Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold on a light test with a higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $364.03/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 5 of 11 comparable sales and sits −36.65 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$364.03

10 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.40

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	558	364.03	2,032	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale10 hd

364.03

—

KY average25 barns · 536 hd

355.63

+8.40

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

−36.65

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	—	High	1,430	196.00	2,803	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	173.63	2,186	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	170.84	2,629	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	134.30	1,378	6thin

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)	1,045	$2,076	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,013	$1,570	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	840	$1,442	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$2,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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%	—	1,062	139.26/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,479	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,480	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	162.95/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,045	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	176.30/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,221	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,359	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	162.51/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	315.98/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,269	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	372.47/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	368.72/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,958	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	420.10/cwt	405.00–436.00	1,941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	352.39/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	356.69/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,570.37/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	1,441.96/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,442	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,238.39/head	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,238	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,803	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	176.27/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,653	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	940	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,068	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	755	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 86Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 41Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 43Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold on a light test with a higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	137.00–142.00	139.26
1	—	1,000	148.00	148.00
2	—	985	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	159.00–165.00	162.95
12	—	1,260	170.00–182.00	176.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,618	158.00–166.00	162.51
9	—	1,505	171.00–185.00	176.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	196.00	196.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	465.00	465.00
8	450–500	462	405.00–436.00	420.10
6	500–550	531	360.00–387.50	368.72
4	550–600	599	357.00	357.00
1	600–650	635	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	702	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	750	277.50	277.50
3	800–850	817	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	860	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	357.50	357.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	459	360.00–375.00	372.47
3	500–550	515	355.00–357.50	356.69
2	550–600	560	340.00–365.00	352.39
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
4	700–750	718	310.00–318.00	315.98
1	900–950	910	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	970	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	332.50	332.50
4	550–600	569	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	940	220.00	220.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,570.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,238.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	840	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,441.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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