Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2025-08-11

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 11

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 180▲ 27 vs year ago 102 · +26.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 14▼ 8 vs year ago 25 · −32.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. Feeder buyers continued showing strong demand for all classes of feeders despite recent volatility in the futures market. No test on slaughter cows and bulls due to the limited offering today.

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 $350.01/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −57.33 against this barn's trailing median of $407.34.

Average price

$350.01

20 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$101.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

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	520	380.18	1,977	14thin
Medium 1-2	500	285.00	1,425	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	569	278.55	1,585	5thin

One grade step is worth $101.63/cwt here — about $393 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 sale20 hd

350.01

—

KY average24 barns · 526 hd

349.78

+0.23

This barn, trailing median25 sales

407.34

−57.33

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	—	High	1,865	207.00	3,861	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	168.63	2,280	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	161.64	1,912	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	149.33	1,366	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	1,778	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,781	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,969	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,992	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,199	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,280	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	327.86/cwt	315.00–334.00	2,361	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	1,002	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	406.25/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,320	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	358	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,351	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	384.42/cwt	379.00–390.00	1,611	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,539	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,564	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	392.86/cwt	377.50–398.00	1,803	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	365.40/cwt	364.00–367.50	1,893	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,898	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	313.62/cwt	311.00–319.00	1,966	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	286.00/cwt	281.00–291.00	2,074	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,159	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,470	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	308	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,579	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,715	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	418.81/cwt	401.00–424.00	1,725	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	384.87/cwt	375.00–388.00	1,874	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1-2	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	387.25/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,956	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,023	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	278.55/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,585	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	318.97/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,946	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,116	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,565	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,865	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,861	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,460	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,376	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	161.64/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,912	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,112	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	172.94/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,366	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	910	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 180Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 14Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 6

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,050	131.00	131.00
1	—	765	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	171.00–175.00	172.94
1	—	1,320	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	159.00–165.00	161.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	207.00	207.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	385	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	569	276.00–281.00	278.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	363	472.50	472.50
10	400–450	412	401.00–424.00	418.81
4	450–500	487	375.00–388.00	384.87
10	500–550	505	385.00–387.50	387.25
4	550–600	558	362.50	362.50
5	600–650	610	315.00–320.00	318.97
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	910	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	512.50	512.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	489.00	489.00
2	300–350	325	397.50–415.00	406.25
4	400–450	419	379.00–390.00	384.42
4	450–500	459	377.50–398.00	392.86
10	500–550	518	364.00–367.50	365.40
2	550–600	565	336.00	336.00
6	600–650	627	311.00–319.00	313.62
2	700–750	725	281.00–291.00	286.00
2	750–800	755	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	377.50	377.50
1	400–450	425	362.00	362.00
1	450–500	450	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	405	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	419.00	419.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	456.00	456.00
2	400–450	423	421.00	421.00
3	450–500	498	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	596	369.00	369.00
4	650–700	656	347.50	347.50
5	700–750	720	315.00–334.00	327.86

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.