Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $407.50/cwt on 5 head, up $52.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 11 comparable sales and sits +6.82 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$407.50

▲ 52.10 vs prior sale

5 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.25

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	407.50	2,238	5thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.13, low $352.76, median $400.68 across 11 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 sale5 hd

407.50

—

KY average19 barns · 219 hd

403.25

+4.25

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

+6.82

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	1,438	157.63	2,267	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,077	134.00	1,443	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-2	900–950	900	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	254.99/cwt	252.50–257.50	2,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,467	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,250	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	628	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,454	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,778	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	157.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,267	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,162	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 Feb 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 64Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	475	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	530	415.00	415.00
3	550–600	562	402.50	402.50
3	650–700	668	357.50	357.50
1	700–750	715	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	900	262.50	262.50
2	950–1000	990	252.50–257.50	254.99
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	590	400.00	400.00
4	600–650	606	405.00	405.00
1	650–700	685	377.50	377.50
1	700–750	725	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	450	427.50	427.50
2	550–600	592	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	628	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,050	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,010	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	155.00–160.00	157.63

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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Bulls · 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

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

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