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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 5

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

193 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 267▲ 58 vs year ago 135 · +43.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 25▲ 15 vs year ago 15 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 8 vs year ago 13 · −61.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Today's offering did not have the quality of last week's and contained smaller groups. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.73/cwt on 31 head, down $17.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −43.73 against this barn's trailing median of $376.46.

Average price

$332.73

▼ 17.77 vs prior sale

31 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

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

$61.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.79

vs KY average

−35.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	341.01	1,897	23
Medium and Large 2-3	549	313.07	1,718	7thin
Medium 1-2	530	280.00	1,484	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.01/cwt here — about $413 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

332.73

—

KY average25 barns · 1,187 hd

340.52

−7.79

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−35.18

This barn, trailing median26 sales

376.46

−43.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.71, low $330.64, median $376.46 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,604	179.35	2,876	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	141.32	1,776	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,435	132.45	1,900	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,134	124.66	1,413	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,680	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,754	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,952	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	384.21/cwt	375.00–391.00	1,998	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	337.60/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,985	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,164	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	337.32/cwt	333.00–340.00	2,139	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,254	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	328.00/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,299	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,451	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,536	1
Steers	800–850	Medium 1-2	830	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,386	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,522	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	283	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,259	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,789	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	361.89/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,556	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,737	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,658	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,824	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	307.88/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,761	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	335.23/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,941	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,981	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	308.29/cwt	304.00–310.00	2,096	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,345	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,269	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	424.11/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,790	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	364.94/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,730	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	336.75/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,744	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,935	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,032	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	323.62/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,893	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,045	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	319.52/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,134	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,208	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,232	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,730	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,175	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,597	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,172	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,165	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,456	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	117.33/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,426	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	141.38/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,736	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,914	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,710	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	109.08/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,573	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,239	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	140.43/cwt	133.00–146.00	2,113	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,388	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 Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 267Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	430	345.00–380.00	361.89
3	500–550	518	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	572	300.00–313.00	307.88
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	490.00	490.00
3	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
7	450–500	456	381.00	381.00
9	500–550	521	350.00	350.00
14	550–600	579	325.00–341.00	335.23
5	600–650	619	320.00	320.00
13	650–700	680	304.00–310.00	308.29
2	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	825	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	408	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	488	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	520	375.00–391.00	384.21
9	550–600	593	365.00	365.00
9	600–650	634	333.00–340.00	337.32
2	650–700	683	330.00	330.00
5	700–750	701	325.00–330.00	328.00
2	750–800	778	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	805	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	330.00–345.00	337.60
2	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	885	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
7	400–450	422	415.00–430.00	424.11
1	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
6	500–550	523	370.00	370.00
10	550–600	563	361.00	361.00
2	600–650	615	330.00–335.00	332.56
9	650–700	668	315.00–330.00	319.52
2	700–750	730	300.00–305.00	302.52
2	750–800	790	280.00–285.00	282.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	350.00–370.00	364.94
3	500–550	518	335.00–340.00	336.75
8	550–600	585	320.00–335.00	323.62
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,075	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,215	116.00–119.00	117.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	107.00–110.00	109.08
2	—	1,165	124.00–126.00	124.99
6	—	1,505	133.00–146.00	140.43
2	—	1,483	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	135.00–148.00	141.38
1	—	1,315	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,255	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	175.00–180.00	177.53
1	—	1,735	183.00	183.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,165	205.00	205.00

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.