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 9 comparable sales and sits −50.80 against this barn's trailing median of $402.47.

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

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 sale15 hd

351.67

—

KY average24 barns · 542 hd

350.27

+1.40

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.47

−50.80

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	1,850	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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