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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 8

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 203▲ 0 vs year ago 104 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 42▲ 0 vs year ago 25 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 20▲ 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 lower on a very light test. Feeder heifers traded sharply lower. The smaller offering limited group sizes along with flooding rains in the forecast softened demand on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

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 $378.95/cwt on 26 head, up $11.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 27 comparable sales and sits +4.97 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$378.95

▲ 11.61 vs prior sale

26 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$14.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.93

vs KY average

−21.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	384.54	2,242	16thin
Medium and Large 2	569	370.00	2,105	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	370.00	1,980	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.54/cwt here — about $262 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 sale26 hd

378.95

—

KY average24 barns · 980 hd

406.88

−27.93

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−21.57

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

+4.97

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	177.52	2,918	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	156.06	1,818	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	917	150.95	1,384	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,996	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,545	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$4,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,688	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,340	1thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,117	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,153	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,379	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,601	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	874	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,775	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,653	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,882	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	432.83/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,995	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,105	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	384.54/cwt	379.00–388.00	2,242	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,240	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,511	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,908	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	423.15/cwt	370.00–480.00	1,578	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,117	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,987	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	506	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,885	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,227	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,307	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,363	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,989	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,304	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,370	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	149.41/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,424	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	165.78/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,885	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	153.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,780	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	138.65/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,723	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	180.32/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,849	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	173.31/cwt	171.00–176.00	3,016	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,340.00/head	2,340.00–2,340.00	2,340	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	2,687.58/head	2,650.00–2,725.00	2,688	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,996.30/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,996	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,545	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 203Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 42Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 20Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,161	150.00–160.00	153.30
2	—	1,243	135.00–142.50	138.65
5	—	1,137	163.00–170.00	165.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	171.00–176.00	173.31
3	—	1,580	179.00–184.00	180.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	145.00	145.00
1	—	815	160.00	160.00
2	—	953	149.00–150.00	149.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	448	420.00	420.00
8	450–500	461	430.00–437.50	432.83
16	550–600	583	379.00–388.00	384.54
3	600–650	617	363.00	363.00
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	569	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
3	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	360	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	415	510.00	510.00
3	450–500	462	430.00	430.00
6	500–550	518	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	556	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	630	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	370.00–480.00	423.15
1	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
5	500–550	506	372.50	372.50
2	650–700	663	300.00	300.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	510.00	510.00
2	450–500	458	470.00	470.00
4	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
2	700–750	703	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	355.00	355.00
4	850–900	874	317.50	317.50

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)	Open	1	—	1,110	4,200.00	4,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,208	2,650.00–2,725.00	2,687.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,340.00	2,340.00

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	—	1,345	3,550.00	3,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,545	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,996.30

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.