Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week for the Memorial Day holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.34/cwt on 25 head, down $29.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 24 comparable sales and sits −22.03 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$367.34

▼ 29.26 vs prior sale

25 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$485

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

$47.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.35

vs KY average

−37.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	582	398.57	2,320	6thin
Medium and Large 2	561	376.00	2,109	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	523	350.86	1,835	14thin

One grade step is worth $47.71/cwt here — about $485 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

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.48, low $335.67, median $389.37 across 24 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

367.34

—

KY average26 barns · 1,414 hd

410.69

−43.35

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−37.42

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−22.03

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	—	Low	1,800	202.78	3,650	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	177.26	2,402	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,117	171.91	1,920	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	168.33	1,664	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$3,094	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,604	$2,760	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,550	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,146	$2,468	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	490.68/cwt	487.50–500.00	2,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	567.45/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	490.22/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,093	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	423.13/cwt	417.00–441.00	2,052	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	457.80/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,973	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	494.94/cwt	492.50–500.00	2,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	434.38/cwt	430.00–437.00	2,450	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	387.50/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	447.43/cwt	442.00–472.00	2,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	398.57/cwt	387.50–404.00	2,320	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	416.60/cwt	407.50–426.00	2,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	404.75/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,485	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	415.88/cwt	415.00–417.00	2,366	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	446.95/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,244	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	544.84/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,743	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	153.96/cwt	151.00–157.50	1,606	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	188.91/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,236	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,313	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,299	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,452	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	182.74/cwt	176.00–191.00	2,493	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,065	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	334.84/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,213	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	396.58/cwt	385.00–407.50	2,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	355.08/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	444.92/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	3,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	415.73/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	350.86/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,835	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,094.18/head	2,775.00–3,400.00	3,094	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,623.84/head	2,325.00–2,850.00	2,624	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,604	2,759.92/head	2,650.00–2,925.00	2,760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,061	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	181.09/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,025	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	169.42/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,274	7
Bulls	—	—	1,858	212.02/cwt	208.00–217.00	3,939	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	165.52/cwt	162.50–167.50	1,925	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Jun 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 164Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 23Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 48Year ago 9

No trends available due to the market closure last week for the Memorial Day holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	433.00	433.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	560.00–575.00	567.45
3	400–450	410	492.50–500.00	494.94
4	450–500	471	487.50–500.00	490.68
11	550–600	564	430.00–437.00	434.38
2	600–650	625	407.50–426.00	416.60
1	1000–1050	1,035	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	442	430.00–455.00	444.92
1	950–1000	990	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	561	376.00	376.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	352	490.00	490.00
9	400–450	431	445.00–475.00	457.80
28	450–500	485	417.00–441.00	423.13
6	550–600	582	387.50–404.00	398.57
6	650–700	661	320.00–345.00	334.84
2	750–800	795	301.00	301.00
1	800–850	830	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
10	400–450	422	400.00–435.00	415.73
14	500–550	523	320.00–375.00	350.86
3	600–650	600	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	615	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	320	540.00–550.00	544.84
3	350–400	385	505.00	505.00
7	400–450	427	465.00–500.00	490.22
6	450–500	470	442.00–472.00	447.43
10	500–550	502	420.00–450.00	446.95
9	550–600	569	415.00–417.00	415.88
8	600–650	614	400.00–406.00	404.75
8	650–700	656	380.00–392.00	387.50
1	850–900	855	316.00	316.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	525	385.00–407.50	396.58
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	660	345.00–365.00	355.08
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	151.00–157.50	153.96
6	—	1,118	173.00–185.00	181.09
3	—	1,163	162.50–167.50	165.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,210	190.00	190.00
1	—	880	165.00	165.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,364	176.00–191.00	182.74
7	—	1,342	160.00–173.00	169.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	185.00–195.00	188.91
3	—	1,858	208.00–217.00	212.02

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	2,775.00–3,400.00	3,094.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,604	2,650.00–2,925.00	2,759.92
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	2,325.00–2,850.00	2,623.84
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,000.00	2,000.00

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

Heifers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle