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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 25

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 74▼ 133 vs year ago 211 · −63.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 50▼ 32 vs year ago 40 · −80.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 59▼ 10 vs year ago 41 · −24.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends in the feeder and slaughter markets due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder and slaughter markets appeared steady and 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 $307.10/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −70.40 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$307.10

18 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$75.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.88

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	551	320.27	1,763	14thin
Medium and Large 2	548	277.00	1,518	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	245.00	1,323	2thin

One grade step is worth $75.26/cwt here — about $440 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 sale18 hd

307.10

—

KY average24 barns · 664 hd

317.97

−10.88

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−70.40

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	1,860	156.00	2,902	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	139.00	2,064	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	132.39	1,675	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	106.30	1,055	4thin

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)	1,305	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,052	$1,803	22
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$1,787	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$1,716	3thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,357	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,580	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,430	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,299	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	441	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,499	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,472	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,418	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	299.96/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,602	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,645	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,255	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,581	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,706	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,391	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,628	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	331.06/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,712	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,518	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	309.47/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,807	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,863	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	440	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	803	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,860	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,902	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,096	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	823	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	106.85/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,149	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	132.39/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,675	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,064	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	1,802.58/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,803	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,787.29/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,787	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,715.51/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,716	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Mar 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 74Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 50Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 59Year ago 41

No trends in the feeder and slaughter markets due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder and slaughter markets appeared steady and with good demand,

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	122.50	122.50
2	—	1,075	105.00–109.00	106.85
1	—	925	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	131.00–134.00	132.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	156.00	156.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	615	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	377.00	377.00
2	450–500	458	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	534	297.50–305.00	299.96
5	550–600	573	287.00	287.00
1	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	935	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	441	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	460	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	680	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	530	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	605	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	548	277.00	277.00
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	376.00	376.00
7	400–450	434	375.00	375.00
7	500–550	517	327.50–332.50	331.06
7	550–600	584	295.00–315.00	309.47
3	700–750	703	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	182.50	182.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,053	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,715.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,052	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,802.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,787.29

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.