Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Cooler temperatures allowed for a larger offering and continued strong demand. Slaughter cows traded 8.00-10.00 lower on a plain quality offering and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $366.36/cwt on 25 head, down $0.58 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 23 comparable sales and sits −54.56 against this barn's trailing median of $420.92.

Average price

$366.36

▼ 0.58 vs prior sale

25 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$67.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.60

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	532	377.84	2,010	19thin
Medium and Large 2	565	340.00	1,921	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	310.00	1,690	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.84/cwt here — about $320 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 sale25 hd

366.36

—

KY average26 barns · 645 hd

358.76

+7.60

This barn, trailing median23 sales

420.92

−54.56

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	1,770	177.06	3,134	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	129.41	1,806	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	119.89	1,401	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	118.36	1,438	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)	1,268	$2,910	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	136.53/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,977	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	176.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,265	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	123.37/cwt	117.50–127.00	1,453	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	331.84/cwt	329.00–343.00	2,104	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	315.77/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,958	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,079	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	418.50/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,330	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,953	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,950	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,077	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	337.62/cwt	337.50–338.00	2,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,881	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	356.66/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,243	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,177	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	464.89/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,641	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,392	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,263	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,824	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	112.54/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,909.86/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,910	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	203.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	386.42/cwt	367.50–395.00	1,820	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	732	280.86/cwt	272.50–293.00	2,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	320.28/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	328.34/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	320.01/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	363.36/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 103Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	134.00–139.00	136.53
1	—	1,275	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,403	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,178	117.50–127.00	123.37
1	—	1,120	102.50	102.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,218	109.00–116.00	112.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,850	175.00–180.00	176.49
1	—	1,785	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,355	167.00	167.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	353	450.00–480.00	464.89
4	400–450	422	418.00–420.00	418.50
3	450–500	458	417.00	417.00
11	500–550	502	389.00	389.00
8	550–600	573	362.50	362.50
19	600–650	634	329.00–343.00	331.84
3	650–700	683	325.00	325.00
7	750–800	754	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
10	600–650	632	310.00–324.00	320.01
3	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
11	450–500	471	367.50–395.00	386.42
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	732	272.50–293.00	280.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	442.50	442.50
9	400–450	411	423.00	423.00
9	450–500	477	384.00	384.00
11	500–550	514	366.00	366.00
15	550–600	562	347.00	347.00
12	600–650	620	310.00–320.00	315.77
3	650–700	655	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	870	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	338	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	442	360.00–370.00	363.36
3	450–500	483	300.00–330.00	320.28
3	500–550	527	318.00	318.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	695	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
12	450–500	478	435.00	435.00
10	500–550	547	398.00	398.00
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
23	600–650	629	347.00–360.00	356.66
4	650–700	675	337.50–338.00	337.62
3	700–750	702	331.00	331.00
2	850–900	898	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	347.50	347.50
3	500–550	535	327.50–330.00	328.34
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

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	—	1,300	2,650.00	2,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,195	200.00–210.00	203.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,268	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,909.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,550	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,575.00	1,575.00

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

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