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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 4

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 143▲ 107 vs year ago 73 · +146.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 4 vs year ago 18 · −22.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. Demand for feeder calves remained very good especially on the lightweight calves which continue to rebound with cooler temperatures in the area. Slaughter cows sold steady 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 $333.00/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −74.34 against this barn's trailing median of $407.34.

Average price

$333.00

19 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$24.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.29

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	547	339.43	1,855	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	523	315.00	1,647	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.43/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd

333.00

—

KY average23 barns · 441 hd

341.29

−8.29

This barn, trailing median25 sales

407.34

−74.34

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	1,802	179.89	3,242	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,214	158.89	1,929	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,692	152.69	2,583	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,260	134.00	1,688	1thin

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)	1,345	$3,106	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$2,187	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,150	1thin

Every lot

49 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 1-2Fancy	350	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,496	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,576	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,837	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	362.21/cwt	355.00–366.00	1,909	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	553	328.76/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,818	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	333.77/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,223	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	295.95/cwt	293.00–297.50	2,279	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	953	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,811	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,355	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,446	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,659	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	322.42/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,396	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,733	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	297.99/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,445	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	508	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,590	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,780	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	338.05/cwt	332.50–339.00	1,880	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	296.05/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,732	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,742	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,251	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,503	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,569	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,733	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	389.38/cwt	381.00–401.00	1,799	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	321.33/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,558	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	523	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,647	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,888	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	616	283.73/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,748	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	311.88/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,955	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,053	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,080	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	277.01/cwt	275.00–277.50	2,144	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,802	179.89/cwt	178.00–181.00	3,242	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	186.28/cwt	175.00–197.50	2,073	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	131.44/cwt	127.50–136.00	1,630	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,688	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,170	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,608	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,738	147.53/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,564	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	835	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	3,106.32/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,106	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,187.10/head	2,075.00–2,300.00	2,187	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 143Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	325	462.50	462.50
4	350–400	359	437.00	437.00
4	400–450	403	430.00	430.00
7	450–500	462	381.00–401.00	389.38
5	500–550	510	351.00	351.00
9	550–600	567	333.00	333.00
10	600–650	627	308.00–318.00	311.88
2	650–700	690	297.50	297.50
2	700–750	710	293.00	293.00
5	750–800	774	275.00–277.50	277.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	485	300.00–340.00	321.33
5	500–550	523	315.00	315.00
8	600–650	616	275.00–285.00	283.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	368	393.00	393.00
6	400–450	418	397.00	397.00
6	450–500	467	371.00	371.00
8	500–550	510	349.00	349.00
7	550–600	556	332.50–339.00	338.05
2	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	685	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	433	303.00–330.00	322.42
3	450–500	485	265.00–315.00	297.99
8	500–550	508	313.00	313.00
8	550–600	585	270.00–310.00	296.05
1	600–650	620	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	399.00	399.00
1	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	527	355.00–366.00	362.21
4	650–700	666	332.50–335.00	333.77
3	750–800	770	293.00–297.50	295.95
2	950–1000	953	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	427.50	427.50
4	450–500	458	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	327.50–330.00	328.76
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	2,150.00	2,150.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,106.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,400	2,075.00–2,300.00	2,187.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	127.50–136.00	131.44
2	—	1,113	175.00–197.50	186.28
1	—	1,365	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	163.00	163.00
2	—	1,738	147.00–148.00	147.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,802	178.00–181.00	179.89

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.