Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers and heifers, but a higher undertone was noted in all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $426.80/cwt on 31 head, up $28.46 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 13 comparable sales and sits +41.28 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$426.80

▲ 28.46 vs prior sale

31 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$48.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.77

vs KY average

+15.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	428.36	2,265	30
Medium and Large 2-3	520	380.00	1,976	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.36/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale31 hd

426.80

—

KY average27 barns · 1,259 hd

416.03

+10.77

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

+15.30

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

+41.28

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	1,370	194.96	2,671	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	170.00	2,112	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	167.34	2,341	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	145.82	1,702	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,305	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,912	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	163.01/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,360	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	194.96/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,671	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	154.89/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,309	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,268	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,185	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	370.83/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,292	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	428.56/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	302.39/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,284	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	403.84/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,257	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,961	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	476	390.51/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,859	19
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	383	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,666	5
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,826	17
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	136.74/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,511	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	591	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,512	14
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	810	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,633	1
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	354	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,664	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	400	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,141	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,374	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	435.00/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	520.16/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,151	6

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 59Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,105	173.00	173.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	162.00–164.00	163.01
1	—	1,300	176.00	176.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	154.00–156.00	154.89
2	—	1,105	134.00–140.00	136.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	190.00–200.00	194.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	437	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	468	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	513	425.00	425.00
8	550–600	559	400.00–410.00	403.84
6	600–650	618	370.00–375.00	370.83
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
2	800–850	815	285.00–320.00	302.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	519	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	430.00–445.00	435.00
1	500–550	520	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	354	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	400	395.00	395.00
19	450–500	476	390.00–400.00	390.51
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	465.00	465.00
2	600–650	613	340.00–345.00	342.49
2	650–700	655	330.00–335.00	332.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	481	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	520	440.00	440.00
6	550–600	576	455.00	455.00
1	750–800	750	350.00	350.00
1	950–1000	950	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	530.00	530.00
6	450–500	478	450.00	450.00
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	601	420.00–430.00	428.56
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	732	386.00	386.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	591	425.00	425.00
1	800–850	810	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	565.00	565.00
12	400–450	437	500.00	500.00
9	500–550	504	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	572	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	780	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	990	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	445	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	510.00–525.00	520.16

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle