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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 24

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 106▼ 58 vs year ago 212 · −27.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 8 vs year ago 24 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 10▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report last week. All classes of feeders saw very strong demand and sold sharply higher when compared to the sale two weeks ago.

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 $268.05/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −105.93 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$268.05

21 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$18.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs KY average

−38.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	268.95	1,485	20
Medium and Large 2-3	520	250.00	1,300	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.95/cwt here — about $185 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 sale21 hd

268.05

—

KY average15 barns · 449 hd

267.70

+0.35

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−38.96

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−105.93

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	—	Low	1,677	153.69	2,577	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	148.62	1,910	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	129.29	1,478	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	122.16	1,174	5thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,365	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,466	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	307.34/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,773	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,923	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,956	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	251.20/cwt	248.00–252.00	2,123	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	320.48/cwt	312.00–328.00	1,397	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	278.57/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,345	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,532	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	273.33/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,471	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	262.38/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,503	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,507	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	249.33/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,606	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,695	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	240.74/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,753	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	236.77/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,795	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,758	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,841	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,047	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,392	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	408	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,261	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,510	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	1,547	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,500	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,518	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	266.10/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,394	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,633	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,585	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,696	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,768	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	149.39/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,368	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	157.98/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,793	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,055	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	124.95/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,205	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	129.29/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,478	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	148.62/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,910	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 Feb 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 106Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 10Year ago 6

No report last week. All classes of feeders saw very strong demand and sold sharply higher when compared to the sale two weeks ago.

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	255	320.00	320.00
9	400–450	436	312.00–328.00	320.48
3	450–500	488	314.00	314.00
12	500–550	538	273.00–274.00	273.33
8	550–600	573	262.00–263.00	262.38
9	600–650	644	246.00–251.00	249.33
1	650–700	670	253.00	253.00
9	700–750	728	238.00–246.00	240.74
5	750–800	758	230.00–242.00	236.77
2	800–850	810	217.00	217.00
1	900–950	930	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
11	450–500	483	267.00–285.00	278.57
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	628	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	337.00	337.00
10	550–600	577	302.00–311.00	307.34
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	715	269.00	269.00
4	750–800	764	256.00	256.00
5	800–850	845	248.00–252.00	251.20
1	850–900	875	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	408	309.00	309.00
4	450–500	484	310.00	310.00
6	500–550	524	240.00–273.00	266.10
1	550–600	585	271.00	271.00
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	392	355.00	355.00
8	450–500	457	338.50	338.50
2	500–550	513	296.00	296.00
2	550–600	573	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	660	257.00	257.00
2	700–750	710	249.00	249.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	905	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	148.00–151.00	149.39
2	—	1,768	153.00–164.00	157.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	111.00	111.00
4	—	964	120.00–133.00	124.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	146.00–154.00	148.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	127.00–133.00	129.29

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.