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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 3

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

159 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 184▼ 101 vs year ago 260 · −38.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 46▲ 5 vs year ago 33 · +15.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 14▲ 16 vs year ago 2 · +800.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. With the futures trading back on the positive side the demand for feeder calves was much stronger than the last couple of weeks. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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 $362.60/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 7 of 25 comparable sales and sits −44.75 against this barn's trailing median of $407.34.

Average price

$362.60

20 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$58.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.33

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	543	385.63	2,094	8thin
Medium and Large 2	530	375.00	1,988	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	566	327.41	1,852	7thin

One grade step is worth $58.21/cwt here — about $243 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 sale20 hd

362.60

—

KY average25 barns · 615 hd

342.27

+20.33

This barn, trailing median25 sales

407.34

−44.75

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	—	Average	1,776	190.70	3,387	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,307	152.59	1,994	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	141.61	1,701	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	133.24	1,397	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,147	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,828	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$3,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,775	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	902	$2,125	2thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,744	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,973	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,080	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,790	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,426	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,690	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,659	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	370.01/cwt	360.00–373.00	1,887	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	325.91/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,913	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,873	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1-2	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	275.66/cwt	270.00–277.50	2,715	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,000	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	339	393.93/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,335	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	409.64/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,782	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,832	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	338.82/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,779	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,988	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	374.00/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,106	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	596	318.86/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,900	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,550	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1-2	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,223	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,340	1
Bulls	—	—	1,992	191.17/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,808	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	131.66/cwt	116.00–137.50	1,351	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	166.22/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,795	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,726	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,225	163.77/cwt	162.50–165.00	2,006	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,692	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,844	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	127.61/cwt	117.50–133.00	1,618	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,298	155.93/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,024	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	144.20/cwt	142.50–146.00	2,074	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	790	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,165	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	2,146.89/head	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,147	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,904.50/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,905	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,040	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 184Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 46Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	427.50	427.50
1	450–500	480	411.00	411.00
1	500–550	530	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	750–800	755	369.50	369.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	470	353.00	353.00
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	352	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	453	373.00	373.00
14	500–550	510	360.00–373.00	370.01
5	550–600	587	320.00–335.00	325.91
4	950–1000	985	270.00–277.50	275.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	488.00	488.00
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
5	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	435	407.50–410.00	409.64
2	450–500	458	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	510	405.00	405.00
5	550–600	563	370.00–375.00	374.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	370.00–405.00	393.93
5	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	525	305.00–355.00	338.82
4	550–600	596	285.00–330.00	318.86
2	600–650	608	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	2,125.00	2,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,013	2,125.00	2,125.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,305	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,904.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,146.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,850.00	2,850.00

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	—	1,345	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,075.00	3,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,080	163.00–170.00	166.22
4	—	1,268	117.50–133.00	127.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,026	116.00–137.50	131.66
1	—	1,250	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	162.50–165.00	163.77
3	—	1,298	153.00–160.00	155.93
1	—	1,235	137.00	137.00
2	—	1,438	142.50–146.00	144.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,992	190.00–195.00	191.17
1	—	1,235	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,670	200.00	200.00

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.