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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 23

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 136▼ 50 vs year ago 109 · −45.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 14▲ 17 vs year ago 6 · +283.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady with limited movement due to extreme heat conditions. Slaughter cows sold steady to $3.00 higher with no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $321.92/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −85.42 against this barn's trailing median of $407.34.

Average price

$321.92

8 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$11.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.39

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	323.34	1,752	7thin
Medium and Large 2	545	312.00	1,700	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.34/cwt here — about $51 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale8 hd

321.92

—

KY average25 barns · 384 hd

332.31

−10.39

This barn, trailing median25 sales

407.34

−85.42

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $487.31, low $325.33, median $407.34 across 25 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	1,592	202.93	3,231	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	172.55	2,571	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	164.04	2,033	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	140.33	1,602	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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,249	3thin
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,776	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$3,372	2thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,602	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,965	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,006	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,102	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,456	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	458	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,466	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,809	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,874	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,851	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,397	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,138	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	359.08/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,282	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,725	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,700	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	313.09/cwt	301.00–325.00	1,766	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,720	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,057	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,058	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,592	202.93/cwt	201.00–205.00	3,231	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,489	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,425	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,904	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	163.50/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,964	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	154.53/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,908	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	174.80/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,328	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	172.55/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,571	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	3,371.88/head	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,372	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	2,248.50/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,249	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,776.18/head	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,776	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 Jun 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 136Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 14Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady with limited movement due to extreme heat conditions. Slaughter cows sold steady to $3.00 higher with no test on slaughter bulls.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,095	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,140	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,201	160.00–168.00	163.50
3	—	1,332	171.00–180.00	174.80
3	—	1,235	150.00–159.00	154.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	169.00–177.00	172.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	201.00–205.00	202.93

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	290	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	410	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	532	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	631	297.00	297.00
2	700–750	705	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	357	350.00–385.00	359.08
1	450–500	455	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	512	337.00	337.00
4	550–600	564	301.00–325.00	313.09
1	700–750	740	278.00	278.00
2	800–850	820	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	372.50	372.50
7	500–550	534	368.00	368.00
3	550–600	578	347.00	347.00
3	650–700	663	317.00	317.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,371.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,335	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,248.50

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	955	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,776.18

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.