Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves and slaughter cattle due to limited supply.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $429.72/cwt on 10 head, down $28.40 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 11 comparable sales and sits +29.04 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$429.72

▼ 28.40 vs prior sale

10 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.37

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	563	429.72	2,418	10thin

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 sale10 hd

429.72

—

KY average26 barns · 587 hd

436.09

−6.37

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

+29.04

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	1,640	153.00	2,509	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	118.41	1,146	5thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	300–350	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	424.54/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	491.11/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	327.23/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,039	2
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	395.62/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,089	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,001	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,509	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,330	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	105.69/cwt	100.00–113.00	949	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 →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 119Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 10Year ago 3

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves and slaughter cattle due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	373	525.00	525.00
5	400–450	439	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	472	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	541	437.50	437.50
6	550–600	577	415.00–445.00	424.54
3	600–650	620	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00
2	800–850	808	320.00–325.00	322.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	435.00	435.00
1	800–850	830	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	642	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	475.00–500.00	491.11
4	450–500	466	422.50	422.50
7	500–550	528	392.50–400.00	395.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	585	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	623	320.00–335.00	327.23
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	153.00	153.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,160	140.00	140.00
3	—	898	100.00–113.00	105.69

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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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle