Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. The male calves saw much stronger demand today. The buyers discounted the unweaned calves of all classes heavily. Limited comparisons on heifers due to the light run last week. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady on a light test due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.98/cwt on 14 head, down $29.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 24 comparable sales and sits −15.39 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$373.98

▼ 29.83 vs prior sale

14 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−38.26

vs KY average

−51.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	373.98	2,095	14thin

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

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 sale14 hd

373.98

—

KY average25 barns · 1,211 hd

412.24

−38.26

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−51.21

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−15.39

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	1,808	194.86	3,524	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	167.83	2,453	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,327	149.00	1,977	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	139.34	1,425	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$2,725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	144.15/cwt	142.50–147.00	1,499	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	121.90/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,802	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,347	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	200.45/cwt	200.00–202.00	3,634	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	169.19/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,455	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,439	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	3,088	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	840	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	484.47/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	388.52/cwt	367.50–409.00	2,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	307.25/cwt	305.00–308.00	2,510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	578.41/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,215	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,515	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	373.37/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,517	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	441.64/cwt	437.50–443.00	2,597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	518.64/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	468.85/cwt	462.50–471.00	2,593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	428.15/cwt	425.00–437.50	1,987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	536	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	486.67/cwt	475.00–492.50	2,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	564.72/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	368.81/cwt	366.00–372.50	2,087	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	466.21/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,916	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,321	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	385.38/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,881	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	411	414.60/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	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 →

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Mar 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 90Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 9Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 26Year ago 11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,040	142.50–147.00	144.15
1	—	1,115	155.00	155.00
2	—	943	118.00–125.00	121.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,495	157.00	157.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,451	166.00–175.00	169.19
1	—	1,515	161.00	161.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,813	200.00–202.00	200.45
1	—	1,790	172.50	172.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	2,725.00	2,725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	313	550.00–570.00	564.72
1	350–400	355	550.00	550.00
19	400–450	411	465.00–470.00	466.21
8	450–500	464	425.00–437.50	428.15
2	500–550	525	405.00	405.00
12	550–600	566	366.00–372.50	368.81
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	510.00	510.00
7	300–350	340	525.00	525.00
9	400–450	411	390.00–425.00	414.60
14	450–500	488	375.00–395.00	385.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	300	600.00	600.00
6	350–400	383	570.00–580.00	578.41
4	400–450	446	507.50	507.50
3	450–500	465	465.00–495.00	484.47
11	500–550	513	452.50	452.50
7	550–600	554	454.00	454.00
7	650–700	674	360.00–385.00	373.37
4	800–850	817	305.00–308.00	307.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	490	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	583	367.50–409.00	388.52
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	588	437.50–443.00	441.64
2	600–650	605	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	660.00	660.00
1	300–350	335	590.00	590.00
4	350–400	355	585.00	585.00
3	400–450	412	500.00–530.00	518.64
3	450–500	475	475.00–492.50	486.67
4	550–600	553	462.50–471.00	468.85
1	600–650	630	427.50	427.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	536	422.50	422.50

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

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Replacement Cattle

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