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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 13

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 69▲ 54 vs year ago 66 · +81.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 34 vs year ago 38 · −89.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 13 vs year ago 17 · −76.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to low receipts last week. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.08/cwt on 36 head, up $16.22 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 15 comparable sales and sits −32.76 against this barn's trailing median of $351.84.

Average price

$319.08

▲ 16.22 vs prior sale

36 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$599

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

$86.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.99

vs KY average

−53.68 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	331.07	1,888	30
Medium and Large 2-3	505	330.00	1,667	1thin
Medium 1-2	526	245.00	1,289	5thin

One grade step is worth $86.07/cwt here — about $599 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

319.08

—

KY average27 barns · 1,089 hd

339.07

−19.99

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−53.68

This barn, trailing median15 sales

351.84

−32.76

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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.80, low $301.75, median $351.84 across 15 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	—	Low	1,750	168.00	2,940	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	140.00	2,034	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,430	130.00	1,859	1thin

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)	1,135	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,635	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,041	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,075	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,369	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,534	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	526	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,289	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,832	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,915	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,934	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,027	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,220	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,210	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,772	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,938	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	309.91/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,760	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,996	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,148	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,148	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,940	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,859	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,034	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	880	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 69Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 17

No trend available due to low receipts last week. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	168.00	168.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	515.00	515.00
7	400–450	443	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	500	387.50	387.50
5	550–600	587	340.00	340.00
6	650–700	666	322.50	322.50
3	700–750	728	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
5	550–600	568	290.00–322.50	309.91
6	600–650	630	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	650	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	255.00	255.00
5	500–550	526	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	458	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	650	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	830	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	365.00	365.00
11	500–550	531	345.00	345.00
19	550–600	593	323.00	323.00
7	650–700	654	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	720	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
5	500–550	537	380.00	380.00
6	550–600	598	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	367.50	367.50
1	700–750	720	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.