Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves or 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 $357.00/cwt on 5 head, up $5.16 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 13 comparable sales and sits −28.52 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$357.00

▲ 5.16 vs prior sale

5 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.53

vs KY average

−70.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	380.00	2,166	1thin
Medium and Large 2	560	357.50	2,002	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	598	345.00	2,063	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale5 hd

357.00

—

KY average25 barns · 1,064 hd

414.53

−57.53

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−70.90

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−28.52

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	1,505	165.00	2,483	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	157.23	1,984	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	134.26	1,388	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$2,412	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,840	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1-2	850–900	890	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	447.98/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,280	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	598	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	433.63/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Bulls	Large 2	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,482	2,627.05/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,627	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	2,393.13/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,393	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,025	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,225	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,839.64/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,840	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	120.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,298	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	107.82/cwt	105.00–110.00	895	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	159.30/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,031	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,823	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,483	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	147.78/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,605	6

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 46Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 4Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	422	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	463	500.00	500.00
5	500–550	509	445.00–460.00	447.98
3	600–650	617	420.00	420.00
1	800–850	835	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	528	422.50	422.50
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	590	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	330	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
7	450–500	488	425.00–437.50	433.63
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	598	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	353	560.00	560.00
1	450–500	480	525.00	525.00
3	500–550	503	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	600	420.00	420.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,482	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,627.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,247	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,393.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,839.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	115.00–125.00	120.14
2	—	830	105.00–110.00	107.82
6	—	1,086	140.00–151.00	147.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,275	155.00–165.00	159.30
2	—	1,215	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	165.00	165.00

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