Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to being no sale last week for the thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $293.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −108.72 against this barn's trailing median of $402.47.

Average price

$293.75

4 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$543

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

$95.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.64

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	520	340.00	1,768	1thin
Large 1-2	510	320.00	1,632	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	270.00	1,526	1thin
Medium 1-2	500	245.00	1,225	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.00/cwt here — about $543 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale4 hd

293.75

—

KY average14 barns · 245 hd

332.39

−38.64

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.47

−108.72

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	1,397	169.49	2,368	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	150.00	1,890	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	115.00	1,208	2thin

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)	1,155	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,936	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	715	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,894	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	207.99/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,217	161.36/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,964	5
Bulls	—	—	1,697	183.05/cwt	178.00–186.00	3,106	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,936.34/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	313.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 203Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 21Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 11

Compared to last week: No trend due to being no sale last week for the thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	392.50	392.50
3	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	485	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	888	205.00–211.00	207.99
1	900–950	920	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	890	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	300.00–320.00	313.50
2	600–650	640	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	535	354.00	354.00
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	622	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	725	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
5	450–500	467	332.50	332.50
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	307.50	307.50
2	450–500	472	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	130.00	130.00
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	155.00–166.00	161.36
3	—	1,697	178.00–186.00	183.05

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 (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,525.00	1,525.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	810	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,936.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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