Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low receipts. Slaughter cows sold steady with slaughter bulls steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.71/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −74.80 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$310.71

7 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$733

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

$117.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.90

vs KY average

−73.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	327.50	1,783	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	210.00	1,050	1thin

One grade step is worth $117.50/cwt here — about $733 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 sale7 hd

310.71

—

KY average24 barns · 944 hd

346.61

−35.90

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−73.68

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−74.80

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	—	Low	1,640	177.60	2,913	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,546	168.40	2,603	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	159.65	2,056	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	139.00	1,429	20

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$2,374	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,095	$2,210	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	871	$2,058	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	923	$1,950	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	862	$1,777	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	795	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	855	$2,321	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	450–500	468	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	341.80/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,142	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,664	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,210.27/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,210	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,357	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	129.57/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,199	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	154.53/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,714	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	142.68/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,574	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	173.09/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,655	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	160.89/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,516	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	368	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,113	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	168.97/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,214	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	154.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,979	10
Bulls	—	—	1,560	172.40/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,689	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,384	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	2,057.82/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,058	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	735	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	820	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	795	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	255.04/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,742	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	2,281.52/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,282	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	2,374.04/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,374	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	1,776.97/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,777	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	1,949.95/head	1,700.00–2,275.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	824	233.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	883	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	232.42/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1

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 Oct 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 85Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 40Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 20Year ago 2

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low receipts. Slaughter cows sold steady with slaughter bulls steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	332.50–347.50	341.80
2	450–500	468	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	367.50	367.50
3	500–550	512	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	577	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	675	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	683	245.00–265.00	255.04
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	728	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	468	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	620	322.50	322.50
5	650–700	658	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	850	307.50	307.50
2	1000–1050	1,010	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	765	220.00–245.00	232.42
5	800–850	824	230.00–240.00	233.95
3	850–900	883	220.00–225.00	223.31
1	900–950	900	225.00	225.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,095	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,210.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	871	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,057.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,374.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	862	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,776.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	923	1,700.00–2,275.00	1,949.95
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,281.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,850.00	2,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	116.00	116.00
9	—	925	123.00–135.00	129.57
6	—	1,109	150.00–162.00	154.53
4	—	1,103	140.00–147.00	142.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,534	172.00–176.00	173.09
5	—	1,564	157.00–164.00	160.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,310	162.00–172.00	168.97
10	—	1,277	150.00–160.00	154.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	170.00–174.00	172.40
1	—	1,800	188.00	188.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle