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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 23

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 139▼ 91 vs year ago 166 · −54.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 36▲ 3 vs year ago 26 · +11.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 77▼ 13 vs year ago 68 · −19.1%

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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 $367.33/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits −10.17 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$367.33

15 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$14.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.55

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	523	369.23	1,930	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	573	355.00	2,034	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.23/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale15 hd

367.33

—

KY average24 barns · 806 hd

346.78

+20.55

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−10.17

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	1,910	168.00	3,209	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,689	171.56	2,898	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	168.62	2,208	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	147.65	1,595	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,597	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,064	6
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,151	$2,041	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	982	$1,995	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	903	$1,962	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	964	$1,888	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,750	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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,388	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,005	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,448	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,490	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	306.37/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,471	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	517	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,913	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,036	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	426.20/cwt	420.00–427.50	1,551	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,670	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	402.53/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,880	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,034	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	316.22/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,128	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,910	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,209	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,418	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	153.97/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,686	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	163.12/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,013	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	173.20/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,376	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	169.52/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,853	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,698	174.28/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,959	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	1,962.13/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,962	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	1,888.22/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	1,888	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	1,994.69/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,995	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,064.19/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,064	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	2,040.88/head	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,041	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	2,597.28/head	1,825.00–2,800.00	2,597	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 Sep 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 139Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 36Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 77Year ago 68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,683	169.00–170.00	169.52
3	—	1,698	173.00–175.00	174.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,372	171.00–175.00	173.20
5	—	1,234	152.00–169.00	163.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	153.00–155.00	153.97
1	—	1,050	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	168.00	168.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	517	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	327.50	327.50
3	550–600	590	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	302.50–310.00	306.37
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	364	420.00–427.50	426.20
1	400–450	420	397.50	397.50
4	450–500	467	400.00–405.00	402.53
12	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
4	650–700	673	315.00–317.50	316.22
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	655	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	305	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	495	405.00	405.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	1,151	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,040.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,206	1,825.00–2,800.00	2,597.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	903	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,962.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	982	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,994.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	1,110	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,064.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	964	1,600.00–2,500.00	1,888.22

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	1	—	1,100	2,750.00	2,750.00

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.