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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, May 27

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 135▼ 209 vs year ago 268 · −78.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 15▼ 24 vs year ago 48 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 49▼ 55 vs year ago 64 · −85.9%

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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 the feeder market appeared uneven and softer in spots. There were noticeably more fat bawling calves and fuller conditioned calves in the market today and buyers discounted them accordingly. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls appeared stronger 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 $333.30/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −44.20 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$333.30

5 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$63.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.21

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	524	346.00	1,813	4thin
Medium and Large 2	595	282.50	1,681	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.50/cwt here — about $132 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 sale5 hd

333.30

—

KY average16 barns · 336 hd

341.51

−8.21

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−44.20

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	1,715	181.00	3,104	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	163.95	2,628	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	159.46	2,257	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,165	143.50	1,671	7thin

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)	1,120	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	475	$1,475	1thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,730	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,489	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Full	455	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,263	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	325.44/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,549	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,688	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,637	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	236.29/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,713	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	357.58/cwt	352.50–373.00	1,534	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,813	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,681	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,891	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1-2	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	251.36/cwt	251.00–252.50	1,850	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,855	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,013	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,514	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,732	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	119.83/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,162	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,579	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	155.03/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,081	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,352	157.27/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,126	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	162.12/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,365	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	163.95/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,628	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,005	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,120	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 135Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 49Year ago 64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	153.00–156.00	155.03
5	—	1,459	160.00–165.00	162.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	153.00–160.00	157.27
2	—	970	117.00–123.00	119.83
2	—	1,078	146.00–147.00	146.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	159.00–169.00	163.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,985	188.00	188.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	340.00	340.00
7	450–500	476	322.50–327.50	325.44
3	500–550	540	312.50	312.50
2	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	675	240.00–245.00	242.54
4	700–750	725	232.50–240.00	236.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	375	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	429	352.50–373.00	357.58
4	500–550	524	346.00	346.00
2	600–650	612	309.00	309.00
4	700–750	736	251.00–252.50	251.36
1	750–800	765	242.50	242.50
1	1100–1150	1,100	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	595	282.50	282.50
1	800–850	825	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	505	342.50	342.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	475	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	1	—	1,285	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,625.00	1,625.00

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.