Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to low comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.14/cwt on 7 head, down $79.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 13 comparable sales and sits −38.37 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$347.14

▼ 79.65 vs prior sale

7 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$475

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

$67.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.59

vs KY average

−19.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	362.50	1,994	4thin
Medium and Large 2	538	342.50	1,843	2thin
Large 2-3	515	295.00	1,519	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.50/cwt here — about $475 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

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 sale7 hd

347.14

—

KY average27 barns · 742 hd

378.74

−31.59

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−19.51

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−38.37

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	—	Average	1,425	218.00	3,107	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	171.00	1,804	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	166.00	2,316	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	148.80	1,512	5thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$2,550	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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,891	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	279.96/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,843	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,804	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,107	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	148.80/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,512	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,316	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 42Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 26

Compared to last week: No trend due to low comparable receipts.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	2,550.00	2,550.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	410.00	410.00
6	450–500	488	387.50	387.50
4	550–600	550	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	630	275.00–290.00	279.96
1	750–800	765	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	538	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	468	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	523	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	648	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	670	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	568	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	640	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	465.00	465.00
2	700–750	715	336.00	336.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	171.00	171.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,016	146.00–153.00	148.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	166.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	218.00	218.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle