Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $333.67/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −68.80 against this barn's trailing median of $402.47.

Average price

$333.67

19 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$553

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

$92.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.02

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	538	342.49	1,841	16thin
Large 2	502	305.00	1,531	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	515	250.00	1,288	1thin

One grade step is worth $92.49/cwt here — about $553 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

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 sale19 hd

333.67

—

KY average24 barns · 707 hd

344.69

−11.02

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.47

−68.80

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	1,566	177.42	2,779	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,586	149.60	2,373	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	143.22	1,836	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,131	124.83	1,412	9thin

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)	1,002	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,600	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	261.29/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	352.84/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	381.31/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	372.46/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	329.96/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,947	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	142.32/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,856	6
Bulls	—	—	1,385	168.34/cwt	161.00–176.00	2,332	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	110.91/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,275	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	120.92/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,318	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,681	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,448	1
Bulls	—	—	2,150	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	4,107	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,174	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	151.80/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,441	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	137.53/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,760	2
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	502	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,040	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Steers	Large 2	650–700	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	442	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,580	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	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 Nov 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 54Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 25Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 4

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	370.00–375.00	372.46
4	350–400	364	377.50–392.50	381.31
2	450–500	452	385.00	385.00
10	500–550	506	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	590	327.50–335.00	329.96
1	600–650	610	292.50	292.50
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
2	900–950	923	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	451	362.50	362.50
4	650–700	674	255.00–265.00	261.29
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,040	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	357.50	357.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	400.00	400.00
11	400–450	443	347.00–360.00	352.84
3	500–550	518	356.00	356.00
4	550–600	588	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	365	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	533	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	372.50	372.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00

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)	1	—	1,310	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,002	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,304	140.00–146.00	142.32
1	—	1,155	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,280	137.00–138.00	137.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	110.00–112.00	110.91
4	—	1,090	118.00–122.00	120.92
2	—	1,188	140.00–143.00	141.50
1	—	1,145	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	143.00	143.00
3	—	1,608	150.00–155.00	151.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	161.00–176.00	168.34
1	—	1,345	182.00	182.00
1	—	2,150	191.00	191.00

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle