Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers due to low comparable receipts, however a higher undertone was noted. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 550lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Good quality offering of feeder calves in todays sale with good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.35/cwt on 12 head, up $6.63 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −32.16 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$353.35

▲ 6.63 vs prior sale

12 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$18.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.39

vs KY average

−60.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	358.08	2,043	9thin
Medium and Large 2	543	339.17	1,843	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.91/cwt here — about $201 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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.80, low $336.07, median $385.52 across 13 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 sale12 hd

353.35

—

KY average26 barns · 2,097 hd

376.74

−23.39

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−60.13

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−32.16

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	—	Average	1,571	174.25	2,737	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,845	151.00	2,786	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	148.10	1,844	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,074	125.00	1,343	10

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	372.17/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,961	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	462.41/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,021	14
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,003	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,515	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,708	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	431.93/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	877	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,877	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,781	2
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	330.94/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	394.83/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,134	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	800	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	883	309.63/cwt	309.50–310.00	2,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	332.35/cwt	327.50–334.00	2,376	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,814	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,786	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	145.80/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,852	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	97.22/cwt	90.00–105.00	975	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	115.23/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,279	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	146.58/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,543	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	135.04/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	178.78/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,869	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	167.46/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	690	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	488.20/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,753	11
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	585	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	369.24/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	452	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,101	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,097	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	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 →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Jan 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 146Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	510.00	510.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	475.00	475.00
11	350–400	359	480.00–490.00	488.20
14	400–450	437	455.00–470.00	462.41
7	500–550	527	365.00–375.00	372.17
14	550–600	587	358.00	358.00
4	650–700	656	343.00	343.00
3	700–750	732	320.00	320.00
2	850–900	890	220.00–230.00	225.00
1	950–1000	965	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	312.50	312.50
1	650–700	690	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
1	850–900	865	232.50	232.50
1	900–950	925	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	632	380.00	380.00
12	700–750	734	369.00	369.00
1	750–800	780	365.00	365.00
15	850–900	877	328.00	328.00
2	1000–1050	1,003	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	582	395.00	395.00
4	600–650	645	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	790	335.00	335.00
2	850–900	890	312.50	312.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	715	327.50–334.00	332.35
18	750–800	786	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	883	309.50–310.00	309.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
8	350–400	366	410.00–437.50	431.93
8	400–450	433	380.00–400.00	394.83
3	500–550	522	362.50–372.50	369.24
6	550–600	595	352.50	352.50
5	600–650	607	325.00–332.50	330.94
5	650–700	667	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	765	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	525	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	580	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	800	272.50	272.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,270	143.00–151.00	145.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	151.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	90.00–105.00	97.22
3	—	1,110	111.00–120.00	115.23
3	—	1,053	145.00–148.00	146.58
2	—	1,123	134.00–136.00	135.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	176.00–183.00	178.78
2	—	1,520	167.00–168.00	167.46

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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