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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 21

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 177▼ 13 vs year ago 140 · −9.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 38▼ 14 vs year ago 38 · −36.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 9▲ 1 vs year ago 4 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. The smaller offering limited comparisons today across all classes of feeders. The very warm temperatures seem to be lowering demand and prices especially on the unweaned calves. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower and 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 $321.34/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −86.00 against this barn's trailing median of $407.34.

Average price

$321.34

18 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$69.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.24

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	539	339.93	1,831	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	320.46	1,724	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	595	270.00	1,607	2thin

One grade step is worth $69.93/cwt here — about $225 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 sale18 hd

321.34

—

KY average23 barns · 426 hd

324.58

−3.24

This barn, trailing median25 sales

407.34

−86.00

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	—	Low	1,825	191.08	3,487	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,539	162.63	2,503	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	150.33	1,781	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,046	130.14	1,361	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)	1,100	$2,100	1thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,387	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,736	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,849	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	355.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,878	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,036	1
Steers	700–750	Medium 1-2	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,377	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	385.09/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,098	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	387.22/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,293	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	331.61/cwt	327.50–332.00	1,608	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,769	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,855	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,838	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,988	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,140	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,186	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	238	437.12/cwt	426.00–448.00	1,040	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,287	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	313	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,189	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,242	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,516	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	363.00/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,623	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	458	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,489	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,684	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	342.40/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,760	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	320.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,724	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,970	2
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,748	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,992	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	283.55/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,039	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,005	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,455	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	187.62/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,499	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,132	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,760	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,747	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,301	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,481	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,085	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,938	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	159.46/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,408	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	167.12/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,637	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 177Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 38Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 9Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	385	322.50	322.50
3	400–450	433	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	458	325.00	325.00
10	500–550	538	320.00–325.00	320.46
2	600–650	630	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	426.00–448.00	437.12
1	300–350	305	422.00	422.00
5	400–450	447	362.50–365.00	363.00
2	450–500	460	366.00	366.00
4	500–550	514	335.00–345.00	342.40
2	550–600	588	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	653	305.00	305.00
7	700–750	719	275.00–295.00	283.55
2	800–850	810	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	380.00–390.00	385.09
7	300–350	334	385.00–390.00	387.22
2	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	528	335.00	335.00
4	550–600	578	318.00	318.00
3	600–650	625	318.00	318.00
2	650–700	688	311.00	311.00
3	750–800	767	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
11	450–500	485	327.50–332.00	331.61
2	550–600	558	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	402.00	402.00
2	400–450	448	387.50	387.50
2	450–500	493	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	529	350.00–360.00	355.09
1	550–600	580	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	715	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,345	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,175	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	115.00–120.00	117.56
1	—	845	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,065	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,578	163.00–173.00	167.12
1	—	1,365	142.00	142.00
2	—	1,510	159.00–160.00	159.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,865	186.00–190.00	187.62
1	—	1,745	198.00	198.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.