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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, May 5

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 253▼ 27 vs year ago 165 · −16.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 33▼ 19 vs year ago 34 · −55.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 35▼ 41 vs year ago 52 · −78.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. There was continued good demand for all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower on a light test and no trend available for slaughter bulls due to low receipts today.

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 $320.12/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −53.86 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$320.12

13 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$12.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.78

vs KY average

−12.70 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	325.00	1,794	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	521	312.30	1,628	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.70/cwt here — about $166 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 sale13 hd

320.12

—

KY average24 barns · 1,295 hd

330.89

−10.78

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−12.70

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−53.86

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	—	High	1,940	185.00	3,589	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	142.04	1,756	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	136.95	1,851	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	131.09	1,388	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$2,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,750	3thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,001	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	395.85/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,837	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	369.10/cwt	367.00–382.50	1,967	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,962	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,038	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	313.68/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,136	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,021	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,411	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,211	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,243	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	358.33/cwt	355.00–363.00	1,333	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	353.84/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,451	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,473	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	350.33/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,664	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	503	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,615	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,794	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,651	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	282.18/cwt	272.50–283.00	1,775	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,989	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,984	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,253	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	411.33/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,518	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,786	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	374.92/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,811	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	356.92/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,860	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	309.99/cwt	309.00–311.00	1,720	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,935	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	302.57/cwt	301.00–305.00	2,018	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,725	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,784	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,940	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,589	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,214	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	137.14/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,478	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	140.30/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,710	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,971	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,944	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,454	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	142.91/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,994	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	965	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	925	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,055	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2

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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 253Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 33Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 35Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	309.00–311.00	309.99
1	650–700	670	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	820	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	447.50	447.50
3	350–400	369	400.00–417.50	411.33
6	400–450	440	406.00	406.00
2	450–500	483	370.00–380.00	374.92
5	500–550	521	345.00–360.00	356.92
5	600–650	601	322.00	322.00
5	650–700	667	301.00–305.00	302.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	464	395.00–397.50	395.85
7	500–550	533	367.00–382.50	369.10
3	600–650	642	317.50	317.50
4	650–700	681	310.00–317.50	313.68
1	1000–1050	1,015	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	590	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	785	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	442.50	442.50
5	350–400	372	355.00–363.00	358.33
2	400–450	410	350.00–357.50	353.84
10	450–500	475	340.00–355.00	350.33
8	550–600	552	325.00	325.00
13	600–650	629	272.50–283.00	282.18
2	650–700	693	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	695	285.50	285.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	331.00	331.00
4	500–550	503	321.00	321.00
1	550–600	595	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,219	134.00–144.00	140.30
1	—	1,305	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	119.00	119.00
2	—	1,078	133.00–141.00	137.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	140.00–146.00	142.91
1	—	1,310	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,305	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	185.00	185.00

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	—	1,150	2,225.00	2,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.