Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $400.68/cwt on 15 head, down $1.79 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$400.68

▼ 1.79 vs prior sale

15 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$74.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.61

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	409.63	2,167	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	350.00	1,820	1thin
Large 1-2	530	335.00	1,776	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.63/cwt here — about $391 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.13, low $352.76, median $400.68 across 11 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 sale15 hd

400.68

—

KY average23 barns · 345 hd

410.28

−9.61

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

+0.00

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	—	Low	1,698	208.50	3,539	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	186.00	3,023	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,164	158.39	1,844	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,365	150.00	2,048	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	440.60/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,049	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,859	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	164.99/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,043	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	153.99/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,717	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,678	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	330.67/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,001	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	409.63/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,167	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	402.67/cwt	387.50–409.00	2,134	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1

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 Jun 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 65Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 7

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	427.50	427.50
7	450–500	465	435.00–445.00	440.60
13	500–550	529	405.00–410.00	409.63
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	685	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	440	422.50	422.50
10	500–550	530	387.50–409.00	402.67
7	600–650	605	325.00–345.00	330.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	470.00	470.00
1	700–750	715	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	162.00–168.00	164.99
3	—	1,115	150.00–157.00	153.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	186.00	186.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	205.00	205.00
1	—	1,735	212.00	212.00

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.

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