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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 22

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 57▼ 77 vs year ago 107 · −72.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 20▼ 2 vs year ago 22 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 62▼ 23 vs year ago 45 · −51.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder steers. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded mostly steady on a light offering due to very warm temperatures. Slaughter cows sold firm and no test on slaughter bulls.

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 $308.75/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −68.75 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$308.75

2 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.85

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	540	327.50	1,769	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	290.00	1,653	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $116 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 sale2 hd

308.75

—

KY average24 barns · 388 hd

325.60

−16.85

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−68.75

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	160.61	2,115	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	148.11	1,801	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,141	145.52	1,660	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,885	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,062	$1,884	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	926	$1,763	4thin

Every lot

28 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 · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,845	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,867	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,944	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	351.28/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,630	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,769	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,758	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,899	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,054	1
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,450	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	148.37/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,687	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	142.67/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,634	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	147.51/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,711	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	153.11/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,781	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,056	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	163.91/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,090	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	135.32/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,755	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,156	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	872	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	978	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,003	1,857.89/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,858	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,020	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	1,898.96/head	1,775.00–1,975.00	1,899	11

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 Jul 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 57Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 62Year ago 45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	142.00–143.00	142.67
3	—	1,137	148.00–149.00	148.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	150.00–156.00	153.11
3	—	1,297	129.00–140.00	135.32
2	—	1,258	162.00–165.00	163.47
4	—	1,160	146.00–149.00	147.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,275	162.00–166.00	163.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	645	272.50	272.50
1	700–750	710	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	350.00–352.50	351.28
1	500–550	540	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	277.50	277.50
1	1150–1200	1,195	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	725	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	665	277.50	277.50
1	750–800	755	257.50	257.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	872	1,725.00	1,725.00

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)	11	—	1,077	1,775.00–1,975.00	1,898.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,003	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,857.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,925.00	1,925.00

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.