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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 29

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

238 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 164▲ 106 vs year ago 132 · +80.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 20▲ 4 vs year ago 24 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 4▲ 34 vs year ago 4 · +850.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Comparisons were limited due to a low number of feeder calves last week. Today's offering contained some good quality weaned calves and several plain calves but overall demand was stronger. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.72/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 9 of 27 comparable sales and sits −26.26 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$347.72

41 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$40.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.28

vs KY average

−21.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	368.45	1,942	20
Medium and Large 2-3	560	327.98	1,838	21

One grade step is worth $40.47/cwt here — about $105 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 sale41 hd

347.72

—

KY average25 barns · 1,868 hd

363.00

−15.28

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−21.19

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−26.26

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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.71, low $330.64, median $373.98 across 27 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	1,538	181.20	2,787	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	163.41	2,450	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	140.97	1,820	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,038	127.37	1,322	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$1,792	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,510	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	998	$1,443	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,800	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$1,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,063	2thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,667	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 2-3	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,164	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	370.75/cwt	360.00–376.00	1,980	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	407.88/cwt	400.00–409.00	2,235	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,186	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,074	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	345.33/cwt	345.00–346.00	2,293	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,429	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	214	510.61/cwt	500.00–524.00	1,093	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	467.06/cwt	461.00–470.00	1,214	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,466	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,306	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	411.44/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,691	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	364.20/cwt	359.00–371.00	1,613	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	379.81/cwt	370.00–384.00	1,743	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	485	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,397	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	380.50/cwt	380.00–381.00	1,925	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	345.51/cwt	331.00–355.00	1,845	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	350.37/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,959	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	314.83/cwt	306.00–330.00	1,826	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,956	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	695	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,988	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,130	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	857	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,382	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	964	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,747	6
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,691	3
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,703	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	550.12/cwt	533.00–575.00	1,183	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,378	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,229	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,589	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	351	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,474	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	393	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,376	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	421.64/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,746	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,657	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,637	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	376.63/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,928	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	348.56/cwt	332.50–358.00	1,969	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,723	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	322.96/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,022	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,051	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,166	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	181.20/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,787	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,344	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	125.79/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,318	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,691	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	143.96/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,828	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,992	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	132.48/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,855	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,229	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	165.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,530	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	740	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	760	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	895	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	915	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	935	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	955	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	998	1,442.54/head	1,425.00–1,460.00	1,443	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,513.38/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,513	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,120	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 164Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 20Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 4Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	373	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	443	359.00–371.00	364.20
9	500–550	534	331.00–355.00	345.51
12	550–600	580	306.00–330.00	314.83
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	810	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	214	500.00–524.00	510.61
3	250–300	260	461.00–470.00	467.06
6	300–350	343	427.50	427.50
7	400–450	411	405.00–412.50	411.44
7	450–500	459	370.00–384.00	379.81
12	500–550	506	380.00–381.00	380.50
8	550–600	559	337.00–355.00	350.37
5	600–650	617	317.00	317.00
3	850–900	857	278.00	278.00
6	950–1000	964	285.00	285.00
3	1000–1050	1,008	267.00	267.00
2	1150–1200	1,150	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	288.00	288.00
3	650–700	695	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	463	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	534	360.00–376.00	370.75
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	410	415.00	415.00
8	500–550	548	400.00–409.00	407.88
1	550–600	550	397.50	397.50
3	650–700	664	345.00–346.00	345.33
1	850–900	855	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	508	426.00	426.00
5	700–750	700	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	533.00–575.00	550.12
1	250–300	265	520.00	520.00
6	300–350	331	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	351	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	414	410.00–430.00	421.64
5	450–500	454	365.00	365.00
9	500–550	512	375.00–380.00	376.63
14	550–600	565	332.50–358.00	348.56
4	600–650	626	321.00–325.00	322.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	393	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	485	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	610	282.50	282.50
1	700–750	730	281.00	281.00
1	750–800	795	272.50	272.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	2	—	740	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,525.00	1,525.00

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)	2	—	1,000	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,513.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	998	1,425.00–1,460.00	1,442.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,510.00	1,510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,295	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,400	125.00–138.00	132.48
3	—	1,270	141.00–146.00	143.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,048	120.00–132.50	125.79
1	—	960	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	157.50	157.50
9	—	1,525	160.00–170.00	165.89
1	—	1,355	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	175.00–188.00	181.20

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.