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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 30

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 75▼ 39 vs year ago 124 · −31.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 29▲ 36 vs year ago 4 · +900.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 55▲ 18 vs year ago 2 · +900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and feeder heifers were in light supply, but good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with strong demand for slaughter classes.

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 $350.38/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −27.12 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$350.38

19 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$29.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

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	531	353.51	1,878	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	523	323.71	1,693	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.80/cwt here — about $185 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 sale19 hd

350.38

—

KY average26 barns · 747 hd

352.01

−1.63

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−27.12

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	1,541	180.69	2,784	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	170.21	2,353	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,656	166.88	2,764	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	165.57	2,004	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Sep 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 75Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 29Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 55Year ago 2

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and feeder heifers were in light supply, but good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with strong demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	153.00–169.00	160.86
1	—	1,055	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,375	165.00–170.00	168.42
4	—	1,400	172.00–175.00	174.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,661

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 30

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 75▼ 39 vs year ago 124 · −31.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 29▲ 36 vs year ago 4 · +900.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 55▲ 18 vs year ago 2 · +900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and feeder heifers were in light supply, but good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with strong demand for slaughter classes.

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 $350.38/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −27.12 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$350.38

19 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$29.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

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	531	353.51	1,878	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	523	323.71	1,693	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.80/cwt here — about $185 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 sale19 hd

350.38

—

KY average26 barns · 747 hd

352.01

−1.63

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−27.12

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	1,541	180.69	2,784	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	170.21	2,353	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,656	166.88	2,764	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	165.57	2,004	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Sep 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 75Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 29Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 55Year ago 2

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and feeder heifers were in light supply, but good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with strong demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	153.00–169.00	160.86
1	—	1,055	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,375	165.00–170.00	168.42
4	—	1,400	172.00–175.00	174.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,661

Every lot

46 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,944	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,227	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	343	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,372	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	451	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,646	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,685	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,917	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,765	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,023	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,962	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,426	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,477	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,815	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	323.71/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,693	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	355.95/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,029	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,936	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,103	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,991	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	220.00
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,083	1
Bulls	—	—	1,447	177.95/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,575	6
Bulls	—	—	1,818	191.74/cwt	188.00–197.00	3,486	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,846	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,288	160.86/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,072	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	168.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,316	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	174.23/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,439	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	170.97/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,812	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,661	165.25/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,745	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,589	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	2,098.25/head	1,550.00–2,450.00	2,098	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,323.92/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,324	2

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,447	173.00–185.00	177.95
1	—	1,270	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,818	188.00–197.00	191.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	885	292.50	292.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	2	—	685	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	928	1,550.00–2,450.00	2,098.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,300	4,400.00	4,400.00

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)	2	—	925	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,323.92
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	2,075.00	2,075.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	400.00	400.00
8	450–500	451	365.00	365.00
8	500–550	518	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	377.50	377.50
2	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	578	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	347.50	347.50
2	500–550	523	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	590	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	387.50	387.50
4	400–450	428	345.00	345.00
12	500–550	515	352.50	352.50
5	550–600	570	350.00–357.50	355.95
4	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	738	285.00	285.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	315.00–332.50	323.71
1	600–650	640	302.50	302.50
1	850–900	885	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	460	422.50	422.50
2	500–550	500	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00

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United Producers Inc. · Tue, Sep 30

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle