Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's offering was small due to extremely warm temperatures that have been in place for several days. The temperatures prevented the movement of cattle and softened demand greatly on all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.33/cwt on 3 head, down $29.17 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −49.76 against this barn's trailing median of $388.09.

Average price

$338.33

▼ 29.17 vs prior sale

3 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−33.13

vs KY average

−12.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	338.33	1,901	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.48, low $330.64, median $388.09 across 25 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 sale3 hd

338.33

—

KY average29 barns · 826 hd

371.46

−33.13

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−12.59

This barn, trailing median25 sales

388.09

−49.76

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	1,260	200.83	2,530	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	179.00	2,989	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,368	150.00	2,052	2thin

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
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	383.81/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,052	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	200.83/cwt	192.50–210.00	2,530	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	338.65/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	3

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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 133Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 5

Today's offering was small due to extremely warm temperatures that have been in place for several days. The temperatures prevented the movement of cattle and softened demand greatly on all classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,800.00	2,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	466	382.50–390.00	383.81
1	500–550	530	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	578	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	477	405.00	405.00
4	550–600	592	335.00–350.00	338.65
2	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	405.00	405.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	179.00	179.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	192.50–210.00	200.83

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle