Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves or slaughter cows and bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.08/cwt on 6 head, up $25.24 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 13 comparable sales and sits −8.43 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$377.08

▲ 25.24 vs prior sale

6 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−38.90

vs KY average

−46.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	377.08	2,105	6thin

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

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 sale6 hd

377.08

—

KY average27 barns · 1,479 hd

415.99

−38.90

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−46.99

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−8.43

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	1,970	177.00	3,487	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	160.00	2,368	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	126.55	1,390	2thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	200–250	245	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	582.79/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,684	3
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	430	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	476.00/cwt	470.00–492.00	2,551	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	442.38/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,288	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,011	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,487	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,368	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	126.55/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,390	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 65Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 29

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves or slaughter cows and bulls due to low receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	560.00	560.00
3	250–300	289	575.00–600.00	582.79
2	300–350	338	595.00	595.00
3	350–400	358	575.00	575.00
2	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	485	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	540	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	615	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	335.00	335.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	470.00–492.00	476.00
5	600–650	636	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	510.00	510.00
2	450–500	483	435.00–450.00	442.38
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
5	550–600	562	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	490	467.00	467.00
2	600–650	605	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	177.00	177.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	125.00–128.00	126.55

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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