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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 3

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 59▼ 14 vs year ago 80 · −17.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 24▼ 11 vs year ago 20 · −55.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 9▲ 42 vs year ago 7 · +600.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder market appeared steady and good demand was shown for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a lite test and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher 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 $317.27/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −60.23 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$317.27

11 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$62.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.43

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	548	341.68	1,871	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	325.00	1,771	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	542	278.73	1,511	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.94/cwt here — about $360 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd

317.27

—

KY average24 barns · 689 hd

345.70

−28.43

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−60.23

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	—	High	1,478	173.67	2,567	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	162.59	1,792	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	975	138.37	1,349	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$1,910	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,892	33
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,794	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,687	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,210	$2,750	1thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	375.18/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,771	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,042	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,321	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,083	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	313.51/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,370	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	322.89/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,501	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	483	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,642	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,396	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	702	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,773	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,876	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,515	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,696	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,744	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	302.24/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,451	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,768	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	353.41/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,848	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	542	278.73/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,511	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	329.94/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,887	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,087	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,805	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,020	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,688	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,725	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	139.61/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,305	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,125	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	155.45/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,652	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,727	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,245	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2-3	965	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	985	1,686.69/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,687	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,013	1,657.11/head	1,560.00–1,750.00	1,657	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,032	1,758.97/head	1,660.00–1,810.00	1,759	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	1,910.08/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,910	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	2,015.01/head	1,910.00–2,200.00	2,015	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2

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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 59Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 24Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 9Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	193.00	193.00
1	—	1,020	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,485	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	150.00–164.00	155.45
1	—	1,220	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	157.00	157.00
1	—	970	116.00	116.00
3	—	935	135.00–143.00	139.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	2,750.00	2,750.00

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)	3	—	1,112	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,910.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,228	1,910.00–2,200.00	2,015.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,560.00–1,750.00	1,657.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	985	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,686.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,032	1,660.00–1,810.00	1,758.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	588	235.00–240.00	237.49
1	850–900	885	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	437	312.50–315.00	313.51
5	450–500	465	315.00–325.00	322.89
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	702	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	450	387.50	387.50
3	500–550	523	350.00–355.00	353.41
3	550–600	572	325.00–332.50	329.94
2	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	690	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	290.00–315.00	302.24
4	500–550	542	275.00–290.00	278.73
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	415	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	498	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	950	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	365.00–380.00	375.18
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	605	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	715	295.00	295.00

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.