Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher on a light test. Feeder heifers traded steady with instances of some being 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with the high dressing cows selling extremely well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.60/cwt on 27 head, down $10.26 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 24 comparable sales and sits +7.23 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$396.60

▼ 10.26 vs prior sale

27 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$46.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.92

vs KY average

−20.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	411.00	2,170	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	544	410.00	2,229	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	567	364.52	2,067	8thin

One grade step is worth $46.48/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale27 hd

396.60

—

KY average25 barns · 940 hd

411.52

−14.92

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−20.51

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

+7.23

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	2,104	206.41	4,342	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	182.71	2,653	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	167.47	2,004	3thin

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)	1,270	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,565	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,627	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$2,725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$3,340	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	450–500	473	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	435.83/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	502.92/cwt	500.00–507.50	2,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	411.82/cwt	411.00–415.00	2,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	380.17/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	363.70/cwt	337.50–385.00	1,935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	445.54/cwt	432.50–465.00	1,689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	322.51/cwt	319.00–326.00	2,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	727	366.97/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,045	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	429.92/cwt	415.00–439.00	2,064	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	395.95/cwt	392.00–398.00	2,487	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	365.01/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	477.54/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,639	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	171.20/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,994	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,016	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	184.54/cwt	172.50–194.00	2,700	21
Bulls	—	—	2,098	213.11/cwt	211.00–215.00	4,471	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	4,082	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	163.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,182	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,190.01/head	2,150.00–2,225.00	2,190	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,700	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,360	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,460	3,340.00/head	3,340.00–3,340.00	3,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	423.88/cwt	421.00–432.50	2,132	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,387	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	461.11/cwt	453.50–463.00	2,098	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	397.66/cwt	397.50–398.00	2,306	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	308.87/cwt	292.50–325.00	2,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	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 May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 121Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 22Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 14Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	560.00	560.00
5	400–450	434	500.00–507.50	502.92
3	450–500	473	479.00	479.00
9	500–550	516	462.50	462.50
5	600–650	611	411.00–415.00	411.82
1	700–750	715	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	755	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	525	435.00–437.50	435.83
2	550–600	563	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	452.50	452.50
1	500–550	535	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	665	372.50–387.50	380.17
3	700–750	727	361.00–370.00	366.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	470.00–485.00	477.54
9	550–600	593	430.00	430.00
7	650–700	652	414.00	414.00
4	700–750	716	386.00	386.00
2	800–850	818	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	454.00	454.00
4	350–400	379	432.50–465.00	445.54
10	450–500	480	415.00–439.00	429.92
3	500–550	532	337.50–385.00	363.70
5	550–600	588	350.00–375.00	365.01
2	650–700	675	292.50–325.00	308.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
8	350–400	397	515.00	515.00
15	450–500	455	453.50–463.00	461.11
8	500–550	503	421.00–432.50	423.88
9	550–600	580	397.50–398.00	397.66
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
4	700–750	723	319.00–326.00	322.51
2	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
3	950–1000	965	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	411.00	411.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	628	392.00–398.00	395.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	170.00–172.50	171.20
1	—	1,260	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,463	172.50–194.00	184.54
2	—	1,335	160.00–167.00	163.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,098	211.00–215.00	213.11
1	—	2,115	193.00	193.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,345	2,150.00–2,225.00	2,190.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,700	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	3,500.00	3,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	3,340.00	3,340.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	4,600.00	4,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,725.00	2,725.00

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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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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