Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.56/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 6 of 13 comparable sales and sits −14.95 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$370.56

31 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$51.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.29

vs KY average

+0.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	373.88	2,046	29
Medium and Large 2-3	550	322.50	1,774	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.38/cwt here — about $272 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 sale31 hd

370.56

—

KY average25 barns · 1,156 hd

358.28

+12.29

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

+0.75

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−14.95

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	—	Average	1,943	202.88	3,942	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	183.13	2,676	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	176.66	2,196	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	146.83	1,505	3thin

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)	1,310	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,889	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,828	3thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,813	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,653	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,002	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	191.47/cwt	191.00–192.00	2,843	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,415	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	202.88/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,942	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	171.49/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,082	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	189.57/cwt	188.00–191.00	2,493	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	174.78/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,074	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	381.41/cwt	377.50–382.50	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	284.49/cwt	277.50–288.00	2,074	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,652.54/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,653	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,828.20/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,440	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	386.68/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	371.62/cwt	327.50–387.00	1,936	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,624	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,247	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	406.18/cwt	340.00–420.00	1,860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	302.83/cwt	302.50–303.00	1,974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	422.58/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	373.70/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,085	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,812.90/head	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	363.54/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	151.24/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	351.44/cwt	327.50–357.00	2,088	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,888.89/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,889	4

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 Aug 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 45Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 26Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 48Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	359	377.50–382.50	381.41
12	400–450	436	372.50	372.50
1	500–550	540	377.50	377.50
15	550–600	580	357.50	357.50
2	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
7	650–700	681	330.00	330.00
12	700–750	722	338.00	338.00
2	750–800	750	331.00	331.00
1	800–850	815	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	367.50	367.50
2	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	565	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	795	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	510	392.50	392.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	628	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	430	385.00–390.00	386.68
6	450–500	458	340.00–420.00	406.18
11	500–550	521	327.50–387.00	371.62
18	550–600	594	327.50–357.00	351.44
6	650–700	652	302.50–303.00	302.83
3	700–750	729	277.50–288.00	284.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	433	405.00–425.00	422.58
2	550–600	558	370.00–377.50	373.70
5	600–650	631	357.50–365.00	363.54
3	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
4	750–800	764	352.00	352.00
3	850–900	862	337.00	337.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	191.00–192.00	191.47
2	—	1,438	170.00–180.00	174.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,025	148.00–155.00	151.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,214	165.00–177.00	171.49
2	—	1,315	188.00–191.00	189.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	195.00–210.00	202.88

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,652.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,017	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,828.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	1,147	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,812.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,125	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,888.89

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

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