Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher with the exception of the lightweight heifers and they were much cheaper. There were some significant price swings in the steers with buyers discounting them on quality and color and paying premiums for the weaned calves in all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $458.82/cwt on 84 head, up $14.49 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 13 comparable sales and sits +21.32 against this barn's trailing median of $437.51.

Average price

$458.82

▲ 14.49 vs prior sale

84 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$641

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

$120.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.17

vs KY average

−24.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	477.56	2,610	54
Medium and Large 2-3	536	440.09	2,359	16thin
Medium and Large 2	559	436.00	2,437	9thin
Large 1-2	551	357.50	1,969	5thin

One grade step is worth $120.06/cwt here — about $641 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.88, low $397.66, median $437.51 across 13 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 sale84 hd

458.82

—

KY average25 barns · 1,426 hd

479.99

−21.17

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−24.36

This barn, trailing median13 sales

437.51

+21.32

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	—	Low	1,948	185.00	3,604	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	160.83	2,220	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	160.53	1,892	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	155.11	1,559	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,550	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	923	$2,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2-3	400–450	412	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,989	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	297.42/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,975	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	341.31/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,464	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	495.07/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,762	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	2,632	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,168	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	344.72/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,348	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	359.37/cwt	351.00–368.00	2,063	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	463.45/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,150	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	318.12/cwt	314.00–325.00	2,434	8
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	568	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	441.93/cwt	435.00–457.50	2,360	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	250–300	273	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,437	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	492.63/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,099	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	517.85/cwt	502.50–525.00	2,351	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	422.53/cwt	419.00–426.00	2,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	448.22/cwt	447.00–450.00	2,604	26
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,033	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	494.30/cwt	485.00–497.50	2,511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	565.51/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	368.93/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,512	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	444.82/cwt	428.00–452.00	2,509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	349	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,989	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	525.96/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,235	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	466.45/cwt	462.00–485.00	2,412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,434	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	169.78/cwt	167.50–172.00	2,241	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	159.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,254	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,003	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,820	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	164.25/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,938	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	155.19/cwt	152.50–158.00	1,634	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,811	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,397	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,482	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	4,056	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	493.09/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,337	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	460.07/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	648	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,007	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,478	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	276.71/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	325.07/cwt	322.50–328.00	2,854	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	676	304.01/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	485.17/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	399.37/cwt	382.50–415.00	1,917	11

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 185Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 7Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	450.00–470.00	460.07
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	412	485.00	485.00
3	550–600	592	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	717	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	850	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	620.00	620.00
7	300–350	349	570.00	570.00
4	350–400	388	560.00	560.00
14	400–450	425	515.00–535.00	525.96
9	450–500	474	485.00–495.00	493.09
5	500–550	517	462.00–485.00	466.45
7	550–600	564	428.00–452.00	444.82
6	650–700	653	397.50	397.50
3	700–750	710	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	775	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	520.00	520.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	530.00	530.00
14	350–400	356	490.00–500.00	495.07
9	400–450	421	472.50	472.50
19	450–500	464	445.00–470.00	463.45
4	500–550	521	420.00	420.00
30	550–600	574	351.00–368.00	359.37
3	600–650	627	340.00	340.00
12	650–700	681	340.00–347.00	344.72
10	750–800	751	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	570.00	570.00
4	250–300	290	470.00–490.00	485.17
11	450–500	480	382.50–415.00	399.37
7	550–600	569	335.00	335.00
5	650–700	676	280.00–310.00	304.01
4	700–750	708	290.00–300.00	297.42
3	750–800	780	270.00–280.00	276.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	500	395.00	395.00
7	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	648	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	416	482.50	482.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	568	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	490.00–495.00	492.63
3	450–500	472	490.00	490.00
9	550–600	559	436.00	436.00
2	650–700	675	351.00	351.00
11	700–750	722	335.00–345.00	341.31
1	750–800	760	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	386	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	413	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	478	477.50	477.50
15	500–550	534	435.00–457.50	441.93
1	550–600	565	412.50	412.50
2	650–700	683	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	728	315.00	315.00
8	750–800	765	314.00–325.00	318.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	517	509.00	509.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	600.00	600.00
6	350–400	366	550.00–580.00	565.51
8	400–450	413	525.00	525.00
12	450–500	454	502.50–525.00	517.85
8	500–550	508	485.00–497.50	494.30
26	550–600	581	447.00–450.00	448.22
4	600–650	623	419.00–426.00	422.53
9	650–700	681	365.00–370.00	368.93
5	750–800	759	360.00	360.00
12	850–900	878	322.50–328.00	325.07
1	950–1000	960	295.00	295.00
2	1000–1050	1,033	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	595.00	595.00
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	167.50–172.00	169.78
5	—	1,414	155.00–165.00	159.41
1	—	1,335	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	148.00	148.00
5	—	1,180	161.00–170.00	164.25
2	—	1,150	157.50	157.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	152.50–158.00	155.19
1	—	980	142.50	142.50
1	—	885	167.50	167.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	165.00	165.00
2	—	2,080	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,350.00	2,350.00

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

Steers · 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