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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 16

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

171 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 244▲ 171 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 16▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. Feeder buyers continued showing strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-9.00 higher on a light test due to a low number of cows last week and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $416.48/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 28 of 27 comparable sales and sits +42.50 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$416.48

25 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$43.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.57

vs KY average

−12.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	418.21	2,282	24
Medium and Large 2-3	535	375.00	2,006	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.21/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale25 hd

416.48

—

KY average25 barns · 1,427 hd

409.92

+6.57

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−12.69

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

+42.50

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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.71, low $330.64, median $373.98 across 27 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	1,842	194.91	3,590	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,346	186.87	2,515	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	175.93	2,142	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	133.00	1,433	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,400	1thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,160	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,914	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	490.31/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,128	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	467.54/cwt	455.00–472.50	2,310	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,260	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,422	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	424.86/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,596	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,561	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,679	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,657	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,889	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,416	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	282	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,805	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	324	483.51/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,567	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	543.28/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,820	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	383	451.62/cwt	440.00–462.50	1,730	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	512.28/cwt	492.50–522.50	2,131	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	441	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,852	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,142	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	440.47/cwt	425.00–448.00	2,260	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	402.31/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,289	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	632	326.70/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,065	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	322.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,160	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,632	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,836	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	262	693.18/cwt	690.00–700.00	1,816	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,603	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,053	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	589.83/cwt	570.00–595.00	2,106	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,054	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	462.38/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,942	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	503.68/cwt	492.50–520.00	2,186	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,092	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	476.68/cwt	465.00–481.00	2,312	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,270	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	471.37/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,456	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	425.56/cwt	390.00–442.50	2,464	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,467	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,404	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1-2	685	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,199	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	286.68/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,319	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,504	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	188.86/cwt	187.50–190.00	2,952	2
Bulls	—	—	2,400	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	4,968	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	112.24/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,081	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,840	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	184.71/cwt	172.50–210.00	2,213	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	164.22/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,041	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,810	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,193	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	191.09/cwt	185.00–197.50	2,599	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 Feb 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 244Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
4	300–350	324	430.00–500.00	483.51
2	350–400	383	440.00–462.50	451.62
5	400–450	441	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	535	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	632	320.00–330.00	326.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	590.00	590.00
3	300–350	335	540.00–550.00	543.28
13	400–450	416	492.50–522.50	512.28
2	450–500	475	451.00	451.00
10	500–550	513	425.00–448.00	440.47
14	550–600	569	390.00–415.00	402.31
7	650–700	669	320.00–330.00	322.91
1	800–850	830	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	640.00	640.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	680.00	680.00
3	250–300	262	690.00–700.00	693.18
2	300–350	348	590.00	590.00
7	350–400	357	570.00–595.00	589.83
7	400–450	434	492.50–520.00	503.68
10	450–500	485	465.00–481.00	476.68
7	500–550	521	470.00–475.00	471.37
3	550–600	579	390.00–442.50	425.56
1	600–650	645	382.50	382.50
3	650–700	682	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	700	340.00	340.00
3	800–850	809	285.00–287.50	286.68
1	900–950	945	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	605.00	605.00
1	350–400	395	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	420	460.00–465.00	462.38
1	450–500	470	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	510	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	720.00	720.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	675.00	675.00
4	400–450	434	475.00–505.00	490.31
4	450–500	494	455.00–472.50	467.54
1	500–550	505	447.50	447.50
1	550–600	560	432.50	432.50
5	600–650	611	417.50–430.00	424.86
5	650–700	674	380.00	380.00
3	700–750	742	361.00	361.00
1	800–850	805	330.00	330.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	580.00	580.00
2	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	770	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	520.00	520.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,240	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	187.50–190.00	188.86
1	—	2,400	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	142.50	142.50
2	—	963	109.00–115.00	112.24
1	—	1,115	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,360	185.00–197.50	191.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	160.00–167.00	164.22
4	—	1,198	172.50–210.00	184.71

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.