Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers due to a low number of comparisons. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower on a much smaller, plain quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded sharply higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $436.76/cwt on 17 head, down $13.24 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 20 comparable sales and sits +9.79 against this barn's trailing median of $426.97.

Average price

$436.76

▼ 13.24 vs prior sale

17 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$46.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.19

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	519	445.00	2,308	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	517	398.32	2,059	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.68/cwt here — about $249 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

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 sale17 hd

436.76

—

KY average26 barns · 601 hd

436.57

+0.19

This barn, trailing median20 sales

426.97

+9.79

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	1,662	216.95	3,606	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,040	195.00	2,028	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	183.35	2,659	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	150.00	1,603	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$4,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,396	$4,677	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$3,875	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,160	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$5,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$5,638	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$5,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,095	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	184.56/cwt	177.50–194.00	2,696	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,261	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	5,724.16/head	5,500.00–5,950.00	5,724	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	5,798.79/head	5,700.00–5,900.00	5,799	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,315	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	4,841.46/head	4,350.00–5,250.00	4,841	9
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	426.72/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	415.51/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	360.04/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	398.32/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,059	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	482.78/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	527.50/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	397.94/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	501.98/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,184	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,633	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	920	5,950.00/head	5,950.00–5,950.00	5,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	210.43/cwt	210.00–211.00	3,847	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,059	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,538	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,708	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	374.83/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,174	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	5,692.08/head	5,000.00–6,400.00	5,692	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	5,500.00/head	5,500.00–5,500.00	5,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	414.36/cwt	413.50–419.00	2,755	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,264	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	345.77/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,826	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,584	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 176Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 29Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 15Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	660.00	660.00
2	300–350	313	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	360	515.00–540.00	527.50
4	450–500	460	375.00–430.00	415.51
3	500–550	517	395.00–400.00	398.32
2	600–650	615	355.00–365.00	360.04
1	900–950	925	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	975	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	710.00	710.00
1	250–300	295	620.00	620.00
5	350–400	368	560.00	560.00
14	400–450	435	500.00–510.00	501.98
10	500–550	503	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	558	432.50	432.50
3	600–650	648	395.00	395.00
2	700–750	733	345.00	345.00
6	750–800	757	335.00–350.00	345.77
2	800–850	833	325.00	325.00
5	850–900	883	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	425.00–430.00	426.72
5	450–500	472	375.00–407.50	397.94
1	500–550	525	382.50	382.50
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	560.00	560.00
3	350–400	398	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	440	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	515	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	580	370.00–385.00	374.83
1	700–750	700	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	675	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	482	475.00–500.00	482.78
1	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
2	600–650	633	420.00	420.00
19	650–700	665	413.50–419.00	414.36
8	850–900	859	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	646	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	5,950.00	5,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,252	5,500.00–5,950.00	5,724.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	5,700.00–5,900.00	5,798.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,263	5,000.00–6,400.00	5,692.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	5,500.00	5,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	4,800.00	4,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,438	4,350.00–5,250.00	4,841.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,330	4,700.00	4,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,461	177.50–194.00	184.56
1	—	1,330	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,025	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,265	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	195.00	195.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	210.00–211.00	210.43
1	—	1,330	230.00	230.00

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

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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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