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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 19

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 81▼ 108 vs year ago 153 · −70.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 45▼ 35 vs year ago 61 · −57.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 26▲ 19 vs year ago 29 · +65.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends on feeder steers and feeder heifers due to low receipts with very warm temperatures across the state. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher with good buyer demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.71/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −35.22 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$309.71

8 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$76.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.00

vs KY average

−50.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	319.31	1,743	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	242.50	1,394	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.81/cwt here — about $349 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 sale8 hd

309.71

—

KY average25 barns · 1,049 hd

356.71

−47.00

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−50.09

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−35.22

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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.80, low $301.75, median $344.93 across 14 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	1,013	205.80	2,085	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,689	177.74	3,002	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	165.31	2,111	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	129.09	1,269	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)	1,358	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,328	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,302	10
Bred Cows

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Aug 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 81Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 45Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 26Year ago 29

Compared to last week no trends on feeder steers and feeder heifers due to low receipts with very warm temperatures across the state. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher with good buyer demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,301	165.00–178.00	170.25
3	—	1,382	180.00–182.00	181.28
4	—	1,169	140.00–151.00	147.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	181.00–185.00	182.95
3	—	1,772	171.00–177.00	174.26

Head	Wt range
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 19

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 81▼ 108 vs year ago 153 · −70.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 45▼ 35 vs year ago 61 · −57.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 26▲ 19 vs year ago 29 · +65.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends on feeder steers and feeder heifers due to low receipts with very warm temperatures across the state. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher with good buyer demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.71/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −35.22 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$309.71

8 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$76.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.00

vs KY average

−50.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	319.31	1,743	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	242.50	1,394	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.81/cwt here — about $349 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 sale8 hd

309.71

—

KY average25 barns · 1,049 hd

356.71

−47.00

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−50.09

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−35.22

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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.80, low $301.75, median $344.93 across 14 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	1,013	205.80	2,085	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,689	177.74	3,002	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	165.31	2,111	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	129.09	1,269	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)	1,358	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,328	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,302	10
Bred Cows

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Aug 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 81Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 45Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 26Year ago 29

Compared to last week no trends on feeder steers and feeder heifers due to low receipts with very warm temperatures across the state. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher with good buyer demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,301	165.00–178.00	170.25
3	—	1,382	180.00–182.00	181.28
4	—	1,169	140.00–151.00	147.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	181.00–185.00	182.95
3	—	1,772	171.00–177.00	174.26

Head	Wt range
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt

Every lot

31 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,555	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,394	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	285.06/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,673	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,815	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,707	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	398.76/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,547	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,442	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	325.09/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,821	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,759	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,013	205.80/cwt	195.00–220.00	2,085	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	129.09/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,269	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	147.16/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,720	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	170.25/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,215	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	181.28/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,505	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	182.95/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,863	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,772	174.26/cwt	171.00–177.00	3,088	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	2,185.21/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,185	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,302.03/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,302	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,327.84/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,328	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	230.60/cwt	230.60–230.60	2,675	1

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	195.00–220.00	205.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	385.00–405.00	398.76
1	400–450	415	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	560	320.00–335.00	325.09
1	650–700	670	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	450	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	432	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	515	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	587	275.00–290.00	285.06
1	600–650	600	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	785	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	—	1,110	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,302.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,037	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,185.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,358	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,213	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,327.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	230.60	230.60

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Heifers · 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

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