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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 14

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 150▲ 77 vs year ago 100 · +77.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 35▼ 6 vs year ago 44 · −13.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder calves sold sharply higher. The demand for feeder cattle today was much stronger for an overall better quality offering. Slaughter cows traded 5.00-7.00 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 $323.50/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −50.48 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$323.50

10 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$48.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.00

vs KY average

−15.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	331.44	1,821	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	301.00	1,580	1thin
Medium 1-2	570	282.50	1,610	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.94/cwt here — about $211 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 sale10 hd

323.50

—

KY average25 barns · 1,599 hd

339.51

−16.00

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−15.24

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−50.48

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	1,540	208.68	3,214	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	164.15	2,375	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	156.41	1,867	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	151.30	1,686	10

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,307	$2,608	3thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,666	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,802	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,805	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,033	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,019	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	316.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,223	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,583	37
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,343	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	329.73/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,220	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,384	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	372.73/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,543	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	429	328.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,409	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,634	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	313.21/cwt	296.00–325.00	1,510	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,580	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	336.88/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,779	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	570	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,610	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,861	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,900	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	279.92/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,722	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,921	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	690	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,708	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	713	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,943	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	290.14/cwt	289.00–292.50	2,121	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,485	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,507	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,699	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	357.39/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,662	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,544	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	506	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,733	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,750	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	311.71/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,792	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,661	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,897	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	296.37/cwt	296.00–297.50	2,134	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	275.77/cwt	274.00–277.50	2,118	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,523	216.52/cwt	215.00–219.00	3,298	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,040	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,743	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,669	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	155.73/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,648	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	151.99/cwt	151.00–152.50	1,790	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	161.05/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,950	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	141.44/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,713	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,843	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	163.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,263	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	173.80/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,480	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	148.87/cwt	147.50–151.00	2,330	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,135	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	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 Jul 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 150Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 35Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
6	350–400	374	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	414	372.00–375.00	372.73
6	450–500	454	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	528	335.00–342.50	336.88
4	550–600	571	326.00	326.00
9	600–650	611	311.00	311.00
1	650–700	660	291.00	291.00
6	700–750	731	289.00–292.50	290.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	370	320.00–340.00	329.73
3	400–450	429	325.00–330.00	328.41
5	450–500	482	296.00–325.00	313.21
1	500–550	525	301.00	301.00
3	600–650	615	275.00–290.00	279.92
2	700–750	713	272.50	272.50
1	800–850	845	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	430	387.50	387.50
1	450–500	465	387.50	387.50
1	500–550	500	361.00	361.00
2	550–600	585	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	610	331.00	331.00
3	700–750	702	310.00–320.00	316.65
2	800–850	808	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	700–750	738	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	360	412.50	412.50
7	400–450	429	396.00	396.00
3	450–500	465	352.50–367.50	357.39
8	500–550	547	320.00	320.00
5	550–600	575	302.00–325.00	311.71
2	600–650	620	306.00	306.00
4	700–750	720	296.00–297.50	296.37
2	750–800	768	274.00–277.50	275.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	410	367.50	367.50
4	450–500	468	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	588	282.50	282.50
2	700–750	705	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	506	342.50	342.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,135	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	3,225.00	3,225.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,725.00	1,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	215.00–219.00	216.52
1	—	1,575	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	151.00–152.50	151.99
1	—	1,025	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,340	137.50	137.50
4	—	1,211	156.00–165.00	161.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	155.00–157.00	155.73
4	—	1,211	137.50–147.50	141.44
3	—	1,043	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	160.00–165.00	163.54
3	—	1,565	147.50–151.00	148.87
5	—	1,427	172.00–176.00	173.80

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.