Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week in observance of the July 4th holiday. Today's feeder offering was of plain quality and saw average demand. Slaughter cows saw strong demand on a very good quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.69/cwt on 10 head, down $13.47 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 24 comparable sales and sits +2.32 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$391.69

▼ 13.47 vs prior sale

10 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$34.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.38

vs KY average

−24.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	395.10	2,181	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	361.00	2,148	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.10/cwt here — about $33 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 sale10 hd

391.69

—

KY average8 barns · 148 hd

406.07

−14.38

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−24.42

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

+2.32

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	—	High	1,730	211.33	3,657	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	188.24	2,781	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	186.25	2,256	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	159.50	1,513	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)	1,140	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,097	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$4,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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%	—	1,203	197.91/cwt	195.00–201.00	2,381	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	179.51/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,528	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,307	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,716	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	223.05/cwt	220.00–226.00	4,334	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	174.59/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	404.51/cwt	396.00–412.50	2,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,962	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	526.72/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	435.89/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	387.58/cwt	382.50–391.00	2,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	473.34/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	431.35/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	447	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,127	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,096.90/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,097	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,148	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	192.60/cwt	184.00–208.00	2,912	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,624	205.47/cwt	201.00–216.00	3,337	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,285	4

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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 119Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 19Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	195.00–201.00	197.91
2	—	1,220	170.00–180.00	174.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	175.00–181.00	179.51
10	—	1,512	184.00–208.00	192.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	157.50	157.50
1	—	1,175	146.00	146.00
1	—	840	175.00	175.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	220.00–226.00	223.05
4	—	1,624	201.00–216.00	205.47

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	295	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	325	565.00	565.00
5	400–450	413	515.00	515.00
2	500–550	535	431.00	431.00
4	650–700	651	351.00	351.00
1	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	485.00	485.00
5	400–450	418	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	570	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	480.00	480.00
6	450–500	471	456.00	456.00
4	500–550	522	396.00–412.50	404.51
5	550–600	576	382.50–391.00	387.58
2	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	723	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	369	425.00–450.00	431.35
1	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	595	361.00	361.00
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	360	545.00	545.00
3	400–450	412	525.00–530.00	526.72
3	450–500	482	470.00–475.00	473.34
2	500–550	543	440.00	440.00
5	550–600	577	430.00–440.00	435.89
1	700–750	720	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	475.00	475.00
2	600–650	635	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	4,050.00	4,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,330	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,096.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	3,150.00	3,150.00

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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