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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 13

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Dec 28Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 0▲ 40 vs year ago 78 · +51.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 62▲ 14 vs year ago 17 · +82.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 224 vs last sale 243▲ 13 vs year ago 6 · +216.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week because of the winter weather.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −112.81 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$261.17

6 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$31.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.86

vs KY average

−42.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	271.75	1,433	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	240.00	1,260	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.75/cwt here — about $173 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

261.17

—

KY average17 barns · 817 hd

276.03

−14.86

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−42.86

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−112.81

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.71, low $330.64, median $373.98 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,709	156.49	2,674	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	132.25	2,028	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	117.98	1,443	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	105.46	1,091	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,885	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$1,838	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,663	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,630	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,385	5

Every lot

59 lots · USDA AMS · Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	341.85/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,111	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,205	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,567	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,549	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	305.93/cwt	303.00–309.00	1,732	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,740	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	273.62/cwt	260.00–276.50	1,811	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,826	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	256.56/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,083	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	286.16/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,230	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	282.25/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,355	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,421	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,459	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,557	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	243.59/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,678	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,584	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,698	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,864	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,112	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	398	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,433	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,313	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,448	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	276.01/cwt	273.00–279.00	1,344	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,466	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	551	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,559	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	265.03/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,656	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	653	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,456	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,704	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,117	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	153.80/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,702	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	165.28/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,925	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,303	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	96.48/cwt	91.00–102.00	982	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	106.06/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,090	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,328	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,443	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,419	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	125.46/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,930	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	137.85/cwt	130.00–145.00	2,134	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	2,432.66/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,433	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	840	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,125	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,885.20/head	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,885	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	1,868.98/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,869	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,630	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1

This sale against other markets

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 →

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 0Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 62Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 243Year ago 6

No trends available due to the market closure last week because of the winter weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	430	285.00–291.00	286.16
6	450–500	480	279.00–289.00	282.25
3	500–550	513	277.00	277.00
1	550–600	570	256.00	256.00
5	600–650	637	244.50	244.50
9	650–700	689	235.00–246.00	243.59
1	750–800	765	222.00	222.00
2	850–900	855	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	230.00–270.00	256.56
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	740	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	460	262.00	262.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	335.00–350.00	341.85
2	450–500	485	323.00	323.00
2	500–550	508	305.00	305.00
4	550–600	566	303.00–309.00	305.93
1	600–650	615	283.00	283.00
13	650–700	662	260.00–276.50	273.62
1	700–750	705	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	330	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	487	273.00–279.00	276.01
2	650–700	653	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	398	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	470	308.00	308.00
7	550–600	551	283.00	283.00
3	600–650	625	260.00–273.00	265.03
1	800–850	800	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	537	273.00	273.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,163	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,432.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,625.00	2,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,475.00	1,475.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,868.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,885.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,630	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,757	151.00–155.00	153.80
1	—	1,440	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,770	157.00–170.00	165.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,010	129.00	129.00
4	—	1,018	91.00–102.00	96.48
3	—	1,028	104.00–108.00	106.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	116.00–120.00	117.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	124.00–127.00	125.46
8	—	1,548	130.00–145.00	137.85
1	—	1,405	101.00	101.00

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.