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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 14

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 35▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 10▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 1▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to limited head to head comparisons. However the feeder market appeared stronger with good demand.

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 $287.74/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −89.76 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$287.74

20 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.01

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	547	287.74	1,572	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

287.74

—

KY average16 barns · 222 hd

284.72

+3.01

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−89.76

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

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $447.94, low $335.35, median $377.50 across 11 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	1,811	159.32	2,886	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	125.50	1,848	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	121.29	1,419	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	107.63	1,119	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,595	137.00	2,185	1thin

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)	1,161	$1,947	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,775	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,077	$1,745	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

46 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,309	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	261.69/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,772	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,843	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	290.68/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,067	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,327	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,322	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	263.10/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,529	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,349	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	243.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,634	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,029	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,207	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,493	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,443	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,300	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	275.47/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,606	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,692	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,772	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,738	166.08/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,886	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	154.82/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,880	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	95.12/cwt	90.00–99.00	849	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	111.80/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,218	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	122.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,423	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	114.34/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,338	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,656	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,848	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,839	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,185	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	895	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	1,775.31/head	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,775	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	1,745.44/head	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,745	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	1,831.51/head	1,700.00–1,960.00	1,832	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,230	2,179.47/head	2,125.00–2,275.00	2,179	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2

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 →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Jan 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 35Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 1Year ago 0

No trends due to limited head to head comparisons. However the feeder market appeared stronger with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	337.50	337.50
3	350–400	370	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	439	340.00	340.00
7	450–500	451	320.00	320.00
10	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
10	550–600	583	275.00–277.50	275.47
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	670	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	875	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	460	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	297.50	297.50
2	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	677	260.00–265.00	261.69
1	700–750	730	252.50	252.50
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	282.50–295.00	290.68
8	400–450	446	297.50	297.50
2	450–500	452	292.50	292.50
4	550–600	581	262.50–265.00	263.10
4	650–700	672	240.00–250.00	243.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	635	212.50	212.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	—	1,067	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,775.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,127	1,700.00–1,960.00	1,831.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,077	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,745.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	2,125.00–2,275.00	2,179.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	165.00–167.00	166.08
3	—	1,860	153.00–157.00	154.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,400	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	893	90.00–99.00	95.12
9	—	1,089	107.00–119.00	111.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	120.00–127.00	122.68
3	—	1,170	113.00–116.00	114.34
1	—	1,200	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	137.00	137.00

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.