Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a limited numbers of comparisons. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Today's offering lacked the weaned, pre-conditioned calves that were in last week's sale, but the overall quality today was very good and the demand was strong. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $376.99/cwt on 22 head, down $22.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −49.98 against this barn's trailing median of $426.97.

Average price

$376.99

▼ 22.68 vs prior sale

22 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$60.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

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	534	393.36	2,099	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	566	333.33	1,886	6thin

One grade step is worth $60.03/cwt here — about $213 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

20 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $487.31, low $376.99, median $426.97 across 20 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 sale22 hd

376.99

—

KY average26 barns · 864 hd

381.52

−4.53

This barn, trailing median20 sales

426.97

−49.98

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	1,586	199.07	3,157	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	147.75	2,100	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,135	122.63	1,392	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,278	$2,566	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$3,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 lots · USDA AMS · Cattleman's Livestock - 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%	—	1,423	152.74/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	407.40/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	417.74/cwt	413.00–421.00	2,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	406.58/cwt	395.00–411.00	1,659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	336.44/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,136	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	373.39/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,360	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	317.43/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	483.14/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	514.39/cwt	512.50–515.00	2,032	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	365.56/cwt	356.00–381.00	2,124	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,079	11
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	478	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	441.81/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	394.79/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	373.12/cwt	371.00–376.00	1,720	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	338.79/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,102	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,566.17/head	2,375.00–2,950.00	2,566	3
Bulls	—	—	1,392	205.91/cwt	200.00–208.00	2,866	6
Bulls	—	—	2,168	178.55/cwt	177.50–180.00	3,871	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	122.63/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,392	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	172.14/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,493	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	143.09/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,033	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,811	2

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 →

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 213Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 23Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 25Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	150.00–156.00	152.74
2	—	1,448	166.00–180.00	172.14
5	—	1,421	141.00–145.00	143.09
2	—	1,393	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	115.00–130.00	122.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,392	200.00–208.00	205.91
2	—	2,168	177.50–180.00	178.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	372	435.00	435.00
11	400–450	408	395.00–411.00	406.58
14	450–500	461	371.00–376.00	373.12
3	500–550	508	367.50	367.50
2	550–600	565	366.00	366.00
7	600–650	635	330.00–337.50	336.44
2	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	770	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	405.00–410.00	407.40
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	543	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	475.00–500.00	483.14
2	450–500	488	446.00	446.00
5	500–550	537	413.00–421.00	417.74
8	600–650	632	372.50–380.00	373.39
3	650–700	680	345.00	345.00
4	700–750	721	347.50	347.50
1	750–800	780	332.50	332.50
2	850–900	863	310.00–325.00	317.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	367.50	367.50
1	800–850	810	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	583	412.00	412.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
8	350–400	395	512.50–515.00	514.39
3	400–450	428	485.00	485.00
5	450–500	452	465.00	465.00
11	500–550	512	406.00	406.00
5	550–600	581	356.00–381.00	365.56
2	600–650	623	337.50–340.00	338.79
2	650–700	693	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	425.00–460.00	441.81
1	350–400	360	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	470	375.00–415.00	394.79
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	578	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	643	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	414.00	414.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,278	2,375.00–2,950.00	2,566.17

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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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

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

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