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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 18

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 191▲ 131 vs year ago 72 · +181.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 7▲ 0 vs year ago 21 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 59 vs year ago 63 · −93.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Weaned, preconditioned feeders with favorable condition still bringing premiums. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $356.73/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −96.09 against this barn's trailing median of $452.83.

Average price

$356.73

6 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.55

vs KY average

−53.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	356.73	1,921	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

356.73

—

KY average26 barns · 1,102 hd

372.28

−15.55

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−53.35

This barn, trailing median8 sales

452.83

−96.09

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.49, low $329.06, median $452.83 across 8 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	1,528	161.19	2,463	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	142.12	1,850	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	140.99	2,080	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	131.49	1,396	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,380	$2,200	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	935	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,247	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	353.47/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,835	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,009	3
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	600	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,845	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,140	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,260	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	270.12/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,966	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,474	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	856	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,577	10
Steers	850–900	Large 2-3	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,162	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,105	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,210	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	888	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	351.27/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,349	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,580	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,513	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	346.07/cwt	340.00–349.50	1,827	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,901	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,642	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	314.75/cwt	314.00–315.00	2,090	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	255.19/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,705	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,087	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	808	229.16/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,852	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	955	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,053	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,525	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,311	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,411	2
Bulls	400–450	Large 2-3	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,724	2
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	452	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,695	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,852	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,884	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	565	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,879	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	246.63/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,566	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,919	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	723	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,627	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,853	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,162	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	985	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,093	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	161.19/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,463	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,213	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,499	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	142.60/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,609	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,875	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	140.99/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,846	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	144.49/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,102	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,030	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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 Nov 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 191Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	635	242.50–255.00	246.63
2	700–750	723	220.00–230.00	225.05
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	352.50	352.50
2	400–450	403	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	772	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	875	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	920	235.00	235.00
2	950–1000	985	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	445	387.50	387.50
5	500–550	511	362.50	362.50
1	550–600	550	342.50	342.50
7	650–700	656	292.50	292.50
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	565	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	728	265.00–275.00	270.12
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	940	230.00	230.00
1	1100–1150	1,105	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	445	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	519	350.00–360.00	353.47
3	550–600	558	360.00	360.00
7	650–700	690	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	608	352.00	352.00
10	750–800	766	323.00	323.00
10	850–900	856	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	384	350.00–355.00	351.27
2	600–650	608	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	808	225.00–235.00	229.16
1	950–1000	955	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	357.50	357.50
2	450–500	455	332.50	332.50
14	500–550	528	340.00–349.50	346.07
5	550–600	555	342.50	342.50
4	650–700	664	314.00–315.00	314.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	190.00	190.00
2	650–700	668	245.00–265.00	255.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	135.00	135.00
1	—	970	125.00	125.00
4	—	1,128	140.00–149.00	142.60
1	—	840	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,455	142.00–147.00	144.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	150.00	150.00
7	—	1,309	138.00–148.00	140.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	158.00–164.00	161.19

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	3,200.00	3,200.00

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.