Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to low comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.02/cwt on 43 head, up $20.77 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −48.70 against this barn's trailing median of $386.72.

Average price

$338.02

▲ 20.77 vs prior sale

43 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$34.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.06

vs KY average

−18.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	344.29	1,914	35
Medium and Large 2	580	315.00	1,827	1thin
Large 1-2	545	310.00	1,690	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.29/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.80, low $317.25, median $386.72 across 12 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 sale43 hd

338.02

—

KY average25 barns · 860 hd

345.09

−7.06

National average178 barns · 11,809 hd

356.25

−18.23

This barn, trailing median12 sales

386.72

−48.70

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	1,540	180.00	2,772	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,579	146.36	2,310	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	143.12	1,903	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,393	133.24	1,855	4thin

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)	1,373	$2,824	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,038	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	7
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,774	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	141.49/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,818	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	615	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,584	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	820	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,235	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	657	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,020	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,935	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	347.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	317.41/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,809	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,037.74/head	1,875.00–2,450.00	2,038	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,003	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,823.59/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	334.02/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,017	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	1,932	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	294.35/cwt	285.00–299.00	2,214	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	318.33/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,126	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	381.25/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,984	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,168	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,659	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,385	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,946	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,872	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	148.81/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,371	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,134	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 40Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 55

No trend due to low comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
7	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	657	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	516	374.50	374.50
11	550–600	569	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	397	380.00–385.00	381.25
2	400–450	448	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	465	377.50	377.50
2	500–550	510	362.50	362.50
12	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
20	600–650	641	312.50	312.50
9	650–700	660	305.00	305.00
4	700–750	718	292.00	292.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	550	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	542	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	785	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	820	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	466	340.00–350.00	347.90
8	550–600	570	315.00–335.00	317.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	452.50	452.50
1	350–400	375	377.50	377.50
3	400–450	430	407.50	407.50
14	500–550	512	387.50	387.50
16	600–650	604	320.00–335.00	334.02
28	650–700	668	315.00–320.00	318.33
6	750–800	752	285.00–299.00	294.35
1	800–850	805	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	139.00–145.00	141.49
1	—	1,465	148.00	148.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,385	140.00–141.00	140.48
1	—	1,440	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	146.00–152.00	148.81
1	—	1,535	139.00	139.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,240	179.00	179.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,325	1,875.00–2,450.00	2,037.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,373	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,823.59
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	4,300.00	4,300.00

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle