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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 29

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 30▼ 64 vs year ago 106 · −60.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 20▲ 12 vs year ago 4 · +300.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 22▲ 24 vs year ago 19 · +126.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder steers. Feeder heifers and bulls sold 8.00-10.00 higher with good demand on another small offering due to very weather temperatures in place. Slaughter cows traded 4.00-5.00 higher and no trend available on slaughter bulls.

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 $307.78/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −37.15 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$307.78

9 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$83.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.81

vs KY average

−39.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	345.00	1,753	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	582	261.25	1,521	4thin

One grade step is worth $83.75/cwt here — about $231 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 sale9 hd

307.78

—

KY average25 barns · 756 hd

338.59

−30.81

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−39.72

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−37.15

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,798	193.75	3,484	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,323	168.23	2,226	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	166.37	1,817	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	156.00	1,607	1thin

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)	1,143	$2,854	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,842	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,635	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,495	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,036	$2,231	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$2,183	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

38 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 · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,360	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	356.35/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,554	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,753	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	598	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,525	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	255.00/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,658	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,396	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,696	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	462	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,398	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	377.53/cwt	372.50–382.50	1,823	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,558	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	587	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,673	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,766	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	198.13/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,864	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,607	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,041	170.29/cwt	164.00–183.00	1,773	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	158.52/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,894	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	168.23/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,226	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	875	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	885	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	885	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,027	2,484.49/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,484	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,032	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,082	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,841.86/head	2,600.00–3,075.00	2,842	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,105	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	2,849.21/head	2,375.00–3,025.00	2,849	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	2,779.34/head	2,575.00–2,950.00	2,779	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	2,494.80/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,495	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	950	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 Jul 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42Last week 30Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 22Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	158.00–159.00	158.52
4	—	1,041	164.00–183.00	170.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,323	165.00–171.00	168.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,950	196.00–200.00	198.13
1	—	1,495	185.00	185.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,082	2,325.00	2,325.00

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)	1	—	1,095	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,494.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,182	2,575.00–2,950.00	2,779.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,168	2,375.00–3,025.00	2,849.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,232	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	2,600.00–3,075.00	2,841.86

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,027	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,484.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,032	2,875.00	2,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,350.00	2,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	382.50	382.50
6	400–450	432	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	483	372.50–382.50	377.53
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	462	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	528	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	587	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	367.50	367.50
6	400–450	436	350.00–357.50	356.35
5	500–550	508	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	598	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
3	650–700	650	245.00–275.00	255.00

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.