Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves appeared to be stronger on a light test with low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $351.67/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −49.01 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$351.67

15 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$37.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

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	510	370.00	1,887	7thin
Large 1-2	523	340.00	1,778	3thin
Medium and Large 2	556	333.00	1,851	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $36 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale15 hd

351.67

—

KY average24 barns · 542 hd

350.27

+1.40

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

−49.01

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	1,850	174.00	3,219	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,635	148.00	2,420	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	146.84	1,930	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	132.69	1,347	3thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	346.19/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	557	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	323.19/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	950	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	505	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,275	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	325	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,090	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	523	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,402	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,389	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,993	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	327.27/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	452	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,580	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,984	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,460	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,230	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	136.53/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,857	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	150.06/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,850	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,321	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	138.04/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,147	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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 70Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 13Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder calves appeared to be stronger on a light test with low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	317.50–325.00	323.19
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	448	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	480	340.00–357.50	346.19
5	500–550	517	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	680	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	252.50	252.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	557	350.00	350.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	379	370.00	370.00
6	400–450	439	385.00	385.00
6	450–500	455	367.50	367.50
7	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
5	600–650	604	330.00	330.00
4	650–700	673	355.00	355.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	458	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	320.00–335.00	327.27
1	350–400	350	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	452	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,955	177.00	177.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,360	135.00–138.00	136.53
2	—	1,233	149.00–151.00	150.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,810	137.00	137.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	137.00–139.00	138.04
1	—	940	122.00	122.00

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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