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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, May 19

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 101▼ 72 vs year ago 217 · −33.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 14▲ 12 vs year ago 27 · +44.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 5▲ 88 vs year ago 22 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold steady on a very light test. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. The feeder demand wasn't as strong today for the good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady and no test on 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 $326.74/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −47.24 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$326.74

31 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$13.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.53

vs KY average

−7.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	328.85	1,755	26
Medium and Large 2-3	507	315.78	1,601	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.07/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale31 hd

326.74

—

KY average27 barns · 1,749 hd

333.27

−6.53

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−7.52

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−47.24

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	1,565	180.00	2,817	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	159.95	2,208	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	153.00	1,747	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	976	140.68	1,373	15

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)	1,301	$2,922	23
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,273	$2,517	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,984	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$1,976	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$1,875	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,269	$3,514	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,051	$3,168	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,049	$2,670	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,000	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

71 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	410	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,712	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	359.43/cwt	359.00–361.00	1,876	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	336.51/cwt	333.00–337.50	2,029	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	350.52/cwt	349.00–355.00	1,532	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	332.92/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,591	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,680	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	507	315.78/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,601	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	1,836	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	603	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,694	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,886	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,129	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,240	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	4
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	366.87/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,699	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,790	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,910	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	318.51/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,847	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,882	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,706	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,851	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,817	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	137.25/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,283	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	155.99/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,544	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	144.56/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,450	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	151.41/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,706	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	159.75/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,842	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,588	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	152.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,109	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	163.94/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,264	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	3,513.79/head	2,450.00–3,950.00	3,514	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	790	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	837	2,600.40/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	973	2,782.19/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,782	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	983	2,552.67/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,553	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	992	3,046.64/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,047	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,090	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,105	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	3,519.20/head	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,519	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,705.15/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,705	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	3,212.91/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,213	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	860	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,045	1,975.84/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,976	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,075	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,085	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,105	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,145	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	1,875.15/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	2,989.00/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,989	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	2,252.50/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,253	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,355	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Fancy	1,000	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	700	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	920	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 101Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 14Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 5Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	417.50	417.50
9	500–550	522	359.00–361.00	359.43
9	600–650	603	333.00–337.50	336.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
15	400–450	437	349.00–355.00	350.52
6	450–500	478	332.50–335.00	332.92
14	500–550	500	336.00	336.00
12	550–600	573	320.50	320.50
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	681	277.00	277.00
1	800–850	835	255.00	255.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	507	300.00–320.00	315.78
2	600–650	603	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	463	365.00–367.50	366.87
5	500–550	510	351.00	351.00
8	550–600	560	341.00	341.00
1	600–650	605	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
10	550–600	580	305.00–325.00	318.51
3	600–650	625	273.00	273.00
1	700–750	705	262.50	262.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,212.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,163	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,519.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,705.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	4,050.00	4,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	992	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,046.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,552.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	973	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,782.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	837	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,600.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,535	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,342	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,989.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,353	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,252.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,975.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,355	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	4	—	1,269	2,450.00–3,950.00	3,513.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	100.00	100.00
5	—	935	135.00–139.00	137.25
2	—	990	153.00–160.00	155.99
7	—	1,003	140.00–149.00	144.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,381	160.00–172.00	163.94
4	—	1,379	150.00–155.00	152.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	149.00–154.00	151.41
1	—	1,155	137.50	137.50
3	—	1,153	158.00–162.00	159.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	180.00	180.00

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.