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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 20

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 120▲ 29 vs year ago 146 · +19.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 4▼ 18 vs year ago 27 · −66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to low comparable 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 $362.80/cwt on 33 head, up $27.45 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 11 comparable sales and sits −14.70 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$362.80

▲ 27.45 vs prior sale

33 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

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

$53.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

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	565	366.33	2,071	30
Medium and Large 2-3	532	335.00	1,782	2thin
Large 1-2	530	312.50	1,656	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.83/cwt here — about $415 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 sale33 hd

362.80

—

KY average26 barns · 826 hd

365.44

−2.64

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−14.70

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	1,710	166.00	2,839	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	129.52	1,632	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	103.85	1,090	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,903	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,092	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	350.60/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,532	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,742	14
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	530	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,630	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,749	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,378	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,556	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	447	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,553	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,850	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,581	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,991	10
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	530	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,656	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,782	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	359.50/cwt	359.50–359.50	2,107	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,752	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	311.70/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,110	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,172	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,189	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,111	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,839	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	663	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	116.80/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,238	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	129.52/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,632	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,902.64/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,903	2

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 120Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 4Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to low comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	447	347.50	347.50
2	450–500	472	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	532	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	655	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	725	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	305	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
17	450–500	454	407.50	407.50
10	500–550	524	380.00	380.00
20	550–600	586	359.50	359.50
3	650–700	677	310.00–312.50	311.70
4	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	860	252.50	252.50
1	950–1000	995	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	312.50	312.50
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	437	350.00–352.50	350.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
14	450–500	467	373.00	373.00
16	500–550	538	325.00	325.00
5	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	367.00	367.00
1	650–700	665	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	128.00–134.00	129.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	110.00–121.00	116.80
1	—	1,020	65.00	65.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,902.64

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.