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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 21

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 77▲ 58 vs year ago 107 · +54.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 19▲ 24 vs year ago 26 · +92.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 38▲ 45 vs year ago 5 · +900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market appeared stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 600 lbs and under were sharply higher with good demand, while the yearling steers were steady with a good supply. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady with good demand and no trends on yearling heifers, however they appeared to be in good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $291.00/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$291.00

14 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$44.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

vs KY average

−19.44 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	662	294.15	1,948	13thin
Medium and Large 2	655	250.00	1,638	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.15/cwt here — about $311 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

291.00

—

KY average25 barns · 2,007 hd

289.57

+1.43

National average137 barns · 23,827 hd

310.44

−19.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,060	127.00	1,346	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	132.97	1,511	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	130.50	1,775	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	989	119.52	1,182	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,271	194.55	2,473	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,311	194.87	2,555	9thin

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)	1,143	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,863	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,284	$1,838	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,810	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,756	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$1,754	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,594	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	762	$1,575	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,550	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$882	3thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,209	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,281	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,522	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,967	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,882	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,002	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,639	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	807	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,018	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,019	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	981	229.57/cwt	228.50–230.00	2,252	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	696	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	840	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	975	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	352	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,118	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	292.67/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,273	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,439	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,494	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	250.90/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,541	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,356	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,760	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	843	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,623	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,000	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,846	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,980	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	971	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,232	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,271	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,451	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,489	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,318	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,168	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,553	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,311	194.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,555	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,271	194.55/cwt	190.00–197.50	2,473	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,060	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,346	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	114.91/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,095	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	931	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,168	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	130.70/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,307	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	123.54/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,290	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	131.32/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,466	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	140.02/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,700	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,711	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,820	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	1,810.03/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,810	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,015	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	1,756.26/head	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,756	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	1,862.76/head	1,625.00–2,025.00	1,863	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,987.64/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,988	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,594.40/head	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,594	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	1,794.77/head	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,795	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,284	1,838.41/head	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,838	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	705	735.90/head	700.00–775.00	736	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	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 →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Jan 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 77Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 19Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 38Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	400	308.00	308.00
2	450–500	468	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	518	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	570	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	522	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	658	299.00	299.00
8	750–800	785	255.00	255.00
20	800–850	807	250.00	250.00
27	950–1000	981	228.50–230.00	229.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	322.50	322.50
2	400–450	410	312.50	312.50
6	450–500	491	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	677	278.00	278.00
1	850–900	850	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	790	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	282.50	282.50
1	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	435	280.00–299.00	292.67
2	500–550	548	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	580	257.50	257.50
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	860	205.00	205.00
2	950–1000	995	201.00	201.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	177.50	177.50
1	1100–1150	1,100	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	614	240.00–252.50	250.90
15	700–750	707	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	267.50	267.50
1	300–350	320	262.50	262.50
2	650–700	678	200.00	200.00
3	800–850	843	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	317.50	317.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,160	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,594.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,119	1,625.00–2,025.00	1,862.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,987.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,176	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,794.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,284	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,838.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	948	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,810.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,756.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	1,550.00	1,550.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	762	1,575.00	1,575.00

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	2	—	705	700.00–775.00	735.90

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	—	825	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,480	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	97.50	97.50
3	—	1,000	130.00–131.00	130.70
6	—	953	110.00–118.00	114.91
4	—	1,044	121.00–125.00	123.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,116	127.00–134.00	131.32
1	—	990	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,214	139.00–141.00	140.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,311	190.00–200.00	194.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,271	190.00–197.50	194.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	127.00	127.00

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.