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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 4

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 140 vs last sale 280▼ 153 vs year ago 293 · −52.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 44▲ 7 vs year ago 24 · +29.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 61▼ 15 vs year ago 26 · −57.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends in the feeder market due to limited head to head comparisons. However the feeder market appeared sharply lower as negative pressure in the futures market are limiting buyers interest. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher for the leans with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady 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 $277.80/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −99.70 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$277.80

19 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,468

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$720

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

$154.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.98

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	522	294.01	1,535	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	582	140.00	815	2thin

One grade step is worth $154.01/cwt here — about $720 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 sale19 hd

277.80

—

KY average24 barns · 939 hd

290.78

−12.98

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−99.70

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	—	Average	2,122	166.66	3,537	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	131.72	1,978	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	124.84	1,464	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	105.55	1,191	12

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)	1,010	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,275	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,324	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,866	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,917	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	248.76/cwt	247.50–249.00	2,157	19
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,776	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	658	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,030	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,258	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	499	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,272	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	234.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,397	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	203.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,468	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	985	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,625	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	941	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,148	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,027	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	322.40/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,390	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	294.01/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,535	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	815	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,609	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,256	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,579	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,513	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,684	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,607	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,463	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,809	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,122	166.66/cwt	160.00–175.00	3,537	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	96.33/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,034	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	107.46/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,224	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	124.84/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,464	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	116.40/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,412	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	131.72/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,978	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,065	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 280Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 44Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 61Year ago 26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,122	160.00–175.00	166.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	95.00–98.00	96.33
1	—	920	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,139	103.00–113.00	107.46
3	—	1,213	115.00–118.00	116.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,173	120.00–131.00	124.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,502	126.00–135.00	131.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	835	192.50	192.50
1	900–950	900	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	330.00	330.00
6	300–350	348	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
8	400–450	431	310.00–330.00	322.40
17	500–550	522	280.00–300.00	294.01
4	600–650	619	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	658	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	732	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	965	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	370	277.50	277.50
2	550–600	582	140.00	140.00
1	600–650	620	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	250.00	250.00
7	450–500	499	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	615	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	985	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	292.50	292.50
4	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	466	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
8	550–600	596	230.00–235.00	234.39
3	700–750	722	200.00–210.00	203.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	297.50	297.50
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
10	700–750	722	258.50	258.50
9	800–850	807	237.50	237.50
19	850–900	867	247.50–249.00	248.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,475.00	1,475.00

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.