Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The smaller offering today limited comparisons to last week but the demand for feeder calves continues to be stronger. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $366.94/cwt on 18 head, down $3.20 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits −53.97 against this barn's trailing median of $420.92.

Average price

$366.94

▼ 3.20 vs prior sale

18 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$43.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.54

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	561	377.08	2,115	12thin
Medium and Large 2	568	360.00	2,046	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	333.33	1,789	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.75/cwt here — about $327 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

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 sale18 hd

366.94

—

KY average24 barns · 413 hd

357.40

+9.54

This barn, trailing median23 sales

420.92

−53.97

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	1,475	185.00	2,729	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	156.85	2,423	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	147.89	1,859	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	129.57	1,337	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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	2
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	149.20/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,353	5
Bulls	—	—	1,475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	348.31/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	377.08/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,115	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,021	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	139.14/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,447	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,228	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	141.34/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,926	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,682	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	176.91/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	324.88/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,069	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	313.70/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	355.86/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	407.41/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,711	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 171Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 21Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 11Year ago 4

The smaller offering today limited comparisons to last week but the demand for feeder calves continues to be stronger. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	610	345.00–350.00	348.31
1	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	462	380.00	380.00
6	500–550	527	345.00–360.00	355.86
9	550–600	574	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	619	310.00–315.00	313.70
2	650–700	668	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	423	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	367	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
7	450–500	499	405.00	405.00
12	550–600	561	365.00–380.00	377.08
6	600–650	637	320.00–328.00	324.88
2	650–700	683	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	420	405.00–410.00	407.41
2	450–500	468	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	665	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	590	355.00	355.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,577	145.00–151.00	149.20
1	—	1,645	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,413	170.00–184.00	176.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	136.00–142.00	139.14
2	—	1,023	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	138.00–145.00	141.34
1	—	1,045	161.00	161.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	185.00	185.00

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

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle