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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, May 18

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 176▲ 19 vs year ago 145 · +13.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 29▼ 16 vs year ago 39 · −41.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 15▼ 62 vs year ago 110 · −56.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers due to a low number of comparisons. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower on a much smaller, plain quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded sharply higher.

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 $436.76/cwt on 17 head, down $13.24 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 25 comparable sales and sits +29.42 against this barn's trailing median of $407.34.

Average price

$436.76

▼ 13.24 vs prior sale

17 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$46.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.19

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	519	445.00	2,308	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	517	398.32	2,059	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.68/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale17 hd

436.76

—

KY average26 barns · 601 hd

436.57

+0.19

This barn, trailing median25 sales

407.34

+29.42

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	—	Average	1,662	216.95	3,606	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,040	195.00	2,028	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	183.35	2,659	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	150.00	1,603	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$4,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,396	$4,677	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$3,875	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,160	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$5,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$5,638	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$5,500	1thin

Every lot

63 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	482.78/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,327	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,659	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,584	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	414.36/cwt	413.50–419.00	2,755	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,430	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,826	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,316	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,791	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	426.72/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,814	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,024	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	397.94/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,878	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,008	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	374.83/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,174	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,633	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,617	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,829	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	313	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,393	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	527.50/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,899	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,061	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1-2	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	501.98/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,184	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	415.51/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,911	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,264	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	398.32/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,059	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,413	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	360.04/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,214	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1-2	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,560	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,529	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	345.77/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,617	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,707	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,693	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	925	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,683	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,584	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,059	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	210.43/cwt	210.00–211.00	3,847	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,510	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,538	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,028	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,708	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,261	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	184.56/cwt	177.50–194.00	2,696	11
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	920	5,950.00/head	5,950.00–5,950.00	5,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,095	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	5,798.79/head	5,700.00–5,900.00	5,799	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	5,724.16/head	5,500.00–5,950.00	5,724	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	5,692.08/head	5,000.00–6,400.00	5,692	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	5,500.00/head	5,500.00–5,500.00	5,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,015	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,315	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,438	4,841.46/head	4,350.00–5,250.00	4,841	9

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 May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 176Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 29Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 15Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	660.00	660.00
2	300–350	313	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	360	515.00–540.00	527.50
4	450–500	460	375.00–430.00	415.51
3	500–550	517	395.00–400.00	398.32
2	600–650	615	355.00–365.00	360.04
1	900–950	925	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	975	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	710.00	710.00
1	250–300	295	620.00	620.00
5	350–400	368	560.00	560.00
14	400–450	435	500.00–510.00	501.98
10	500–550	503	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	558	432.50	432.50
3	600–650	648	395.00	395.00
2	700–750	733	345.00	345.00
6	750–800	757	335.00–350.00	345.77
2	800–850	833	325.00	325.00
5	850–900	883	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	425.00–430.00	426.72
5	450–500	472	375.00–407.50	397.94
1	500–550	525	382.50	382.50
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	560.00	560.00
3	350–400	398	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	440	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	515	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	580	370.00–385.00	374.83
1	700–750	700	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	675	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	482	475.00–500.00	482.78
1	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
2	600–650	633	420.00	420.00
19	650–700	665	413.50–419.00	414.36
8	850–900	859	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	646	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,095	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	5,950.00	5,950.00

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	7	—	1,252	5,500.00–5,950.00	5,724.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	5,700.00–5,900.00	5,798.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,263	5,000.00–6,400.00	5,692.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	5,500.00	5,500.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	4,800.00	4,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,438	4,350.00–5,250.00	4,841.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,330	4,700.00	4,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,950.00	2,950.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	1	—	1,160	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,461	177.50–194.00	184.56
1	—	1,330	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,025	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,265	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	210.00–211.00	210.43
1	—	1,330	230.00	230.00

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.