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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 17

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 157▲ 56 vs year ago 161 · +34.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 25▼ 18 vs year ago 50 · −36.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 18▼ 18 vs year ago 35 · −51.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher. Much better weather conditions and higher quality calves led to much stronger demand for feeders. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

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 $317.76/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −56.22 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$317.76

37 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$59.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.03

vs KY average

−39.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	335.46	1,826	26
Medium and Large 2-3	561	275.92	1,548	11thin

One grade step is worth $59.54/cwt here — about $278 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 sale37 hd

317.76

—

KY average25 barns · 1,396 hd

332.79

−15.03

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−39.13

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−56.22

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	—	Average	1,828	180.78	3,304	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	152.33	2,239	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	147.04	1,418	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	139.43	1,700	6thin

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)	1,210	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,263	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$2,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,750	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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,527	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	425.71/cwt	422.50–427.50	1,767	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,709	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,886	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	354.95/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,895	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,071	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,122	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,230	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,248	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	343	332.46/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,140	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	359	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,535	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	367.79/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,342	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	402	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,357	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	389.79/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,610	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,649	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	486	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,458	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,736	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,865	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	270.57/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,542	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,829	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	348	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,270	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	359	381.65/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,370	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,521	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	457	339.01/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,549	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	351.60/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,698	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,649	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,853	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	271.84/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,563	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,857	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	263.75/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,662	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,898	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	990	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,129	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	171.56/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,561	3
Bulls	—	—	2,162	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,108	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	164.69/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,454	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	135.65/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,333	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	146.82/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,448	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,832	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	134.32/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,667	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	161.37/cwt	157.50–165.00	2,277	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,868	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	148.55/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,303	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	785	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	2,300.67/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,301	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,085	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	765	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	715	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 157Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 25Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 18Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	465	367.50	367.50
4	500–550	534	347.50–357.50	354.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	442.50	442.50
3	400–450	415	422.50–427.50	425.71
2	450–500	493	382.50	382.50
3	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
17	550–600	577	359.00	359.00
6	600–650	641	331.00	331.00
3	700–750	708	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	359	375.00–385.00	381.65
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	457	335.00–341.00	339.01
1	500–550	545	302.50	302.50
3	550–600	575	265.00–285.00	271.84
2	600–650	630	262.50–265.00	263.75
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	990	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	422.50	422.50
5	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
10	450–500	483	347.50–367.50	351.60
1	550–600	565	328.00	328.00
6	600–650	609	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
4	700–750	703	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	325.00–365.00	332.46
3	350–400	365	355.00–375.00	367.79
3	400–450	402	337.50	337.50
4	450–500	486	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
9	550–600	570	267.50–280.00	270.57
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	413	380.00–395.00	389.79
3	450–500	458	360.00	360.00
8	500–550	509	341.00	341.00
18	550–600	560	333.00	333.00
4	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
5	650–700	651	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	359	427.50	427.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	3	—	1,000	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	—	765	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	147.00–150.00	148.55
4	—	1,411	157.50–165.00	161.37
1	—	1,465	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,241	130.00–141.00	134.32
1	—	1,110	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	130.00–142.50	135.65
2	—	883	160.00–168.00	164.69
5	—	986	145.00–150.00	146.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,162	190.00	190.00
3	—	1,493	165.00–177.50	171.56

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.