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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

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

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

749 head

▲ 564 vs last sale 185▲ 63 vs year ago 686 · +9.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 67▲ 1 vs year ago 25 · +4.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's sale was the annual December special feeder calf sale. The majority of today's offering was high quality weaned, preconditioned calves that saw strong demand from the buyers. No trends available due to the difference in quality and difference in the offering size. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

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 $342.34/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 7 of 27 comparable sales and sits −31.64 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$342.34

125 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$603

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

$95.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.65

vs KY average

−35.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	345.85	1,915	115
Medium and Large 2-3	578	307.79	1,779	9thin
Medium 1-2	525	250.00	1,313	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.85/cwt here — about $603 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale125 hd

342.34

—

KY average26 barns · 1,738 hd

346.99

−4.65

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−35.62

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−31.64

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	1,797	191.51	3,440	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	150.97	1,792	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	149.76	2,138	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	132.30	1,429	8thin

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)	1,605	$2,550	1thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,583	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	417.45/cwt	416.00–419.00	1,808	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,891	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,206	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	412.26/cwt	405.00–416.00	2,123	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,911	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,202	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	362.38/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,105	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,211	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	327.61/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,061	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	351.62/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,236	73
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	353.51/cwt	351.00–356.00	2,393	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	330.99/cwt	318.00–337.00	2,400	35
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	728	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,257	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,352	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	832	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,721	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	298.42/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,572	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	428.65/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,445	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	353	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	1,574	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	409.14/cwt	402.00–420.00	1,592	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	358.49/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,488	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,682	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,815	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,691	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	360.36/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,863	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	349.28/cwt	349.00–350.00	1,806	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,965	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	337.69/cwt	332.50–340.50	1,948	56
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	307.79/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,779	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	315.95/cwt	302.50–317.00	1,990	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	632	283.75/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,793	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,150	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	684	282.54/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,933	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,242	30
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	892	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,230	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,344	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	469.63/cwt	455.00–477.00	1,451	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	328	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,378	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	1,634	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	381.71/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,508	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	425.95/cwt	407.50–429.00	1,746	27
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	358.15/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,647	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	376.56/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,800	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	480	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,253	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,914	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,848	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	558	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,120	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,953	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	341.56/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,036	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,051	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	324.80/cwt	312.00–327.50	2,147	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,106	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,653	184.52/cwt	182.50–187.00	3,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,899	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,803	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,442	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	128.06/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,355	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,431	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	142.57/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,668	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	156.85/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,898	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,021	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,900	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,282	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	138.52/cwt	131.00–145.00	2,103	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 185Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 67Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
7	300–350	337	425.00–430.00	428.65
20	350–400	389	402.00–420.00	409.14
9	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
13	450–500	451	373.00	373.00
14	500–550	517	349.00–350.00	349.28
56	550–600	577	332.50–340.50	337.69
14	600–650	630	302.50–317.00	315.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	455	399.00	399.00
28	500–550	517	360.00–370.00	360.36
17	550–600	568	346.00	346.00
15	650–700	672	320.00	320.00
30	700–750	713	314.50	314.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
16	400–450	415	340.00–377.50	358.49
5	450–500	467	362.00	362.00
9	550–600	578	300.00–318.00	307.79
4	600–650	632	280.00–285.00	283.75
6	650–700	684	272.50–287.50	282.54
2	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
3	850–900	892	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	446.00	446.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	455.00	455.00
14	400–450	433	416.00–419.00	417.45
2	450–500	460	411.00	411.00
31	500–550	515	405.00–416.00	412.26
11	550–600	588	376.00	376.00
73	600–650	636	340.00–358.00	351.62
35	700–750	725	318.00–337.00	330.99
4	750–800	754	312.00	312.00
3	850–900	862	295.00–305.00	298.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	513	430.00	430.00
6	550–600	554	397.50	397.50
28	650–700	677	351.00–356.00	353.51
14	800–850	832	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	520	367.50	367.50
4	600–650	629	322.50–335.00	327.61
3	700–750	728	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	581	360.00–364.00	362.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	286	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	309	455.00–477.00	469.63
9	350–400	353	463.00	463.00
27	400–450	410	407.50–429.00	425.95
8	450–500	478	375.00–377.50	376.56
4	500–550	501	382.00	382.00
15	550–600	596	340.00–352.00	341.56
1	600–650	645	318.00	318.00
6	650–700	661	312.00–327.50	324.80
3	700–750	702	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	790	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	558	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	420.00	420.00
9	350–400	395	370.00–385.00	381.71
2	400–450	440	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	460	357.50–360.00	358.15
2	500–550	528	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	590	331.00	331.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	131.00–145.00	138.52
1	—	1,240	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,435	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	150.00–161.00	156.85
2	—	1,170	141.00–144.00	142.57
1	—	1,080	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,250	152.00	152.00
6	—	1,058	122.00–133.00	128.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,653	182.50–187.00	184.52
1	—	1,930	202.00	202.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,605	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.