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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

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

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 168▲ 29 vs year ago 61 · +47.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 23▼ 8 vs year ago 17 · −47.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 32▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: The adverse weather conditions hampered producers from getting cattle to the sale barn which limited comparisons on feeder and slaughter cattle. There was stronger demand for all the feeder calves leading to them selling 4.00-6.00 higher. The slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady on a light test.

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 $403.81/cwt on 20 head, up $24.10 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 27 comparable sales and sits +29.83 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$403.81

▲ 24.10 vs prior sale

20 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.64

vs KY average

−12.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	403.81	2,132	20

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 sale20 hd

403.81

—

KY average27 barns · 1,255 hd

404.45

−0.64

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−12.31

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

+29.83

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	—	High	2,410	202.50	4,880	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	159.88	1,577	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	156.67	1,747	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	155.00	2,038	1thin

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)	1,431	$3,060	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,951	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,337	$2,512	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$3,979	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$3,850	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,040	1thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	504.60/cwt	502.00–510.00	2,412	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	461.41/cwt	455.00–463.00	2,418	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	428.30/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,527	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,571	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	570.52/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,655	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	449.87/cwt	432.50–455.00	2,056	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	411.65/cwt	410.00–423.00	2,141	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	372.46/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,086	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	333.18/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,199	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,017	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,307	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	498.05/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,306	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,119	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,411	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	417.74/cwt	416.00–425.00	2,460	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,408	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,410	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	4,880	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	140.19/cwt	138.00–142.50	1,367	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	179.56/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,792	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,717	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,719	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,773	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,038	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	1,060	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	805	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,950.57/head	2,350.00–3,275.00	2,951	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,337	2,512.44/head	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,512	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,431	3,059.68/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	3,060	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,403	3,978.86/head	3,800.00–4,100.00	3,979	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,040.00/head	2,040.00–2,040.00	2,040	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 Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 168Year ago 61

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 23Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 32Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,010	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,240	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	170.00–187.50	179.56
2	—	975	138.00–142.50	140.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,410	202.50	202.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
6	350–400	377	535.00	535.00
3	400–450	448	515.00	515.00
5	450–500	463	470.00–505.00	498.05
3	500–550	548	440.00	440.00
5	550–600	589	416.00–425.00	417.74
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	432.50	432.50
1	1050–1100	1,070	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	540.00	540.00
6	450–500	478	502.00–510.00	504.60
5	500–550	524	455.00–463.00	461.41
3	550–600	590	420.00–432.50	428.30
2	600–650	618	416.00	416.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	540.00–580.00	570.52
8	450–500	457	432.50–455.00	449.87
16	500–550	520	410.00–423.00	411.65
4	550–600	560	370.00–380.00	372.46
8	650–700	660	321.00–335.00	333.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	3,850.00	3,850.00

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)	5	—	1,431	2,400.00–3,200.00	3,059.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,325	2,350.00–3,275.00	2,950.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,337	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,512.44

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	3	—	1,403	3,800.00–4,100.00	3,978.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,040.00	2,040.00

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.