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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 28

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 127▼ 22 vs year ago 165 · −13.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 24▼ 16 vs year ago 25 · −64.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 9 vs year ago 14 · −64.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on very few comparisons. Today's offering contained some weaned packages of good quality, pre-conditioned steers that sold very well. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $379.14/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 3 of 16 comparable sales and sits −54.49 against this barn's trailing median of $433.63.

Average price

$379.14

32 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$506

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

$75.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.19

vs KY average

−2.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	385.27	2,196	28
Medium and Large 2-3	583	345.00	2,011	3thin
Medium 1-2	545	310.00	1,690	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.27/cwt here — about $506 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 sale32 hd

379.14

—

KY average23 barns · 404 hd

367.95

+11.19

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−2.54

This barn, trailing median16 sales

433.63

−54.49

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

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.88, low $326.60, median $433.63 across 16 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	163.31	2,143	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	157.30	1,880	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	146.00	1,602	2thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,813	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$1,797	3thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,018	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,261	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,011	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,824	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	644	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,415	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,262	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	338.11/cwt	332.50–345.00	2,262	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,362	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,640	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,271	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,163	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	417	328.52/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,370	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	354.13/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,502	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,586	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,703	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,684	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,786	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	586	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,717	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	298.92/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,853	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	267	406.45/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,085	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,605	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,753	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,645	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,557	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	157.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,880	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	159.98/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,040	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	166.63/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	965	1,766.00/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,766	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,040	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 127Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 24Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	159.00–161.00	159.98
2	—	1,350	164.00–169.00	166.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,120	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	155.00–160.00	157.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,766.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,860.00	1,860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,875.00	1,875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	400.00–417.50	406.45
1	300–350	330	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	417	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	508	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	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	415	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
6	550–600	553	365.00	365.00
8	600–650	648	349.00	349.00
9	650–700	669	332.50–345.00	338.11
3	700–750	745	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	576	392.50	392.50
6	600–650	644	375.00	375.00
3	800–850	820	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	670	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	583	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	608	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	407.50	407.50
6	400–450	424	350.00–355.00	354.13
1	450–500	470	337.50	337.50
6	500–550	510	334.00	334.00
4	550–600	558	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	316.00	316.00
3	600–650	620	295.00–301.00	298.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	355	327.50	327.50
3	400–450	417	325.00–335.00	328.52
5	550–600	586	293.00	293.00
2	750–800	755	260.00	260.00

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.