Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher on a light test. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher. A very good quality feeder offering saw strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher on a light test and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $375.00/cwt on 4 head, down $1.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −51.97 against this barn's trailing median of $426.97.

Average price

$375.00

▼ 1.99 vs prior sale

4 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.93

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	550	375.00	2,063	4thin

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

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 sale4 hd

375.00

—

KY average23 barns · 517 hd

388.93

−13.93

This barn, trailing median20 sales

426.97

−51.97

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	1,522	183.65	2,795	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	168.06	2,415	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	165.00	1,596	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,295	133.00	1,722	1thin
Steers	Select	Low	1,828	171.00	3,126	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,510	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$2,654	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	511.81/cwt	490.00–522.50	1,756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	375.02/cwt	362.50–377.50	2,603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	336.80/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	382.58/cwt	377.50–387.50	2,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	391.68/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,817	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,098	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	473.89/cwt	472.50–480.00	2,047	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,157	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,946	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,653.71/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,654	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	955	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,722	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	171.57/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,519	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,838	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,574	1
Bulls	—	—	1,479	179.18/cwt	168.00–186.00	2,650	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,614	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,558	1
Steers	Select	—	1,828	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,126	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 153Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
6	300–350	343	490.00–522.50	511.81
4	350–400	390	495.00	495.00
5	400–450	432	472.50–480.00	473.89
7	450–500	488	430.00	430.00
4	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	630	364.00	364.00
2	800–850	833	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	855	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	905	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	455.00	455.00
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	785	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	422.50	422.50
2	550–600	595	395.00–400.00	397.50
4	600–650	618	377.50–387.50	382.58
6	650–700	694	362.50–377.50	375.02
7	800–850	824	335.00–337.50	336.80
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	445.00–455.00	450.00
2	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
6	450–500	464	380.00–397.50	391.68
8	500–550	519	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	568	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	638	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	727	322.50	322.50
3	750–800	782	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	475	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	725	297.50	297.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,045	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,653.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,510	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	133.00	133.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	167.00–176.00	171.57
1	—	1,250	147.00	147.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	153.00	153.00
1	—	880	177.00	177.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	206.00	206.00
5	—	1,479	168.00–186.00	179.18
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	171.00	171.00

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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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

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle