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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 6

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 45▼ 17 vs year ago 86 · −19.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 37 vs year ago 41 · −90.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▼ 40 vs year ago 43 · −93.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to low receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $353.55/cwt on 7 head, down $8.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −23.95 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$353.55

▼ 8.46 vs prior sale

7 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$39.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

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	538	359.14	1,933	6thin
Medium and Large 2	515	320.00	1,648	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.14/cwt here — about $285 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

353.55

—

KY average25 barns · 719 hd

353.73

−0.19

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−23.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $447.94, low $335.35, median $377.50 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	2,220	176.00	3,907	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	130.00	1,905	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	117.34	1,326	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,085	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,570	$3,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	735	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,856	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,475	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,657	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,490	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	315.95/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,836	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	430	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,430	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	371.21/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,893	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,083	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,127	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	303.33/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,205	9
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,327	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,220	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,907	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	117.34/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,326	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,905	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,570	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	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 Oct 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 45Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 43

No trend due to low receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,220	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	117.00–118.00	117.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
4	500–550	510	360.00–375.00	371.21
2	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
5	600–650	646	322.50	322.50
7	650–700	670	317.50	317.50
9	700–750	727	290.00–305.00	303.33
1	800–850	815	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	990	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	571	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	655	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
5	550–600	557	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	427.50	427.50
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	436	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	581	315.00–320.00	315.95
1	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	685	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,570	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.