Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trend on feeders due to low receipts. Slaughter cows steady to up 2.00 with high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.84/cwt on 12 head, down $33.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 13 comparable sales and sits −33.67 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$351.84

▼ 33.67 vs prior sale

12 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$646

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

$81.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−70.90

vs KY average

−76.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	384.00	2,182	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	540	348.74	1,883	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	508	302.38	1,536	3thin

One grade step is worth $81.62/cwt here — about $646 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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

351.84

—

KY average25 barns · 1,311 hd

422.75

−70.90

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−76.52

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−33.67

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%	High	1,635	190.00	3,107	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	182.36	2,521	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	153.00	1,545	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,288	215.00	2,769	2thin

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 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	386.16/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	416.89/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	302.38/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,292	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	540	348.74/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	323.87/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,911	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,107	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,545	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	192.64/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,716	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	167.51/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,308	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	181.78/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,445	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,288	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,769	2

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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 123Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 31

Compared to last week no trend on feeders due to low receipts. Slaughter cows steady to up 2.00 with high demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	470	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	528	456.00	456.00
2	600–650	620	375.00–397.50	386.16
2	700–750	710	315.00–332.50	323.87
1	850–900	895	262.50	262.50
1	900–950	935	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	508	295.00–317.50	302.38
1	800–850	825	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	400.00–430.00	416.89
2	500–550	525	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	597	370.00	370.00
3	800–850	830	309.00	309.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	540	347.50–352.50	348.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	190.00	190.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	190.00–195.00	192.64
2	—	1,378	166.00–169.00	167.51
2	—	1,345	178.00–186.00	181.78
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	215.00	215.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle