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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 12

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 44▲ 38 vs year ago 43 · +88.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 21▼ 20 vs year ago 65 · −30.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 16▲ 9 vs year ago 17 · +52.9%

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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 $352.14/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −25.36 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$352.14

7 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$53.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

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	390.00	2,106	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	571	337.00	1,926	5thin

One grade step is worth $53.00/cwt here — about $180 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 sale7 hd

352.14

—

KY average23 barns · 503 hd

349.98

+2.16

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−25.36

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%	Low	1,602	170.40	2,730	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	161.20	1,915	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	146.05	1,297	3thin

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,092	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,866	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$900	2thin

Every lot

29 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,989	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	368.70/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,593	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	348.83/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,828	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,876	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,968	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	146.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,297	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,067	146.59/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,564	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	160.05/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,916	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	172.96/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,138	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	169.54/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,667	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	177.38/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,891	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,866.40/head	1,350.00–2,200.00	1,866	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	2,091.53/head	1,450.00–2,500.00	2,092	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 44Year ago 43

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 21Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 16Year ago 17

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,093	1,450.00–2,500.00	2,091.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,083	1,350.00–2,200.00	1,866.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	—	1,060	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,197	154.00–165.00	160.05
5	—	1,236	169.00–180.00	172.96
3	—	1,067	142.00–149.00	146.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	159.00	159.00
2	—	1,630	174.00–181.00	177.38
3	—	1,573	167.00–171.00	169.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	140.00–150.00	146.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	432	362.50–375.00	368.70
4	500–550	524	345.00–352.50	348.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	525	335.00	335.00
4	550–600	583	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
7	450–500	452	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	570	360.00	360.00

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.