Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $340.83/cwt on 9 head, down $93.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −114.82 against this barn's trailing median of $455.66.

Average price

$340.83

▼ 93.71 vs prior sale

9 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.95

vs KY average

−49.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	514	347.50	1,786	7thin
Medium and Large 2	523	317.50	1,661	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.49, low $329.06, median $455.66 across 9 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 sale9 hd

340.83

—

KY average15 barns · 160 hd

358.79

−17.95

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−49.76

This barn, trailing median9 sales

455.66

−114.82

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	152.63	1,946	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	136.25	1,459	6thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	134.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,443	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	149.94/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,537	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,969	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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 14Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 29

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	130.00–140.00	134.50
1	—	1,060	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	148.00–152.00	149.94
1	—	1,350	158.00	158.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	568	330.00	330.00
6	600–650	625	301.00	301.00
1	650–700	685	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	514	347.50	347.50
3	650–700	652	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	280.00	280.00

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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