Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mostly steady. Mostly good quality offering of feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a lighter test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $339.54/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −61.14 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$339.54

33 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$68.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.47

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	561	353.04	1,980	23
Large 1-2	534	327.42	1,748	4thin
Medium and Large 2	598	310.00	1,854	2thin
Large 2	530	300.00	1,590	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	285.00	1,653	3thin

One grade step is worth $68.04/cwt here — about $327 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 sale33 hd

339.54

—

KY average25 barns · 640 hd

364.00

−24.47

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

−61.14

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	1,546	179.66	2,778	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,700	174.01	2,958	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	167.13	2,179	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	136.10	1,364	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/Aged (>5 yrs)	930	$1,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	835	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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%	—	1,060	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,102	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,058	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	172.23/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,341	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,776	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	174.01/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	399.81/cwt	382.50–402.50	1,707	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,868	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	413.49/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,513	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	432.57/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,996	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	377.44/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	264.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	406.30/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	348.38/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,950	10
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	534	327.42/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,748	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	128.89/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,263	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	154.92/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,565	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	175.88/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,547	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	930	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Steers	Large 2-3	900–950	930	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,906	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 66Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 38Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 17Year ago 48

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mostly steady. Mostly good quality offering of feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a lighter test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	136.00	136.00
1	—	975	113.00	113.00
2	—	980	125.00–132.00	128.89
2	—	1,010	154.00–156.00	154.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,359	167.00–177.00	172.23
1	—	1,200	148.00	148.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,700	172.00–176.00	174.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	173.00–178.00	175.88
1	—	1,840	191.00	191.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	420.00	420.00
4	250–300	272	375.00–380.00	377.44
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
4	350–400	377	380.00–415.00	406.30
14	400–450	427	382.50–402.50	399.81
12	500–550	519	360.00	360.00
10	550–600	569	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	370	345.00–350.00	348.38
3	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	572	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	620	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	695	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	425.00–440.00	432.57
3	300–350	327	400.00	400.00
13	350–400	366	405.00–415.00	413.49
9	400–450	437	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
10	500–550	527	370.00	370.00
13	550–600	587	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	605	295.00–300.00	297.48
5	650–700	681	260.00–270.00	264.08
3	700–750	733	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	885	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	915	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	320.00–335.00	327.42
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	598	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	580	285.00	285.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	930	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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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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