Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Beef calves: 550-1000 per/head

Compared to last week no comparable trend on feeder steers due to small offering today. Feeder heifers were 5.00-6.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and slaughters bulls were steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $345.19/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −57.28 against this barn's trailing median of $402.47.

Average price

$345.19

32 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$32.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.36

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	347.20	1,907	30
Large 1-2	575	314.98	1,811	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.22/cwt here — about $96 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.13, low $354.24, median $402.47 across 9 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 sale32 hd

345.19

—

KY average26 barns · 919 hd

352.55

−7.36

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.47

−57.28

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	1,775	195.77	3,475	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	168.01	2,738	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	163.64	2,158	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	149.76	1,524	10

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)	1,058	$2,510	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$2,193	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$2,133	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,154	$1,992	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$1,977	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$1,975	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,182	$1,957	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	959	$1,811	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	823	$1,934	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	342.42/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,835	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	324.57/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,168	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	338.28/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,009	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,981	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,510.04/head	2,200.00–2,675.00	2,510	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	1,933.89/head	1,425.00–2,350.00	1,934	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,957.37/head	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	341.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,892	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	169.03/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,346	10
Bulls	—	—	1,775	195.77/cwt	188.00–204.00	3,475	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	163.69/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,123	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	152.77/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,861	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	162.20/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,719	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	138.47/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,302	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,977.16/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,977	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,991.56/head	1,325.00–2,300.00	1,992	30
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	575	314.98/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,811	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	167.01/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,702	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	152.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,643	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,681	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	2,132.51/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,133	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	2,192.81/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,193	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	1,811.11/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,880	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	305.27/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,447	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	648	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	288.13/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,957	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	296.61/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	275.63/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	760	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 Sep 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 222Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 29Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 36Year ago 0

Beef calves: 550-1000 per/head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	367.50	367.50
1	400–450	405	355.00	355.00
7	450–500	463	340.00–350.00	341.42
12	500–550	536	335.00–355.00	342.42
9	550–600	594	337.50–345.00	338.28
1	600–650	605	327.50	327.50
11	650–700	668	315.00–330.00	324.57
5	700–750	749	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
9	500–550	522	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	312.50–317.50	314.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	674	287.50–290.00	288.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	345	392.50	392.50
9	450–500	474	300.00–308.00	305.27
4	500–550	544	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	570	290.00–300.00	296.61
2	600–650	645	255.00	255.00
4	650–700	690	275.00–277.50	275.63
1	700–750	735	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	595	242.50	242.50
3	600–650	648	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	537	350.00	350.00
8	600–650	602	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	680	327.50	327.50
2	800–850	825	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	385.00	385.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,058	2,200.00–2,675.00	2,510.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,182	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,957.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,174	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,977.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,154	1,325.00–2,300.00	1,991.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,112	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,132.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,174	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,192.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	959	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,811.11
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	823	1,425.00–2,350.00	1,933.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,388	168.00–170.00	169.03
9	—	1,297	159.00–166.00	163.69
5	—	1,218	144.00–156.00	152.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	160.00–165.00	162.20
4	—	940	133.00–143.00	138.47
3	—	1,078	150.00–155.00	152.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	165.00–169.00	167.01
2	—	1,653	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,775	188.00–204.00	195.77

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

Bulls · 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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