwt here — about $374 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

313.93

—

KY average13 barns · 587 hd

339.14

−25.21

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−27.60

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−71.58

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	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	165.54	1,948	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	160.00	2,232	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	153.03	1,596	13

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)	1,228	$2,975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,414	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$2,251	18

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	307.51/cwt	290.00–311.00	2,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	171.25/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,050	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	355.99/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	328.36/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	321.29/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,661	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,301.44/head	2,175.00–2,475.00	2,301	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	2,129.03/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,129	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	999	1,924.91/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	334.33/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,921	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	277.36/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,853	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,228	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,698.15/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,698	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,153.50/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,154	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	149.14/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,482	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	159.83/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,848	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,239	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	161.83/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,775	7

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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 58Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 26Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 1Year ago 12

No trends due to market being closed last week for the July 4th Holiday, however buyers were active today and showed good demand for quality feeder calves and slaughter cows.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	515	362.50	362.50
4	600–650	606	325.00–337.50	334.33
6	650–700	663	320.00–330.00	328.36
6	700–750	733	290.00–311.00	307.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	357.50	357.50
3	450–500	450	327.50	327.50
2	500–550	515	322.00	322.00
10	550–600	584	329.00	329.00
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	688	303.00	303.00
2	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
3	300–350	305	387.50	387.50
2	350–400	370	372.50	372.50
2	400–450	418	350.00–362.50	355.99
3	450–500	452	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	517	305.00–330.00	321.29
3	550–600	580	318.00	318.00
2	650–700	668	270.00–285.00	277.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	835	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,197	167.00–178.00	171.25
8	—	1,156	155.00–164.00	159.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	994	145.00–152.00	149.14
2	—	953	130.00	130.00
7	—	1,097	158.00–165.00	161.83

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,975.00	2,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,088	2,175.00–2,475.00	2,301.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,078	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,698.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,129.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	999	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,924.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,153.50

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle