Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers due to the low head count in today's offering. Feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply higher. Today's offering was much smaller than last week's special feeder sale and very few weaned calves in today's offering but the demand was very strong and the quality was very good. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $487.31/cwt on 13 head, up $47.24 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 20 comparable sales and sits +60.34 against this barn's trailing median of $426.97.

Average price

$487.31

▲ 47.24 vs prior sale

13 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.78

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	516	494.00	2,551	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	508	465.00	2,362	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale13 hd

487.31

—

KY average25 barns · 499 hd

459.53

+27.78

This barn, trailing median20 sales

426.97

+60.34

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	1,684	193.22	3,254	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	175.15	2,455	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,074	160.06	1,719	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	953	133.50	1,272	2thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,543	237.00	3,657	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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$4,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$3,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	808	$2,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	700–750	720	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	527.56/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,269	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	508.37/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,286	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	340.02/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,260	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,543	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,657	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,182	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	179.86/cwt	173.00–187.50	2,549	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	144.53/cwt	142.50–147.50	1,565	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,207	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,337	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,765	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,544	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	209.00/cwt	207.00–211.00	3,758	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	179.06/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,650	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	175.65/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,818	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	895	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	808	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	591.38/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,049	5

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 78Last week 476Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 0

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	205	720.00	720.00
1	250–300	270	660.00	660.00
3	300–350	334	575.00–600.00	591.38
8	400–450	430	525.00–530.00	527.56
8	500–550	508	505.00	505.00
2	550–600	550	450.00	450.00
1	700–750	720	361.00	361.00
2	800–850	818	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	508	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	358	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	414	495.00	495.00
8	450–500	460	497.00	497.00
2	500–550	538	472.50	472.50
1	550–600	575	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	623	335.00–345.00	340.02
1	850–900	895	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	975	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	455	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	590.00	590.00
3	450–500	475	505.00–515.00	508.37
2	500–550	540	482.50	482.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	575.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	237.00	237.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	161.00	161.00
3	—	1,417	173.00–187.50	179.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	142.50–147.50	144.53
2	—	1,103	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,035	170.00–180.00	175.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	127.00	127.00
1	—	955	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,798	207.00–211.00	209.00
2	—	1,480	178.00–180.00	179.06

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	1	—	895	3,200.00	3,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	4,050.00	4,050.00

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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

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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

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