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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 26

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

266 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 157▲ 82 vs year ago 184 · +44.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 40▼ 12 vs year ago 46 · −26.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 116▲ 1 vs year ago 14 · +7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. There were several plain quality calves in today's offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $354.33/cwt on 25 head, up $2.20 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 24 comparable sales and sits −57.34 against this barn's trailing median of $411.67.

Average price

$354.33

▲ 2.20 vs prior sale

25 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$403

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

$63.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.91

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	544	374.41	2,036	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	566	335.44	1,899	8thin
Medium 1-2	525	311.00	1,633	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.41/cwt here — about $403 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 sale25 hd

354.33

—

KY average27 barns · 874 hd

362.24

−7.91

This barn, trailing median24 sales

411.67

−57.34

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

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $487.31, low $325.33, median $411.67 across 24 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	1,392	169.79	2,363	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	135.97	1,965	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,075	130.30	1,401	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,081	115.64	1,250	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,400	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,392	$3,442	3thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,098	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,944	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,148	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,237	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	360.83/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,122	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	377.06/cwt	377.00–377.50	2,334	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,194	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,328	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,432	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	217	488.59/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,060	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	218	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,112	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,440	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	318	393.38/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,251	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,603	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	412.44/cwt	407.50–422.50	1,740	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,869	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,974	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	345.10/cwt	331.00–348.00	1,922	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	584	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,810	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	603	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,658	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	310.03/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,919	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,873	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	818	265.60/cwt	261.00–270.00	2,173	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,492	2
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,475	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,380	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	267	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,535	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,549	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,518	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,724	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	398	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,692	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,814	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,809	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,040	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	374.96/cwt	373.00–376.00	1,927	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1-2	525	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,633	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,839	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,117	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	335.14/cwt	317.50–348.00	1,907	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1-2	608	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,733	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	627	319.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,006	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	337.09/cwt	332.50–343.00	2,137	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,921	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	311.04/cwt	290.00–316.00	2,106	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	281.69/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,006	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	281.20/cwt	277.50–285.00	2,205	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,053	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,438	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	892	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,061	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	928	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,930	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,142	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	179.37/cwt	176.00–182.50	2,834	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	875	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,181	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,586	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	112.41/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,269	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	120.27/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,464	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,613	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	143.38/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,042	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,659	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	133.87/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,050	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	825	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,444	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	760	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	3,288.11/head	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,288	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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 157Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 40Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 116Year ago 14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	175.00	175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,950.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,525	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,288.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,424	140.00–151.00	143.38
4	—	1,531	130.00–136.00	133.87
2	—	1,455	113.00–115.00	114.02
1	—	1,250	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	151.00	151.00
2	—	875	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,217	116.00–124.00	120.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,129	107.00–115.00	112.41
1	—	790	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,580	176.00–182.50	179.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	217	485.00–490.00	488.59
5	300–350	318	375.00–405.00	393.38
2	400–450	410	391.00	391.00
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
7	550–600	584	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	603	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	700	267.50	267.50
2	800–850	818	261.00–270.00	265.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	510.00	510.00
3	250–300	297	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
15	400–450	422	407.50–422.50	412.44
6	450–500	495	377.50	377.50
5	500–550	525	376.00	376.00
6	550–600	557	331.00–348.00	345.10
8	600–650	619	305.00–315.00	310.03
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00
2	900–950	923	270.00	270.00
8	1100–1150	1,115	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	311.00	311.00
2	600–650	608	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	575.00	575.00
3	250–300	267	575.00	575.00
3	300–350	323	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	363	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	403	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	488	418.00	418.00
6	500–550	514	373.00–376.00	374.96
8	550–600	566	374.00	374.00
9	600–650	634	332.50–343.00	337.09
11	650–700	677	290.00–316.00	311.04
3	700–750	712	280.00–285.00	281.69
4	750–800	784	277.50–285.00	281.20
2	850–900	863	280.00–285.00	282.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	398	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	455	397.50	397.50
1	500–550	545	337.50	337.50
7	550–600	569	317.50–348.00	335.14
5	600–650	627	315.00–325.00	319.98
2	650–700	668	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	805	255.00	255.00
3	850–900	892	231.00	231.00
2	900–950	928	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	377.50	377.50
3	550–600	588	360.00–362.50	360.83
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	653	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	485	432.50	432.50
3	500–550	527	407.50	407.50
8	550–600	578	387.00	387.00
9	600–650	619	377.00–377.50	377.06
1	650–700	670	347.50	347.50
13	700–750	702	346.50	346.50

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.