Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. The feeder calf buyers showed stronger demand for the better quality, "green" calves. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.71/cwt on 17 head, down $5.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 24 comparable sales and sits −9.66 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$379.71

▼ 5.94 vs prior sale

17 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$47.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.27

vs KY average

−34.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	393.69	2,059	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	346.18	1,932	5thin

One grade step is worth $47.51/cwt here — about $127 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 sale17 hd

379.71

—

KY average25 barns · 1,222 hd

402.98

−23.27

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−34.07

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−9.66

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	1,955	190.00	3,715	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	157.59	2,259	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,090	130.47	1,422	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	125.04	1,317	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,910	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$4,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$4,261	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$3,804	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$3,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	400–450	436	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	410.00/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	398.77/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	523.88/cwt	507.50–531.00	1,881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	423.68/cwt	417.50–447.50	1,652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	1,839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	398.03/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,022	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	463.45/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	464.57/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,383	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	413.01/cwt	411.00–415.00	2,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	442.50/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	356.96/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	518.01/cwt	508.00–520.00	2,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	476.42/cwt	462.00–486.00	2,220	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	413.22/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	480.00/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	426.38/cwt	414.00–431.00	2,192	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	2,215	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	157.61/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,301	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	130.47/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,422	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,715	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	114.28/cwt	106.00–121.00	1,215	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	138.96/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,549	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,329	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,728	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	3,705.75/head	3,200.00–4,200.00	3,706	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	3,270.38/head	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,270	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,033	4,225.91/head	4,200.00–4,300.00	4,226	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	790	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	403.55/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,369	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	362.39/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	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 Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 244Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 24Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 7Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	535.00	535.00
1	300–350	345	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	365	522.50	522.50
4	400–450	436	511.00	511.00
2	450–500	465	447.50	447.50
13	500–550	514	414.00–431.00	426.38
7	550–600	587	402.50–405.00	403.55
2	650–700	655	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	715	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	547.00	547.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	422.50	422.50
4	600–650	634	360.00–370.00	362.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	430.00–500.00	463.45
2	300–350	300	425.00–460.00	442.50
7	350–400	390	417.50–447.50	423.68
8	400–450	438	405.00–425.00	410.00
6	450–500	484	397.50–400.00	398.77
3	500–550	537	330.00–370.00	356.96
2	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	265	540.00	540.00
7	350–400	359	507.50–531.00	523.88
5	400–450	406	453.00	453.00
2	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
8	500–550	508	385.00–400.00	398.03
4	550–600	553	385.00	385.00
4	600–650	633	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	517.50	517.50
6	400–450	418	508.00–520.00	518.01
17	450–500	466	462.00–486.00	476.42
6	500–550	513	450.00–467.50	464.57
2	550–600	560	442.50	442.50
7	600–650	629	412.50–415.00	413.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	482.50	482.50
3	400–450	415	475.00–490.00	480.00
1	500–550	540	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	563	411.00–415.00	413.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,460	150.00–163.00	157.61
1	—	1,375	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,280	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	130.00–131.00	130.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	106.00–121.00	114.28
2	—	1,115	138.00–140.00	138.96
1	—	880	151.00	151.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	3,200.00–4,200.00	3,705.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	4,300.00	4,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,033	4,200.00–4,300.00	4,225.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	4,500.00	4,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,270.38
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,600.00	2,600.00

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

Replacement Cattle