Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.52/cwt on 45 head, up $10.60 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +13.01 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$398.52

▲ 10.60 vs prior sale

45 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$69.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.23

vs KY average

−8.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	506	414.81	2,098	34
Medium and Large 2	562	362.50	2,037	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	594	345.00	2,049	9thin

One grade step is worth $69.81/cwt here — about $48 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.80, low $336.07, median $385.52 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale45 hd

398.52

—

KY average18 barns · 751 hd

409.75

−11.23

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−8.92

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

+13.01

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,895	200.00	3,790	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	169.33	2,311	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,150	169.00	1,944	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	162.17	2,492	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,685	196.27	3,307	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,820	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,615	$3,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	393.58/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,999	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,286	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	277.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,551	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,185	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,066	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,944	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	156.22/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,440	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,628	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,317	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	450–500	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,335	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	620	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,186	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,820	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,790	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,685	196.27/cwt	193.00–200.00	3,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	344	607.50/cwt	607.50–607.50	2,090	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	738	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	594	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,049	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,118	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,017	22

How this sale compares

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 May 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 92Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 20Year ago 9

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	465	387.50	387.50
9	550–600	594	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	340	495.00	495.00
7	350–400	352	510.00	510.00
7	500–550	508	390.00–395.00	393.58
1	550–600	560	402.50	402.50
2	750–800	798	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	905	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	454	412.50	412.50
2	550–600	562	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	430	469.00	469.00
26	500–550	503	421.00	421.00
3	700–750	738	330.00	330.00
6	750–800	778	344.00	344.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	459	498.00	498.00
19	550–600	551	463.00	463.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	470	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	605.00	605.00
1	400–450	430	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	475	460.00	460.00
6	500–550	524	460.00	460.00
1	600–650	605	375.00	375.00
3	650–700	682	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	730	350.00	350.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	392.50	392.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	344	607.50	607.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	540.00	540.00
3	450–500	453	460.00	460.00
3	500–550	517	407.50	407.50
2	650–700	652	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	770	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00
5	850–900	868	270.00–280.00	277.94
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,615	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,820	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,495	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,385	183.00	183.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	169.00	169.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	154.00–160.00	156.22
1	—	1,460	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	200.00	200.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	193.00–200.00	196.27

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle