Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on a light test. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $402.47/cwt on 15 head, down $45.47 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 11 comparable sales and sits +1.79 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$402.47

▼ 45.47 vs prior sale

15 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$36.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.22

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	411.91	2,241	11thin
Medium and Large 2	542	377.00	2,043	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	375.00	2,175	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.91/cwt here — about $66 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

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.13, low $352.76, median $400.68 across 11 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 sale15 hd

402.47

—

KY average24 barns · 470 hd

420.68

−18.22

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

+1.79

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	—	Average	1,755	200.00	3,510	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,604	173.75	2,786	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	172.67	2,440	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	162.95	1,728	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,090	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	740	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,070	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	164.42/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,690	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,611	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,163	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,512	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	171.13/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,235	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,129	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,247	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,510	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	685	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,832	1
Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	375.36/cwt	372.50–376.00	2,444	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	740	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 227Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 49

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on a light test. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,548	169.00–173.00	171.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	164.00–165.00	164.42
1	—	1,125	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	177.00	177.00
1	—	1,195	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,570	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	200.00	200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	501	425.00	425.00
6	550–600	580	401.00	401.00
11	650–700	651	372.50–376.00	375.36
3	700–750	743	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	665	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	542	377.00	377.00
1	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	508	382.50	382.50
3	550–600	563	372.50	372.50
6	600–650	600	372.50	372.50
12	650–700	656	342.50	342.50
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	267.50	267.50
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,850.00	1,850.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

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