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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 27

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 175▲ 85 vs year ago 54 · +157.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 9▼ 9 vs year ago 25 · −36.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%

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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 $362.88/cwt on 29 head, up $0.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 11 comparable sales and sits −14.62 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$362.88

▲ 0.07 vs prior sale

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$535

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

$94.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.06

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	551	379.22	2,088	22
Medium and Large 2	560	335.00	1,876	1thin
Large 2	545	312.11	1,702	5thin
Medium 2	545	285.00	1,553	1thin

One grade step is worth $94.22/cwt here — about $535 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 sale29 hd

362.88

—

KY average27 barns · 848 hd

363.94

−1.06

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−14.62

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	—	Low	1,509	160.36	2,420	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	129.00	2,180	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,387	127.80	1,772	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	94.09	980	5thin

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)	1,285	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,757	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	373.36/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,781	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,968	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	322	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,087	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,322	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,325	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,798	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	307.31/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,653	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,523	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,804	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,798	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	470.05/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,537	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,901	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	462	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,386	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,858	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	397.49/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,059	10
Bulls	500–550	Large 2	534	312.64/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,669	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,104	12
Bulls	550–600	Large 2	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	287.82/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,934	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	153.79/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,919	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	166.92/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,954	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	74.90/cwt	72.50–77.50	640	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	97.32/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,066	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,822	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,651	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,516	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	128.83/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,818	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,180	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,756.67/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,757	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 175Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	370.00–375.00	373.36
3	500–550	518	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	670	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	600	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	300.00–325.00	312.64
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	465.00–475.00	470.05
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
8	400–450	432	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	489	380.00	380.00
10	500–550	518	395.00–420.00	397.49
12	550–600	578	364.00	364.00
8	650–700	672	287.50–290.00	287.82
3	700–750	745	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	665	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	337.50	337.50
4	450–500	453	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	538	306.00–310.00	307.31
2	550–600	585	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	525	342.50	342.50
5	550–600	559	272.50	272.50
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	656	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	705	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,410	107.50	107.50
4	—	1,411	127.00–132.00	128.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	95.00–100.00	97.32
1	—	1,310	126.00	126.00
2	—	855	72.50–77.50	74.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	150.00–157.50	153.79
2	—	1,770	165.00–168.00	166.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,756.67

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	—	1,285	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,250.00	2,250.00

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.