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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, May 13

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

259 head

▲ 136 vs last sale 123▲ 102 vs year ago 157 · +65.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 31▲ 4 vs year ago 27 · +14.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 8▲ 37 vs year ago 32 · +115.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder and slaughter markets were stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers appeared mostly steady, however there were limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 650 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply and strong demand. No test on slaughter bulls today and slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand.

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 $339.61/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits −5.32 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$339.61

28 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

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

$73.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.23

vs KY average

−0.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	352.70	1,976	23
Medium and Large 2	546	279.42	1,526	5thin

One grade step is worth $73.28/cwt here — about $450 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale28 hd

339.61

—

KY average27 barns · 1,446 hd

331.38

+8.23

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−0.27

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−5.32

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	165.00	2,579	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	159.82	2,097	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,242	143.49	1,782	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,321	$2,916	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,875	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$2,395	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$2,132	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	991	$2,866	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$2,839	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,525	1thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,395	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,485	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	441.94/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,732	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	386.49/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,646	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,896	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,668	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,025	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	322	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,272	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,059	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	363.32/cwt	361.00–372.50	1,366	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	318.46/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,347	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,519	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	434	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,680	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	352.88/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,620	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	491	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,866	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	341.34/cwt	341.00–342.50	1,823	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	285.70/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,620	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,077	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,760	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,588	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,706	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,731	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,955	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	333.95/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,446	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	369.50/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,703	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	326.19/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,745	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	294.12/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,724	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	318.38/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,888	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,617	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,887	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,703	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,241	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	150.56/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,868	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	164.81/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,225	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,383	153.98/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,130	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,579	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	795	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	2,899.85/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	2,703.67/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,704	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,733.49/head	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,733	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	2,912.42/head	2,250.00–3,700.00	2,912	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	2,394.70/head	1,775.00–2,775.00	2,395	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	2,131.92/head	1,575.00–2,550.00	2,132	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,302	2,998.93/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,999	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,874.23/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,874	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	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 May 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 123Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 31Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 8Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	423	310.00–322.50	318.46
2	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	567	277.50–290.00	285.70
2	600–650	648	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	361.00–372.50	363.32
1	400–450	425	357.50	357.50
12	450–500	459	350.00–355.00	352.88
9	500–550	534	341.00–342.50	341.34
7	600–650	607	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	750	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	855	202.50	202.50
1	900–950	920	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	577	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	395.00	395.00
19	400–450	434	387.00	387.00
17	450–500	491	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	412.50	412.50
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	480	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	392	420.00–445.00	441.94
7	400–450	426	370.00–390.00	386.49
2	450–500	498	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	650	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	500–550	500	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	410.00	410.00
11	450–500	461	365.00–375.00	369.50
8	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	593	310.00–320.00	318.38
1	600–650	645	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	770	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	322.50–345.00	333.95
4	500–550	535	325.00–330.00	326.19
3	550–600	586	287.50–297.50	294.12
7	600–650	622	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	717	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	880	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,450.00	2,450.00

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	4	—	851	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,899.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,733.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,133	2,250.00–3,700.00	2,912.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,703.67

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)	1	—	1,145	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,258	1,575.00–2,550.00	2,131.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,395	2,875.00	2,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,330	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,874.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,231	1,775.00–2,775.00	2,394.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,302	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,998.93

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	—	1,015	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,070	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,383	146.00–158.00	153.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,241	145.00–157.00	150.56
13	—	1,350	160.00–176.00	164.81

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.