Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers due to the low number in last week's offering. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Demand was softer across all classes of feeder calves with several bawling and plain quality calves contributing to the lower prices. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.00/cwt on 31 head, up $33.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 24 comparable sales and sits +5.63 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$395.00

▲ 33.07 vs prior sale

31 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$54.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.52

vs KY average

−32.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	412.56	2,270	16thin
Medium and Large 2	546	412.00	2,250	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	358.41	1,971	10thin

One grade step is worth $54.15/cwt here — about $299 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd

395.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,392 hd

414.52

−19.52

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−32.39

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

+5.63

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	1,728	196.82	3,402	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,368	173.78	2,377	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	173.69	1,696	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	173.61	2,005	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,181	$3,709	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,137	$3,486	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,246	$3,336	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$3,120	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,961	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,560	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$2,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,605	$3,836	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$4,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$4,430	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,066	$4,227	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$4,225	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$3,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$3,450	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$5,540	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	4,846.53/head	3,700.00–5,850.00	4,847	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	955	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,244	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,045	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	870	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	3,836.45/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	505.95/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	529.51/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,256	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,171	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	465.61/cwt	465.00–472.50	1,909	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	328.42/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,882	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	402.53/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	485.29/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	516.05/cwt	507.00–520.00	2,694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,384	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	606.24/cwt	605.00–610.00	1,770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,983	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,565	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	430.19/cwt	420.00–446.00	2,525	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	185.54/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,800	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,505	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,931	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	177.90/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,441	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	166.01/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,254	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	180.07/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,010	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	162.84/cwt	162.50–163.00	1,987	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	196.85/cwt	196.00–197.50	3,234	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	184.69/cwt	181.00–187.50	3,071	2
Bulls	—	—	2,030	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	4,486	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,060	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	895	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	905	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,095	5,100.00/head	5,100.00–5,100.00	5,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	968	4,252.58/head	3,950.00–4,700.00	4,253	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	3,849.76/head	3,750.00–3,900.00	3,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	3,709.46/head	3,300.00–4,050.00	3,709	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,057	3,118.69/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,119	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,908.27/head	2,450.00–3,550.00	2,908	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	3,423.76/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,424	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	5,660.64/head	5,100.00–6,100.00	5,661	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	845	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	3,558.57/head	3,000.00–3,750.00	3,559	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,421.01/head	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,421	15
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	4,622.33/head	4,100.00–4,900.00	4,622	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	993	2,663.22/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,663	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,350	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	4,687.66/head	4,350.00–5,000.00	4,688	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	765	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	3,998.31/head	3,600.00–4,800.00	3,998	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	5,300.00/head	5,300.00–5,300.00	5,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	865	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	2,516.33/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,516	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	4,316.11/head	3,750.00–4,900.00	4,316	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 Apr 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 78Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 21Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 170Last week 6Year ago 26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,273	3,700.00–5,850.00	4,846.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	5,000.00	5,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,193	4,100.00–4,900.00	4,622.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	4,350.00–5,000.00	4,687.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,186	3,600.00–4,800.00	3,998.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	3,750.00–4,900.00	4,316.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	3,675.00	3,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	4,700.00	4,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	5,100.00	5,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	968	3,950.00–4,700.00	4,252.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	4,700.00	4,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,035	3,750.00–3,900.00	3,849.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,605	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,836.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,181	3,300.00–4,050.00	3,709.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,223	2,450.00–3,550.00	2,908.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,347	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,423.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,163	3,000.00–3,750.00	3,558.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,285	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,421.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,207	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,516.33
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,118.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,035	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,663.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	2,400.00	2,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	5,100.00–6,100.00	5,660.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	5,300.00	5,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	525.00	525.00
9	350–400	353	485.00	485.00
13	400–450	410	465.00–472.50	465.61
9	450–500	461	471.00	471.00
9	500–550	517	434.00	434.00
7	550–600	593	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
5	700–750	743	320.00–335.00	328.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	353	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	517	400.00–405.00	402.53
6	550–600	572	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	469	445.00	445.00
5	500–550	546	412.00	412.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	490.00–520.00	505.95
1	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	508	440.00	440.00
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	675.00	675.00
4	250–300	292	605.00–610.00	606.24
4	300–350	339	585.00	585.00
12	400–450	426	520.00–540.00	529.51
9	500–550	508	505.00	505.00
5	550–600	587	420.00–446.00	430.19
2	700–750	718	326.00	326.00
3	800–850	818	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	475.00–505.00	485.29
2	500–550	500	473.00	473.00
1	650–700	665	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	590.00	590.00
7	450–500	454	525.00	525.00
10	500–550	522	507.00–520.00	516.05
1	550–600	595	431.00	431.00
1	600–650	620	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	660	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	520.00	520.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	180.00–190.00	185.54
1	—	1,075	140.00	140.00
1	—	905	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	143.00	143.00
15	—	1,372	170.00–187.00	177.90
4	—	1,358	164.00–168.00	166.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	170.00–188.00	180.07
3	—	1,220	162.50–163.00	162.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	196.00–197.50	196.85
2	—	1,663	181.00–187.50	184.69
1	—	2,030	221.00	221.00

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