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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 13

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

188 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 135▼ 5 vs year ago 193 · −2.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 15▼ 11 vs year ago 33 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 13▼ 31 vs year ago 36 · −86.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. There was much stronger demand across all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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 $343.42/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 7 of 27 comparable sales and sits −30.56 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$343.42

19 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.97

vs KY average

−54.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	355.00	1,892	10thin
Medium and Large 2	551	333.57	1,839	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	320.00	1,744	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $148 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

343.42

—

KY average24 barns · 876 hd

353.39

−9.97

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−54.44

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−30.56

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	—	High	1,761	185.60	3,269	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	170.92	2,495	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,049	146.87	1,540	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	145.63	1,792	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,061	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,313	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,762	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,805	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	408	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,469	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	443	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,488	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,065	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,678	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,046	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	394.92/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,235	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,021	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,870	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,186	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,683	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,620	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,375	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	398	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,502	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	429	349.97/cwt	321.00–365.00	1,501	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	340.99/cwt	332.50–354.00	1,627	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	392.34/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,891	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,833	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,842	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,947	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,188	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,254	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,672	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,744	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	354.91/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,501	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,547	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	411.55/cwt	409.00–430.00	2,012	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	384.73/cwt	382.50–391.00	2,231	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	327.14/cwt	285.00–337.50	1,924	5
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	678	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,898	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1-2	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,136	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	976	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,962	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,659	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	186.70/cwt	185.00–188.00	3,379	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,703	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,357	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,492	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	130.48/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,364	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	152.89/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,816	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,651	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	152.75/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,891	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,736	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	170.92/cwt	163.00–177.50	2,495	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,055	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 Oct 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 135Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 13Year ago 36

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. There was much stronger demand across all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	505.00	505.00
1	250–300	250	525.00	525.00
3	350–400	356	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	401	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	461	448.00	448.00
2	500–550	518	395.00	395.00
4	550–600	566	387.50–397.50	394.92
3	600–650	620	352.50	352.50
2	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
3	800–850	800	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	566	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	466	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	560	305.00	305.00
3	600–650	615	304.00	304.00
2	650–700	673	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	460.00	460.00
4	300–350	333	413.00	413.00
11	450–500	482	382.50–400.00	392.34
5	500–550	505	363.00	363.00
5	550–600	561	347.00	347.00
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	700	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	805	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
5	550–600	560	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	377.50	377.50
3	400–450	429	321.00–365.00	349.97
11	450–500	477	332.50–354.00	340.99
2	500–550	545	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
6	400–450	401	435.00	435.00
8	450–500	489	409.00–430.00	411.55
2	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
11	550–600	580	382.50–391.00	384.73
2	650–700	698	306.00	306.00
6	950–1000	976	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	678	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	350.00–370.00	354.91
1	450–500	466	332.00	332.00
5	550–600	588	285.00–337.50	327.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	130.00–131.00	130.48
1	—	1,015	147.00	147.00
1	—	810	167.50	167.50
2	—	1,188	151.00–155.00	152.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	163.00–177.50	170.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,238	150.00–156.00	152.75
1	—	1,205	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	198.00	198.00
2	—	1,810	185.00–188.00	186.70
1	—	1,555	171.00	171.00

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	—	1,150	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,650.00	2,650.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.