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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 2

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 203▼ 41 vs year ago 111 · −36.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 21▼ 7 vs year ago 20 · −35.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 11 · +18.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to being no sale last week for the thanksgiving holiday.

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 $293.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −83.75 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$293.75

4 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$543

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

$95.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.64

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	520	340.00	1,768	1thin
Large 1-2	510	320.00	1,632	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	270.00	1,526	1thin
Medium 1-2	500	245.00	1,225	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.00/cwt here — about $543 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 sale4 hd

293.75

—

KY average14 barns · 245 hd

332.39

−38.64

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−83.75

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	1,397	169.49	2,368	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	150.00	1,890	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	115.00	1,208	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,936	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	715	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,894	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,037	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	876	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,553	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,463	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 2-3	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,511	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1-2	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	313.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,480	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,770	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1-2	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,616	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	207.99/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,847	2
Bulls	850–900	Large 1-2	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,978	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,217	161.36/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,964	5
Bulls	—	—	1,697	183.05/cwt	178.00–186.00	3,106	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,580	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,890	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	1,936.34/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,936	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 203Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 21Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 11

Compared to last week: No trend due to being no sale last week for the thanksgiving holiday.

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	385	392.50	392.50
3	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	485	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	888	205.00–211.00	207.99
1	900–950	920	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	890	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	300.00–320.00	313.50
2	600–650	640	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	535	354.00	354.00
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	622	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	725	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
5	450–500	467	332.50	332.50
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	307.50	307.50
2	450–500	472	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	130.00	130.00
1	—	885	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	155.00–166.00	161.36
3	—	1,697	178.00–186.00	183.05

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 (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,525.00	1,525.00

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	—	715	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	4	—	810	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,936.34

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	—	920	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.