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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 28

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

280 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 165▲ 93 vs year ago 187 · +49.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 50▲ 26 vs year ago 18 · +144.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 50▲ 52 vs year ago 9 · +577.8%

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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 $257.22/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −87.71 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$257.22

38 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$47.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.77

vs KY average

−47.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	259.71	1,385	36
Medium and Large 2-3	578	212.51	1,228	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.20/cwt here — about $157 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 sale38 hd

257.22

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KY average25 barns · 2,467 hd

282.99

−25.77

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−47.42

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−87.71

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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.80, low $301.75, median $344.93 across 14 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	1,908	169.34	3,230	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	143.00	2,331	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	125.56	1,473	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	103.76	1,055	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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,386	12
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,186	$1,363	8
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,332	$1,596	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$1,567	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,498	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,262	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,823	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,279	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,950	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,893	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,175	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,195	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	369	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,292	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,164	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	313.24/cwt	312.50–314.00	1,344	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,385	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,228	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	236.31/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,371	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,628	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	657	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,380	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,876	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,469	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,585	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,752	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,720	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,569	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,771	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,581	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	186.18/cwt	185.00–187.50	3,724	2
Bulls	—	—	2,075	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	89.79/cwt	88.00–92.00	853	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	103.02/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,061	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,056	115.33/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,218	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	118.46/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,268	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	125.78/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,507	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	138.54/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,739	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,331	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	1,495.28/head	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,495	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	1,386.44/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,386	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	1,362.81/head	1,060.00–1,600.00	1,363	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 165Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 50Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 50Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	343	342.50	342.50
3	350–400	362	330.00	330.00
29	400–450	429	312.50–314.00	313.24
11	550–600	580	235.00–240.00	236.31
21	650–700	651	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	758	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	420	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	578	210.00–215.00	212.51
3	650–700	657	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	513	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
9	550–600	588	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	620	367.50	367.50
18	650–700	661	295.00	295.00
4	750–800	765	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	431	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
14	400–450	432	340.00	340.00
24	500–550	518	306.00	306.00
4	650–700	668	257.50	257.50
3	700–750	738	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	635	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	675	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
16	600–650	600	292.00	292.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,290	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,298	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,495.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	—	1,108	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,386.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	1,186	1,060.00–1,600.00	1,362.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,056	113.00–118.00	115.33
9	—	1,198	120.00–131.00	125.78
3	—	1,255	135.00–141.00	138.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	97.00–110.00	103.02
2	—	950	88.00–92.00	89.79
2	—	1,070	118.00–119.00	118.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,000	185.00–187.50	186.18
1	—	2,075	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,555	166.00	166.00

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.