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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, May 20

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 259▲ 23 vs year ago 112 · +20.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 31▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 69▼ 57 vs year ago 106 · −53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends in the feeder market due to limited head to head comparisons, however a softer undertone was noted in the feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand and no comparisons for slaughter bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.69/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −95.14 against this barn's trailing median of $452.83.

Average price

$357.69

10 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.17

vs KY average

−20.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	357.69	1,958	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

357.69

—

KY average27 barns · 1,298 hd

367.85

−10.17

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−20.37

This barn, trailing median8 sales

452.83

−95.14

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.49, low $329.06, median $452.83 across 8 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	1,252	169.34	2,120	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	169.08	2,514	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	165.35	2,030	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	139.14	1,340	16

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)	1,038	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$2,362	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,069	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,678	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,252	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,124	$3,064	4thin

Every lot

47 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 1-2	440	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,551	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,898	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	357.87/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,018	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,173	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,268	27
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	838	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,392	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,323	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,439	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	458	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,557	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,364	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	323.26/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,684	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	277.50/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,593	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	658	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,481	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,673	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	702	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,615	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,232	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,317	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,305	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,229	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,760	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,781	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,867	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,680	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	259.87/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,733	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	264.17/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,881	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,228	164.01/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,014	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,340	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	132.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,225	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	147.93/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,496	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	165.35/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,030	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	169.08/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,514	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	3,064.02/head	2,800.00–3,225.00	3,064	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,678.35/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,678	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,055	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,069.36/head	1,725.00–2,450.00	2,069	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	2,464.72/head	1,950.00–2,750.00	2,465	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	2,251.95/head	1,925.00–2,525.00	2,252	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 259Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 31Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 69Year ago 106

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	483	282.50	282.50
6	550–600	574	265.00–280.00	277.50
1	650–700	690	242.50	242.50
3	700–750	702	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	658	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	350.00	350.00
9	400–450	416	346.00	346.00
6	500–550	521	310.00–326.00	323.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	352.50	352.50
5	500–550	531	357.50	357.50
5	550–600	564	340.00–362.50	357.87
2	600–650	645	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	692	314.00	314.00
27	700–750	734	309.00	309.00
7	800–850	838	285.50	285.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	417.50	417.50
2	300–350	342	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	489	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	548	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	588	317.50	317.50
3	600–650	628	267.50	267.50
4	650–700	667	255.00–275.00	259.87
3	700–750	712	262.50–265.00	264.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	357.50	357.50
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	825	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	282.50	282.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,124	2,800.00–3,225.00	3,064.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,425	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,206	1,950.00–2,750.00	2,464.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,678.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,150	1,725.00–2,450.00	2,069.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	835	1,925.00–2,525.00	2,251.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	926	130.00–137.00	132.30
7	—	1,011	142.00–160.00	147.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	158.00–170.00	165.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	164.00–172.00	169.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,228	161.00–167.00	164.01

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.