Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers due to low comparable receipts. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold mostly steady with feeder heifers over 400lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to low comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.66/cwt on 12 head, down $61.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −48.85 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$336.66

▼ 61.78 vs prior sale

12 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$476

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

$87.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−66.64

vs KY average

−77.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	377.99	2,105	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	350.00	1,943	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	290.00	1,630	5thin

One grade step is worth $87.99/cwt here — about $476 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

336.66

—

KY average26 barns · 1,297 hd

403.31

−66.64

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−77.12

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−48.85

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	1,335	148.00	1,976	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,594	164.86	2,628	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	128.00	1,427	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	680	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	250–300	295	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	594.58/cwt	580.00–625.00	2,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,048	8
Bulls	Large 2	800–850	830	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	373.32/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	678	346.26/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	412.91/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,978	5
Bulls	Large 2	1000–1050	1,045	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	493.84/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,827	10
Bulls	Large 2	1150–1200	1,155	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	552.57/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	498.37/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,168	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Large 2	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	459.19/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,402	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,594	164.86/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,628	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,427	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,976	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 Mar 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 59Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 56

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	560.00	560.00
8	300–350	325	630.00	630.00
3	350–400	360	580.00–625.00	594.58
9	400–450	435	495.00–505.00	498.37
6	500–550	523	455.00–460.00	459.19
3	550–600	588	402.50	402.50
1	700–750	720	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	830	245.00	245.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	190.00	190.00
1	1150–1200	1,155	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	365	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	258	545.00–560.00	552.57
10	350–400	370	480.00–500.00	493.84
5	400–450	439	447.50	447.50
5	450–500	479	410.00–425.00	412.91
2	500–550	542	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	567	370.00–375.00	373.32
3	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
4	800–850	824	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	562	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	480	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	558	452.50	452.50
1	700–750	710	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	447.50	447.50
2	650–700	678	345.00–347.50	346.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	2,525.00	2,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,594	160.00–169.00	164.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	148.00	148.00

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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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

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

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle