Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Weaned, preconditioned feeders with favorable condition still bringing premiums. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $356.73/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −99.65 against this barn's trailing median of $456.38.

Average price

$356.73

6 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.55

vs KY average

−53.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	356.73	1,921	6thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.49, low $434.55, median $456.38 across 8 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 sale6 hd

356.73

—

KY average26 barns · 1,102 hd

372.28

−15.55

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−53.35

This barn, trailing median8 sales

456.38

−99.65

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	—	Low	1,528	161.19	2,463	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	142.12	1,850	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	140.99	2,080	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	131.49	1,396	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,380	$2,200	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	935	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2-3	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,260	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	314.75/cwt	314.00–315.00	2,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	353.47/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	856	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,105	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	346.07/cwt	340.00–349.50	1,827	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,140	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,525	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	161.19/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,463	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,030	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	144.49/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,102	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	140.99/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,846	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	452	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,695	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	565	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,879	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,213	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	142.60/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,609	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	400–450	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	600	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,845	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,474	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,919	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	255.19/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	246.63/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	351.27/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	229.16/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	270.12/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	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 Nov 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 191Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	635	242.50–255.00	246.63
2	700–750	723	220.00–230.00	225.05
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	352.50	352.50
2	400–450	403	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	772	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	875	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	920	235.00	235.00
2	950–1000	985	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	445	387.50	387.50
5	500–550	511	362.50	362.50
1	550–600	550	342.50	342.50
7	650–700	656	292.50	292.50
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	565	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	728	265.00–275.00	270.12
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	940	230.00	230.00
1	1100–1150	1,105	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	445	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	519	350.00–360.00	353.47
3	550–600	558	360.00	360.00
7	650–700	690	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	608	352.00	352.00
10	750–800	766	323.00	323.00
10	850–900	856	301.00	301.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	225.00	225.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	384	350.00–355.00	351.27
2	600–650	608	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	808	225.00–235.00	229.16
1	950–1000	955	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	357.50	357.50
2	450–500	455	332.50	332.50
14	500–550	528	340.00–349.50	346.07
5	550–600	555	342.50	342.50
4	650–700	664	314.00–315.00	314.75
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	190.00	190.00
2	650–700	668	245.00–265.00	255.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	135.00	135.00
1	—	970	125.00	125.00
4	—	1,128	140.00–149.00	142.60
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,455	142.00–147.00	144.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	150.00	150.00
7	—	1,309	138.00–148.00	140.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	158.00–164.00	161.19

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,200.00	2,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	3,200.00	3,200.00

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

Steers · 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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