Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs. sold sharply lower and the remainder were 4.00-6.00 higher. The feeder demand continued to be strong overall especially for the male cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls bulls were 6.00-8.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.66/cwt on 28 head, down $15.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 24 comparable sales and sits +11.29 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$400.66

▼ 15.82 vs prior sale

28 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$38.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.30

vs KY average

−29.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	408.11	2,205	22
Medium and Large 2	589	375.00	2,209	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	370.00	1,961	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.11/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.48, low $335.67, median $389.37 across 24 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 sale28 hd

400.66

—

KY average27 barns · 1,707 hd

411.96

−11.30

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−29.75

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

+11.29

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	1,535	187.50	2,878	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	158.45	1,867	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,422	152.36	2,166	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,022	138.38	1,415	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,470	237.00	3,484	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)	1,675	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	424.45/cwt	422.00–427.00	1,982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	404.04/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,251	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	494.70/cwt	460.00–530.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	585.34/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	487.45/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,999	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	432.44/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	613.38/cwt	610.00–615.00	2,306	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,204	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,601	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,470	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,484	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	125.81/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,356	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	146.76/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,446	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,937	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	144.94/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,978	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	156.38/cwt	150.00–162.50	2,242	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	192.17/cwt	170.00–212.50	1,999	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,469	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	143.17/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,818	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,510	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,301	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,463	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	496.07/cwt	485.00–497.50	2,203	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	437.47/cwt	417.50–452.50	2,161	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	523.48/cwt	490.00–605.00	1,534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	322.85/cwt	306.00–355.00	2,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	372.22/cwt	352.50–410.00	1,898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	652.32/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	320.09/cwt	311.00–329.00	2,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	276	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,485	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,201	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	278.00/cwt	277.00–280.00	2,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,136	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,272	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 →

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Feb 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 171Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 22Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	327	575.00–590.00	585.34
2	350–400	385	510.00	510.00
17	400–450	410	485.00–495.00	487.45
6	450–500	467	422.00–427.00	424.45
9	500–550	516	414.00	414.00
13	550–600	557	402.50–405.00	404.04
6	600–650	631	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	697	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	735	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	775	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	465.00	465.00
4	550–600	589	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	460.00–530.00	494.70
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	468	412.50	412.50
1	500–550	500	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	560	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	660	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	276	660.00	660.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
3	700–750	733	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	376	610.00–615.00	613.38
1	400–450	445	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	455	475.00	475.00
5	500–550	522	445.00	445.00
4	550–600	578	430.00–440.00	432.44
2	600–650	648	410.00	410.00
5	650–700	668	410.00	410.00
2	750–800	788	330.00–335.00	332.49
1	800–850	810	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	790.00	790.00
3	250–300	273	620.00–670.00	652.32
6	350–400	355	620.00	620.00
8	400–450	444	485.00–497.50	496.07
7	450–500	494	417.50–452.50	437.47
9	550–600	561	439.00	439.00
6	600–650	606	410.00	410.00
2	650–700	663	390.00	390.00
2	700–750	720	339.00	339.00
2	750–800	788	311.00–329.00	320.09
1	800–850	840	306.00	306.00
3	950–1000	965	277.00–280.00	278.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	410	537.50	537.50
1	500–550	510	510.00	510.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	590.00	590.00
4	250–300	293	490.00–605.00	523.48
3	500–550	510	352.50–410.00	372.22
1	550–600	585	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	674	306.00–355.00	322.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	237.00	237.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	115.00–135.00	125.81
3	—	985	145.00–147.50	146.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,365	141.00–148.00	144.94
8	—	1,434	150.00–162.50	156.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	170.00–212.50	192.17
1	—	1,320	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,130	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,270	141.00–145.00	143.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,315	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,675	2,800.00	2,800.00

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

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

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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