Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold sharply higher. The demand for feeder cattle was much stronger with recent futures trading on an upward trend. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-8.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $370.15/cwt on 17 head, up $44.82 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 23 comparable sales and sits −50.77 against this barn's trailing median of $420.92.

Average price

$370.15

▲ 44.82 vs prior sale

17 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$448

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.32

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	556	377.50	2,099	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	345.00	1,794	2thin
Large 1-2	520	317.50	1,651	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $448 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

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $487.31, low $325.33, median $420.92 across 23 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

370.15

—

KY average25 barns · 467 hd

354.83

+15.32

This barn, trailing median23 sales

420.92

−50.77

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	—	Low	2,250	185.00	4,163	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	163.28	2,419	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	140.73	1,567	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,148	139.60	1,603	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,623	$2,656	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,675	$2,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	148.60/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,542	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,581	1
Bulls	—	—	2,250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	4,163	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,731	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	176.06/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,646	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	361.89/cwt	357.00–367.50	1,759	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	415.84/cwt	412.50–422.50	1,792	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	330.73/cwt	328.00–337.00	2,090	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,099	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,148	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	693	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	308.06/cwt	302.50–311.00	1,916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	327.31/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	340.03/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	333.19/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	609	317.34/cwt	312.50–321.00	1,933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	454	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,657	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,623	2,656.16/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,111	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,582	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,568	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	144.32/cwt	142.50–146.00	1,621	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	520	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,651	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	955	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	935	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 116Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 24Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	145.00–153.00	148.60
1	—	1,265	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	166.00	166.00
3	—	1,503	172.00–183.00	176.06
1	—	1,595	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,140	137.50	137.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	130.00–140.00	134.88
2	—	1,123	142.50–146.00	144.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,250	185.00	185.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	408	390.00	390.00
15	450–500	486	357.00–367.50	361.89
12	550–600	559	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	622	302.50–311.00	308.06
4	650–700	698	302.50	302.50
2	700–750	703	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	810	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	335.00–345.00	340.03
3	500–550	527	325.00–337.50	333.19
1	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	362	422.50	422.50
14	400–450	431	412.50–422.50	415.84
8	450–500	498	394.00	394.00
14	550–600	556	377.50	377.50
22	600–650	632	328.00–337.00	330.73
6	700–750	702	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	367.50	367.50
2	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	454	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	520	345.00	345.00
4	600–650	609	312.50–321.00	317.34
3	650–700	693	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	397.50	397.50
1	500–550	500	403.00	403.00
1	600–650	610	345.00	345.00
6	650–700	685	326.00–330.00	327.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	376.00	376.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	198.00	198.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,623	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,656.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,675	2,650.00	2,650.00

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

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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