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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 28

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 146▼ 96 vs year ago 150 · −64.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 27▼ 18 vs year ago 43 · −41.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▼ 28 vs year ago 30 · −93.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts, however a much softer undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold steady. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

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 6 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

6 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$54.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.59

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	557	324.17	1,805	3thin
Medium and Large 2	512	305.00	1,562	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	270.00	1,418	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.17/cwt here — about $387 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 sale6 hd

308.75

—

KY average26 barns · 747 hd

348.34

−39.59

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
Bulls	—	Low	985	151.00	1,487	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	174.31	2,632	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	173.00	2,197	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,093	120.50	1,316	2thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$1,375	2thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,465	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	328.73/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,499	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	314.18/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,593	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,795	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,740	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,164	2
Bulls	400–450	Large 2-3	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,638	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,510	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,404	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,562	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,762	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,545	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,866	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	985	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,487	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,076	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,568	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	167.04/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,030	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	175.38/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,266	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,360	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	175.16/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,657	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	635	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	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 Oct 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 146Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 27Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 30

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts, however a much softer undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold steady. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,065	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	166.00–168.00	167.04
5	—	1,292	170.00–184.00	175.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,517	170.00–179.00	175.16
1	—	1,430	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	151.00	151.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	456	325.00–330.00	328.73
3	500–550	507	312.50–315.00	314.18
6	550–600	568	316.00	316.00
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	800	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	356.00	356.00
1	500–550	530	332.50	332.50
2	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
5	650–700	686	272.00	272.00
2	700–750	730	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	325.00	325.00
6	450–500	461	327.50	327.50
2	500–550	512	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	618	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	480	292.50	292.50
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,086	227.00	227.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	825.00	825.00

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.