Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2026-01-12

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 12

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 213▲ 35 vs year ago 118 · +29.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 23▼ 11 vs year ago 31 · −35.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 25▼ 12 vs year ago 19 · −63.2%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a limited numbers of comparisons. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Today's offering lacked the weaned, pre-conditioned calves that were in last week's sale, but the overall quality today was very good and the demand was strong. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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 $376.99/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 10 of 25 comparable sales and sits −30.35 against this barn's trailing median of $407.34.

Average price

$376.99

22 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$60.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

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	534	393.36	2,099	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	566	333.33	1,886	6thin

One grade step is worth $60.03/cwt here — about $213 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 sale22 hd

376.99

—

KY average26 barns · 864 hd

381.52

−4.53

This barn, trailing median25 sales

407.34

−30.35

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	—	High	1,586	199.07	3,157	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	147.75	2,100	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,135	122.63	1,392	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,278	$2,566	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$3,900	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	483.14/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,126	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,176	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	417.74/cwt	413.00–421.00	2,243	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,095	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,402	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	373.39/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,360	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,505	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,594	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,390	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	317.43/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,739	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	407.40/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,316	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,618	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	406.58/cwt	395.00–411.00	1,659	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	373.12/cwt	371.00–376.00	1,720	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,867	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	543	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,873	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,068	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	336.44/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,136	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	318	441.81/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,405	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,746	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	514.39/cwt	512.50–515.00	2,032	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,076	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,102	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	394.79/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,856	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	478	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,979	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,079	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,879	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	365.56/cwt	356.00–381.00	2,124	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	338.79/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,111	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	643	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,768	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,218	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,392	205.91/cwt	200.00–208.00	2,866	6
Bulls	—	—	2,168	178.55/cwt	177.50–180.00	3,871	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	122.63/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,392	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,811	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	143.09/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,033	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	152.74/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,173	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	172.14/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,493	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	2,566.17/head	2,375.00–2,950.00	2,566	3

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 213Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 23Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 25Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	150.00–156.00	152.74
2	—	1,448	166.00–180.00	172.14
5	—	1,421	141.00–145.00	143.09
2	—	1,393	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	115.00–130.00	122.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,392	200.00–208.00	205.91
2	—	2,168	177.50–180.00	178.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	372	435.00	435.00
11	400–450	408	395.00–411.00	406.58
14	450–500	461	371.00–376.00	373.12
3	500–550	508	367.50	367.50
2	550–600	565	366.00	366.00
7	600–650	635	330.00–337.50	336.44
2	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	770	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	405.00–410.00	407.40
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	543	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	475.00–500.00	483.14
2	450–500	488	446.00	446.00
5	500–550	537	413.00–421.00	417.74
8	600–650	632	372.50–380.00	373.39
3	650–700	680	345.00	345.00
4	700–750	721	347.50	347.50
1	750–800	780	332.50	332.50
2	850–900	863	310.00–325.00	317.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	367.50	367.50
1	800–850	810	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	583	412.00	412.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
8	350–400	395	512.50–515.00	514.39
3	400–450	428	485.00	485.00
5	450–500	452	465.00	465.00
11	500–550	512	406.00	406.00
5	550–600	581	356.00–381.00	365.56
2	600–650	623	337.50–340.00	338.79
2	650–700	693	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	425.00–460.00	441.81
1	350–400	360	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	470	375.00–415.00	394.79
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	578	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	643	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	414.00	414.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,278	2,375.00–2,950.00	2,566.17

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.