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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 8

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

329 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 280▼ 38 vs year ago 367 · −10.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 40▼ 26 vs year ago 65 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 53 vs year ago 58 · −91.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week for the Labor Day holiday.

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 $346.19/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −61.15 against this barn's trailing median of $407.34.

Average price

$346.19

41 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$48.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.38

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	561	363.87	2,042	26
Medium and Large 2-3	567	315.55	1,790	15thin

One grade step is worth $48.31/cwt here — about $251 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale41 hd

346.19

—

KY average25 barns · 854 hd

358.57

−12.38

This barn, trailing median25 sales

407.34

−61.15

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	1,689	194.70	3,288	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	156.11	2,148	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	145.77	1,768	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,068	126.58	1,352	4thin

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)	1,470	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	456.21/cwt	455.00–457.50	1,930	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,084	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,945	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,991	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	603	340.35/cwt	339.00–343.00	2,052	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	350.17/cwt	342.00–356.00	2,318	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,231	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	757	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,665	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,731	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,251	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,588	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	386.41/cwt	377.50–387.50	1,577	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,552	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	451	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,567	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,688	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,867	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	328.11/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,700	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	1,921	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,836	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,987	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	274.12/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,817	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,297	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,338	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	338	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,369	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,526	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	1,929	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	414.57/cwt	402.50–419.00	1,787	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	346.14/cwt	327.50–357.50	1,672	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,046	31
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,729	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	2,037	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	587	309.58/cwt	267.50–315.00	1,817	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	599	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,037	9
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	603	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,809	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	618	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,700	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	323.68/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,201	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,214	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,301	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,159	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,498	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	198.23/cwt	195.00–201.00	3,360	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	181.57/cwt	178.00–188.00	3,110	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,704	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	126.58/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,352	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	129.29/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,526	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	144.44/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,846	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	172.93/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,227	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,314	152.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,998	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,856	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	168.90/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,403	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	735	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	750	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 280Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 40Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 58

No trends available due to the market closure last week for the Labor Day holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	455.00–457.50	456.21
3	450–500	453	460.00	460.00
10	650–700	662	342.00–356.00	350.17
1	700–750	740	340.00	340.00
2	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	950	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	427.50	427.50
2	500–550	538	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	603	339.00–343.00	340.35
1	650–700	670	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	757	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	345	475.00	475.00
14	400–450	423	456.00	456.00
31	450–500	496	412.50	412.50
17	500–550	541	376.50	376.50
9	550–600	599	340.00	340.00
10	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
11	650–700	680	310.00–325.00	323.68
1	700–750	720	307.50	307.50
5	750–800	780	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	370	412.50	412.50
7	400–450	431	402.50–419.00	414.57
8	450–500	483	327.50–357.50	346.14
5	500–550	528	327.50	327.50
10	550–600	587	267.50–315.00	309.58
2	600–650	618	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	670	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	860	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	603	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	363	437.50	437.50
9	400–450	408	377.50–387.50	386.41
22	450–500	455	371.00	371.00
17	500–550	515	362.50	362.50
10	550–600	556	345.50	345.50
5	600–650	602	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	763	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	355	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	431	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	451	347.50	347.50
15	500–550	518	300.00–331.00	328.11
5	550–600	583	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	663	265.00–292.50	274.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,423	161.00–178.00	168.90
4	—	1,314	150.00–156.00	152.02
3	—	1,365	135.00–137.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,278	142.00–147.00	144.44
2	—	1,288	166.00–180.00	172.93
4	—	1,180	120.00–135.00	129.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	120.00–131.00	126.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	220.00	220.00
4	—	1,695	195.00–201.00	198.23
3	—	1,713	178.00–188.00	181.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,350.00	2,350.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	1,975.00	1,975.00

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.