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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, May 12

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 138▲ 7 vs year ago 94 · +7.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 17 vs year ago 31 · −54.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 11▲ 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher on a limited number of comparisons due to the light offering. Slaughter cows and bulls also were low in numbers but sold sharply higher.

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 $311.09/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −62.89 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$311.09

21 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$48.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.03

vs KY average

−28.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	336.35	1,779	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	549	288.12	1,582	11thin

One grade step is worth $48.23/cwt here — about $197 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

311.09

—

KY average26 barns · 1,544 hd

333.12

−22.03

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−28.79

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−62.89

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	1,945	196.00	3,812	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	165.23	2,442	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,059	161.61	1,711	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	138.96	1,340	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,905	2thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,974	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,949	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,145	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,195	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,150	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,480	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,500	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,616	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	303.14/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,573	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	336.35/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,779	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	275.61/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,582	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,907	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,056	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,831	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,958	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,108	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,375	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	414	343.42/cwt	335.00–377.50	1,422	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	349.58/cwt	338.00–352.50	1,681	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,876	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,694	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	351.13/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,980	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	320.07/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,036	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	275.96/cwt	271.00–296.00	2,017	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,962	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,945	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,812	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	136.82/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,300	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,505	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,059	161.61/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,711	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	165.23/cwt	156.00–178.00	2,442	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,905.00/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,905	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 138Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	367.50	367.50
1	400–450	410	361.00	361.00
3	450–500	465	347.50	347.50
10	500–550	529	330.00–339.00	336.35
1	600–650	640	298.00	298.00
2	700–750	715	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	765	256.00	256.00
2	800–850	843	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	463	324.00	324.00
5	500–550	519	285.00–315.00	303.14
6	550–600	574	265.00–285.00	275.61
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	755	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	335.00–377.50	343.42
5	450–500	481	338.00–352.50	349.58
1	550–600	560	302.50	302.50
2	700–750	735	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	423.00	423.00
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
6	500–550	507	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	564	340.00–362.50	351.13
4	600–650	636	317.00–330.00	320.07
5	700–750	731	271.00–296.00	275.96
1	800–850	800	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	530	372.50	372.50
5	550–600	587	332.00	332.00
2	600–650	605	335.00	335.00
7	750–800	766	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	825	266.00	266.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	156.00–167.00	161.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	156.00–178.00	165.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	135.00–138.00	136.82
1	—	1,020	147.50	147.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,905.00

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.