Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold sharply lower and those over 500 lbs. were sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. The demand for feeder cattle continues to be somewhat softer. Producers seem to be near capacity and some are involved in fieldwork which is taking priority. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $473.31/cwt on 55 head, down $29.58 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +35.80 against this barn's trailing median of $437.51.

Average price

$473.31

▼ 29.58 vs prior sale

55 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$82.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.60

vs KY average

−7.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	482.50	2,461	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	476.75	2,581	51
Medium and Large 2-3	558	417.50	2,328	2thin
Medium 1-2	530	400.00	2,120	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.50/cwt here — about $341 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

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 sale55 hd

473.31

—

KY average24 barns · 1,253 hd

464.71

+8.60

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−7.71

This barn, trailing median13 sales

437.51

+35.80

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	2,013	209.33	4,214	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,321	167.97	2,219	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,260	130.26	1,641	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,063	120.46	1,280	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,720	$2,914	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$3,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,135	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$4,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	406.90/cwt	390.00–411.00	2,295	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	534.16/cwt	530.00–542.00	2,527	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	638	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	591.00/cwt	591.00–591.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	454.77/cwt	450.00–462.50	1,956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	536.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	542.09/cwt	539.00–547.50	2,309	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	455.36/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,564	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	395.36/cwt	395.00–396.00	2,641	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	473.96/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	502.80/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,589	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	480.17/cwt	475.00–512.50	2,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	475.61/cwt	467.00–479.00	2,188	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	480.43/cwt	475.00–487.50	2,003	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,466	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,212	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	604	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,054	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	130.26/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,641	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,596	1
Bulls	—	—	2,130	212.99/cwt	207.50–220.00	4,537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	120.46/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,280	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	152.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,151	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	178.61/cwt	172.50–182.50	2,247	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,720	2,913.70/head	2,875.00–2,950.00	2,914	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,042	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	417.08/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	400.21/cwt	399.00–405.00	2,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	492.44/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	429.98/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,739	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 Apr 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 169Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 38Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 20Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	760.00	760.00
1	250–300	270	650.00	650.00
5	300–350	338	530.00–540.00	536.00
3	350–400	388	512.50	512.50
5	400–450	404	470.00–490.00	473.96
18	450–500	460	467.00–479.00	475.61
2	500–550	508	415.00	415.00
10	550–600	564	390.00–411.00	406.90
3	600–650	628	362.50	362.50
5	750–800	761	336.00	336.00
1	850–900	895	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	591.00	591.00
1	250–300	285	610.00	610.00
4	300–350	336	485.00–500.00	492.44
4	400–450	415	400.00–435.00	417.08
5	450–500	477	428.00	428.00
2	600–650	628	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
3	800–850	835	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	450.00–462.50	454.77
5	500–550	509	399.00–405.00	400.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	426	539.00–547.50	542.09
14	450–500	473	530.00–542.00	534.16
23	500–550	515	500.00–505.00	502.80
28	550–600	563	450.00–460.00	455.36
1	600–650	610	430.00	430.00
26	650–700	668	395.00–396.00	395.36
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	445	475.00–512.50	480.17
1	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	590	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	482.50	482.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	417	475.00–487.50	480.43
1	450–500	485	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	523	425.00–435.00	429.98
3	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	790.00	790.00
3	350–400	395	560.00	560.00
1	450–500	455	510.00	510.00
5	550–600	567	435.00	435.00
3	600–650	605	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	655	408.00	408.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	604	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	125.00–135.00	130.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	120.00–121.00	120.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	150.00–154.00	152.01
3	—	1,258	172.50–182.50	178.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	202.00	202.00
2	—	2,130	207.50–220.00	212.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,425.00	2,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,720	2,875.00–2,950.00	2,913.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,700.00	2,700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	4,400.00	4,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	3,000.00	3,000.00

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