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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 12

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 193▼ 129 vs year ago 188 · −68.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 30▼ 10 vs year ago 22 · −45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's smaller offering did not allow any trends but there was continued good demand for all classes of feeder calves and moderate demand for slaughter cattle.

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 $332.95/cwt on 17 head, up $0.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −43.52 against this barn's trailing median of $376.46.

Average price

$332.95

▲ 0.21 vs prior sale

17 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$34.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.65

vs KY average

−39.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	337.01	1,824	15thin
Small and Medium 1-2	563	302.50	1,703	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.51/cwt here — about $121 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 sale17 hd

332.95

—

KY average26 barns · 1,111 hd

341.60

−8.65

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−39.81

This barn, trailing median26 sales

376.46

−43.52

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	—	Low	1,920	168.00	3,226	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,369	131.51	1,801	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	126.12	1,544	5thin

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)	935	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$2,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	329.91/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,217	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,391	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,481	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	361.22/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,575	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,808	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	326.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,829	9
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	563	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,703	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	326.70/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,104	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,310	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	398.73/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,707	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,785	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,872	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,925	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	354.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,810	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,045	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,301	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,363	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,920	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,226	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	126.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,544	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	127.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,729	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	134.31/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,849	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,030	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	935	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 193Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 30Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 5

Today's smaller offering did not allow any trends but there was continued good demand for all classes of feeder calves and moderate demand for slaughter cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	125.00–130.00	127.30
3	—	1,377	133.00–135.00	134.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,224	120.00–130.00	126.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	168.00	168.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	430	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	468	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	510	377.50	377.50
2	550–600	568	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	708	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	875	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	428	397.50–400.00	398.73
2	500–550	510	350.00–360.00	354.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	436	360.00–365.00	361.22
6	500–550	513	352.50	352.50
9	550–600	560	320.00–330.00	326.68
6	600–650	644	322.50–327.50	326.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	672	325.00–332.50	329.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	405.00	405.00
2	650–700	683	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	735	337.50	337.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	158.00	158.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	2,525.00	2,525.00

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.