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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 5

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

213 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 74▲ 213 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 19▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 8▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure for the holidays. The demand for all classes of feeder calves was very strong. Several very good quality calves was in the offering including some weaned packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold very similar to the last sales before the holiday break.

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 $399.67/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 13 of 25 comparable sales and sits −7.67 against this barn's trailing median of $407.34.

Average price

$399.67

31 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$74.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.30

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	426.25	2,249	20
Medium and Large 2-3	588	351.34	2,066	11thin

One grade step is worth $74.91/cwt here — about $183 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 sale31 hd

399.67

—

KY average9 barns · 329 hd

376.37

+23.30

This barn, trailing median25 sales

407.34

−7.67

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $487.31, low $325.33, median $407.34 across 25 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	1,906	187.76	3,578	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,334	156.75	2,091	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,202	138.65	1,666	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	133.37	1,348	7thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$2,441	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$2,358	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$2,134	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	768	$1,746	2thin

Every lot

58 lots · USDA AMS · Cattleman's Livestock - 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,166	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,255	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	411.54/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,996	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,238	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,448	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	2,572	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	361.75/cwt	361.75–361.75	2,775	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	434.15/cwt	426.00–438.00	1,615	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	395.03/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,710	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	373.97/cwt	371.00–376.00	1,952	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,991	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	337.31/cwt	333.00–352.00	2,108	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,508	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	296.57/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,281	3
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,376	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	477.32/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,313	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	463.10/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,556	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	403	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,612	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,143	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	502	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,309	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,152	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	351.34/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,066	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,147	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	667	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,834	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,069	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,124	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,254	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,336	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	925	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,151	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	968	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,420	4
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,236	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,880	192.74/cwt	192.50–193.00	3,624	2
Bulls	—	—	1,923	184.44/cwt	182.50–185.00	3,547	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	143.91/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,367	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	119.32/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,303	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,689	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,653	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,334	156.75/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,091	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,090	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	985	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	2,547.84/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,548	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,387.63/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,388	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,133.67/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,134	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	768	1,745.60/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,746	2

This sale against other markets

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 →

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 74Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	275	475.00–480.00	477.32
6	300–350	336	460.00–470.00	463.10
5	400–450	415	470.00	470.00
7	450–500	458	468.00	468.00
9	550–600	559	385.00	385.00
9	600–650	639	336.00	336.00
3	650–700	683	303.00	303.00
2	700–750	708	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	805	280.00	280.00
2	850–900	895	261.00	261.00
4	950–1000	968	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	403	400.00	400.00
11	550–600	588	350.00–357.50	351.34
4	650–700	667	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	925	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	502	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
6	350–400	372	426.00–438.00	434.15
18	400–450	433	387.50–410.00	395.03
10	500–550	522	371.00–376.00	373.97
6	550–600	557	357.50	357.50
16	600–650	625	333.00–352.00	337.31
3	750–800	769	290.00–300.00	296.57
1	1100–1150	1,105	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	742	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	485	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	536	417.50	417.50
1	550–600	565	395.00	395.00
6	700–750	738	348.50	348.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	640	382.50	382.50
17	750–800	767	361.75	361.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	407.50–420.00	411.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,370	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,415	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,387.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,975.00	2,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,415	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,133.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,243	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,547.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,745.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,923	182.50–185.00	184.44
2	—	1,880	192.50–193.00	192.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	115.00–126.00	119.32
4	—	950	140.00–149.00	143.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	134.00–137.00	135.48
1	—	1,165	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,334	150.00–161.00	156.75

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.