Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to low comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $395.31/cwt on 8 head, down $48.32 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits −5.37 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$395.31

▼ 48.32 vs prior sale

8 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.01

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	557	395.31	2,202	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale8 hd

395.31

—

KY average27 barns · 487 hd

413.32

−18.01

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

−5.37

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	—	High	1,650	207.50	3,424	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	177.06	2,591	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	176.99	2,297	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	160.00	1,704	1thin

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)	970	$2,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,382	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,704	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	4,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,891	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	174.97/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,210	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,144	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	453.88/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,168	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	180.74/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,662	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	860	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,107	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	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 Jul 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 42Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 62

No trend due to low comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	166.00	166.00
3	—	1,473	179.00–183.00	180.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	174.00–176.00	174.97
2	—	1,333	179.00	179.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	221.00	221.00
1	—	1,490	194.00	194.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	480.00	480.00
5	500–550	536	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	592	387.50	387.50
1	650–700	655	372.50	372.50
1	700–750	740	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	665	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	545	430.00	430.00
4	550–600	585	417.50	417.50
2	600–650	638	400.00	400.00
3	700–750	712	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	437.50	437.50
6	550–600	586	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	630	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	450.00–455.00	453.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	2,350.00	2,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,275.00	2,275.00

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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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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