Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 lower on a very light test. Feeder heifers traded sharply lower. The smaller offering limited group sizes along with flooding rains in the forecast softened demand on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.95/cwt on 26 head, up $11.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 24 comparable sales and sits −10.42 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$378.95

▲ 11.61 vs prior sale

26 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$14.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.93

vs KY average

−21.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	384.54	2,242	16thin
Medium and Large 2	569	370.00	2,105	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	370.00	1,980	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.54/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale26 hd

378.95

—

KY average24 barns · 980 hd

406.88

−27.93

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−21.57

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−10.42

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	177.52	2,918	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	156.06	1,818	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	917	150.95	1,384	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,996	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,545	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$4,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,688	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,340	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	153.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,780	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	173.31/cwt	171.00–176.00	3,016	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,370	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	138.65/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,723	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	165.78/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,885	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	180.32/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	384.54/cwt	379.00–388.00	2,242	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,227	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,882	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,687.58/head	2,650.00–2,725.00	2,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	432.83/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,105	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	874	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	506	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	423.15/cwt	370.00–480.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,304	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	149.41/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,340.00/head	2,340.00–2,340.00	2,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,996.30/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,996	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 Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 203Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 42Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 20Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,161	150.00–160.00	153.30
2	—	1,243	135.00–142.50	138.65
5	—	1,137	163.00–170.00	165.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	171.00–176.00	173.31
3	—	1,580	179.00–184.00	180.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	145.00	145.00
1	—	815	160.00	160.00
2	—	953	149.00–150.00	149.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	448	420.00	420.00
8	450–500	461	430.00–437.50	432.83
16	550–600	583	379.00–388.00	384.54
3	600–650	617	363.00	363.00
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	569	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
3	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	360	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	415	510.00	510.00
3	450–500	462	430.00	430.00
6	500–550	518	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	556	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	630	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	370.00–480.00	423.15
1	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
5	500–550	506	372.50	372.50
2	650–700	663	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	510.00	510.00
2	450–500	458	470.00	470.00
4	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
2	700–750	703	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	355.00	355.00
4	850–900	874	317.50	317.50

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	—	1,110	4,200.00	4,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,208	2,650.00–2,725.00	2,687.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,340.00	2,340.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	3,550.00	3,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,545	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,996.30

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

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