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United Producers Inc. · Tue, Jul 15

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 15

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 86▲ 20 vs year ago 37 · +54.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 34▲ 10 vs year ago 10 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 56▲ 58 vs year ago 4 · +1,450.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends in the feeder market due to limited head to head comparisons, however the feeder market appeared steady and with good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 lower with moderate demand and a lite test and no comparisons on slaughter bulls.

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 $307.74/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −69.76 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$307.74

11 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$15.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.17

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	558	315.00	1,758	6thin
Medium and Large 2	530	299.02	1,585	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.98/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd

307.74

—

KY average25 barns · 564 hd

324.90

−17.17

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−69.76

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	1,868	197.50	3,688	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	159.38	2,289	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	153.44	1,867	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	138.40	1,495	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,425	1thin

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Jul 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 86Year ago 37

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 34Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 56Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	190.00	190.00
1	—	2,265	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,436	154.00–164.00	159.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,080	130.00–146.00	138.40

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 15

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 86▲ 20 vs year ago 37 · +54.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 34▲ 10 vs year ago 10 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 56▲ 58 vs year ago 4 · +1,450.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $307.74/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −69.76 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$307.74

11 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$15.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.17

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	558	315.00	1,758	6thin
Medium and Large 2	530	299.02	1,585	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.98/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd

307.74

—

KY average25 barns · 564 hd

324.90

−17.17

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−69.76

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	1,868	197.50	3,688	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	159.38	2,289	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	153.44	1,867	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	138.40	1,495	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,425	1thin

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Jul 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 86Year ago 37

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 34Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 56Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	190.00	190.00
1	—	2,265	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,436	154.00–164.00	159.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,080	130.00–146.00	138.40

Every lot

45 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 · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	327.43/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,686	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	277.45/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,501	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,842	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	268.35/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,125	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,455	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,547	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	310.27/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,437	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	306.28/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,574	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,716	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	305.00
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,793	1
Bulls	—	—	2,265	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,643	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	138.40/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,495	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	153.44/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,867	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	159.38/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,289	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,921.59/head	1,875.00–1,975.00	1,922	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,199	1,951.58/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,952	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	2,417.53/head	2,075.00–2,825.00	2,418	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	463	300.00–320.00	310.27
4	500–550	514	295.00–310.00	306.28
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	780	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	442	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	528	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	588	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	633	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	840	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	460	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	515	325.00–332.50	327.43
7	600–650	604	305.00	305.00
3	750–800	792	265.00–270.00	268.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	541	275.00–285.00	277.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	285.00	285.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,675.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,260	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,127.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,425.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,199	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,951.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,875.00	2,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,249	2,075.00–2,825.00	2,417.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,875.00–1,975.00	1,921.59

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	—	1,000	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,975.00	1,975.00

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Every lot

This sale against other markets

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