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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 19

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Jan 12Jan 19Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 153▲ 28 vs year ago 73 · +38.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 20▲ 6 vs year ago 14 · +42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 7▼ 10 vs year ago 16 · −62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher on a light test. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher. A very good quality feeder offering saw strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher on a light test and slaughter bulls were 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 $375.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 10 of 25 comparable sales and sits −32.34 against this barn's trailing median of $407.34.

Average price

$375.00

4 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.93

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	550	375.00	2,063	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

375.00

—

KY average23 barns · 517 hd

388.93

−13.93

This barn, trailing median25 sales

407.34

−32.34

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	1,522	183.65	2,795	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	168.06	2,415	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	165.00	1,596	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,295	133.00	1,722	1thin
Steers	Select	Low	1,828	171.00	3,126	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,510	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$2,654	2thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,176	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,365	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	382.58/cwt	377.50–387.50	2,364	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	375.02/cwt	362.50–377.50	2,603	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,571	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	336.80/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,775	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	450.00/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,238	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	391.68/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,817	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,722	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,946	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,045	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,137	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,157	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,345	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,229	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,251	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	511.81/cwt	490.00–522.50	1,756	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	473.89/cwt	472.50–480.00	2,047	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,098	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,293	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,291	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,353	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,828	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,126	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,479	179.18/cwt	168.00–186.00	2,650	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,574	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,558	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,614	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,838	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,722	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	171.57/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,519	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,653.71/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,654	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	955	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 153Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 16

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	215	600.00	600.00
6	300–350	343	490.00–522.50	511.81
4	350–400	390	495.00	495.00
5	400–450	432	472.50–480.00	473.89
7	450–500	488	430.00	430.00
4	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	630	364.00	364.00
2	800–850	833	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	855	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	905	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	455.00	455.00
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	785	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	422.50	422.50
2	550–600	595	395.00–400.00	397.50
4	600–650	618	377.50–387.50	382.58
6	650–700	694	362.50–377.50	375.02
7	800–850	824	335.00–337.50	336.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	445.00–455.00	450.00
2	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
6	450–500	464	380.00–397.50	391.68
8	500–550	519	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	568	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	638	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	727	322.50	322.50
3	750–800	782	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	475	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	725	297.50	297.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,045	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,653.71

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,510	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	167.00–176.00	171.57
1	—	1,250	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	153.00	153.00
1	—	880	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	206.00	206.00
5	—	1,479	168.00–186.00	179.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	171.00	171.00

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.