Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. There was better demand for feeder calves today despite the smaller offering. No test on slaughter cows and bulls dues to limited comparisons.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.09/cwt on 22 head, up $9.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 24 comparable sales and sits −1.28 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$388.09

▲ 9.14 vs prior sale

22 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$45.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.68

vs KY average

−23.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	398.98	2,132	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	513	366.72	1,881	6thin
Medium 1-2	510	353.00	1,800	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.98/cwt here — about $332 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

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 sale22 hd

388.09

—

KY average26 barns · 1,213 hd

414.77

−26.68

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−23.41

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−1.28

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	2,104	216.45	4,553	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	177.00	2,625	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	171.00	2,223	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,060	141.00	1,495	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,168	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	978	$2,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	510	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	406.34/cwt	404.00–410.00	2,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	507.84/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,184	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,995	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,387	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	472.55/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	410.63/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	396.47/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,066	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	366.72/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	498.54/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,079	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	741	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,267	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	405.11/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	890	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,167.72/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,168	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	511.52/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,596	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	177.00/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,625	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,495	2
Bulls	—	—	2,198	207.17/cwt	203.00–212.50	4,554	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	4,500	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 Jun 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 104Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 25Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	171.00	171.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	174.00–185.00	177.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	141.00	141.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,198	203.00–212.50	207.17
1	—	1,915	235.00	235.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	353.00	353.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	485.00–525.00	511.52
1	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	447	437.50	437.50
10	500–550	521	390.00–405.00	396.47
5	550–600	561	404.00	404.00
6	650–700	673	336.00	336.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	513	350.00–370.00	366.72
1	650–700	665	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	741	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	575.00	575.00
1	350–400	395	505.00	505.00
9	400–450	417	470.00–515.00	498.54
3	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
5	550–600	570	404.00–410.00	406.34
2	750–800	775	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	915	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	363	470.00–475.00	472.55
3	450–500	470	400.00–415.00	405.11
3	750–800	765	295.00–310.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	500.00–525.00	507.84
5	500–550	510	468.00	468.00
3	600–650	625	400.00–416.00	410.63
1	650–700	675	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	530	437.50	437.50
2	550–600	590	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	615	355.00	355.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,167.72
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,350.00	2,350.00

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

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

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

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Feeder Cattle

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