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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 19

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 59▲ 28 vs year ago 129 · +21.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 12▲ 7 vs year ago 33 · +21.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 5▲ 112 vs year ago 4 · +2,800.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last week's small offering did allow for any comparisons but there was strong demand for all feeder classes 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 $346.61/cwt on 26 head, up $13.66 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 26 comparable sales and sits −29.85 against this barn's trailing median of $376.46.

Average price

$346.61

▲ 13.66 vs prior sale

26 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$28.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.35

vs KY average

−30.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	352.00	1,882	21
Medium and Large 2-3	555	323.98	1,798	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.02/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale26 hd

346.61

—

KY average26 barns · 1,484 hd

344.26

+2.35

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−30.41

This barn, trailing median26 sales

376.46

−29.85

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	1,842	178.48	3,287	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,611	134.41	2,165	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	130.16	1,637	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	123.37	1,289	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,365	210.00	2,867	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$4,135	37
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$4,131	27
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$4,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$4,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,915	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,107	$2,633	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	966	$1,990	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,988	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$1,800	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,119	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,078	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,244	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,190	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,279	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	645	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,225	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,322	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,475	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,717	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,828	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	351.20/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,703	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,859	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,898	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	309.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,813	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,134	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,386	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	511.57/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,688	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1-2	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,894	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	379.15/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,793	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,995	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,793	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,081	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	594	297.46/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,767	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,033	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	294.01/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,838	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,119	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,183	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,974	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,335	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	829	266.63/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,210	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,867	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,693	173.42/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,904	179.38/cwt	177.50–180.00	3,415	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,339	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	120.89/cwt	117.50–125.00	1,258	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,071	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,586	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	132.14/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,632	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,910	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	121.24/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,549	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,829	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	133.70/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,106	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,763	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,468	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	860	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	970	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	985	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	3,400.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,000	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,059	3,944.30/head	3,700.00–4,300.00	3,944	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,059	3,911.63/head	3,400.00–4,250.00	3,912	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,071	2,095.88/head	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,096	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	4,134.60/head	3,800.00–4,300.00	4,135	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	4,224.03/head	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,224	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,161	4,515.08/head	4,450.00–4,600.00	4,515	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	2,972.52/head	2,450.00–3,600.00	2,973	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,200	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,988.27/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,988	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,250	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 59Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 12Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 5Year ago 4

Last week's small offering did allow for any comparisons but there was strong demand for all feeder classes and moderate demand for slaughter cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	170.00–178.00	173.42
1	—	1,890	185.00	185.00
4	—	1,904	177.50–180.00	179.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,278	115.00–126.00	121.24
3	—	1,235	131.00–134.00	132.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	124.00	124.00
9	—	1,575	129.00–138.00	133.70
3	—	1,763	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,045	102.50	102.50
1	—	1,075	147.50	147.50
4	—	1,041	117.50–125.00	120.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,071	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,095.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,059	3,700.00–4,300.00	3,944.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,000	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,059	3,400.00–4,250.00	3,911.63
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	2,250.00	2,250.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,182	2,450.00–3,600.00	2,972.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,390	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,225	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,988.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,143	3,800.00–4,300.00	4,134.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,150	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,224.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	4,100.00	4,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,161	4,450.00–4,600.00	4,515.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	4,250.00	4,250.00

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	—	1,390	2,750.00	2,750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
7	450–500	473	448.00	448.00
3	500–550	517	434.00	434.00
4	550–600	584	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	633	360.00	360.00
4	650–700	693	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	805	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	433.00	433.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	510.00–515.00	511.57
3	400–450	433	437.50	437.50
4	450–500	465	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	502	397.50	397.50
5	650–700	654	324.00	324.00
2	700–750	718	304.00	304.00
1	800–850	805	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	549	379.00	379.00
2	600–650	605	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	473	360.00–400.00	379.15
1	500–550	505	355.00	355.00
5	550–600	594	292.50–310.00	297.46
4	600–650	625	291.00–295.00	294.01
1	700–750	745	265.00	265.00
3	800–850	829	265.00–270.00	266.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	460.00	460.00
6	400–450	403	426.00	426.00
5	450–500	457	400.00	400.00
10	500–550	512	363.00	363.00
11	550–600	555	342.00	342.00
3	650–700	672	317.50	317.50
1	800–850	830	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
7	450–500	485	330.00–362.50	351.20
2	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	585	300.00–320.00	309.97
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	630	305.00	305.00

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.