Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and feeder heifers were in light supply, but good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with strong demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $350.38/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −50.30 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$350.38

19 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$29.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

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	531	353.51	1,878	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	523	323.71	1,693	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.80/cwt here — about $185 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

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.13, low $352.76, median $400.68 across 11 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 sale19 hd

350.38

—

KY average26 barns · 747 hd

352.01

−1.63

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

−50.30

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	1,541	180.69	2,784	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	170.21	2,353	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,656	166.88	2,764	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	165.57	2,004	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$2,324	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$4,400	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	902	$2,666	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	685	$1,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	160.86/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,072	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,846	1
Bulls	—	—	1,447	177.95/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,575	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	168.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,316	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	174.23/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,439	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,661	165.25/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,745	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,589	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	451	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	343	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,372	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,323.92/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,324	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,917	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	2,098.25/head	1,550.00–2,450.00	2,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,083	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	170.97/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,812	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	191.74/cwt	188.00–197.00	3,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	323.71/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,944	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,815	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	355.95/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,765	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 75Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 29Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 55Year ago 2

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and feeder heifers were in light supply, but good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with strong demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	153.00–169.00	160.86
1	—	1,055	175.00	175.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,375	165.00–170.00	168.42
4	—	1,400	172.00–175.00	174.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,661	162.00–168.00	165.25
2	—	1,645	170.00–172.00	170.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,447	173.00–185.00	177.95
1	—	1,270	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,818	188.00–197.00	191.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	292.50	292.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	928	1,550.00–2,450.00	2,098.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,300	4,400.00	4,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,323.92
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	2,075.00	2,075.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	400.00	400.00
8	450–500	451	365.00	365.00
8	500–550	518	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	377.50	377.50
2	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	578	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	347.50	347.50
2	500–550	523	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	590	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	387.50	387.50
4	400–450	428	345.00	345.00
12	500–550	515	352.50	352.50
5	550–600	570	350.00–357.50	355.95
4	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	738	285.00	285.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	315.00–332.50	323.71
1	600–650	640	302.50	302.50
1	850–900	885	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	460	422.50	422.50
2	500–550	500	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00

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

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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