Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with low comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.52/cwt on 24 head, up $4.79 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$385.52

▲ 4.79 vs prior sale

24 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$49.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.93

vs KY average

−39.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	389.65	2,241	22
Large 2-3	545	340.00	1,853	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.65/cwt here — about $388 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 sale24 hd

385.52

—

KY average25 barns · 1,340 hd

412.44

−26.93

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−39.67

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

+0.00

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	1,819	196.49	3,574	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	164.00	2,485	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	159.82	2,102	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	146.65	1,572	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$2,174	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,129	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,211	6
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	384.02/cwt	370.00–391.00	2,262	18
Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	587	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	489.14/cwt	487.50–492.50	2,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	531.62/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	473.99/cwt	469.00–480.00	2,517	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	460.71/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,433	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	362.00/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,302	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	601	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,289	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,174.29/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,174	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,128.62/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,129	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,258	1
Bulls	—	—	1,995	203.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	4,063	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	157.12/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,083	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	140.97/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,593	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,509	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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 100Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 4Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 31

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with low comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	535.00	535.00
3	400–450	422	465.00	465.00
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	560.00	560.00
4	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
4	450–500	451	507.50	507.50
7	500–550	528	450.00–465.00	460.71
9	550–600	583	438.00	438.00
5	600–650	636	360.00–362.50	362.00
1	700–750	745	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	755	332.50	332.50
1	800–850	835	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	492.50	492.50
5	400–450	446	462.50	462.50
4	500–550	512	415.00	415.00
18	550–600	589	370.00–391.00	384.02
6	650–700	655	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	475	440.00	440.00
4	600–650	601	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	420.00	420.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	587	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	390	530.00–535.00	531.62
3	450–500	467	487.50–492.50	489.14
9	500–550	531	469.00–480.00	473.99
1	600–650	600	437.50	437.50
4	700–750	704	377.50	377.50
4	850–900	876	319.00	319.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,245	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,425.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,174.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,128.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,995	200.00–210.00	203.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,326	151.00–164.00	157.12
1	—	1,250	176.00	176.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	164.00	164.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	135.00–147.00	140.97
1	—	955	158.00	158.00

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