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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 15

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 104▼ 22 vs year ago 136 · −16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 25▼ 3 vs year ago 14 · −21.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 12▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. There was better demand for feeder calves today despite the smaller offering. No test on slaughter cows and bulls dues to limited comparisons.

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 $388.09/cwt on 22 head, up $9.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 27 comparable sales and sits +14.11 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$388.09

▲ 9.14 vs prior sale

22 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$45.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.68

vs KY average

−23.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	398.98	2,132	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	513	366.72	1,881	6thin
Medium 1-2	510	353.00	1,800	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.98/cwt here — about $332 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 sale22 hd

388.09

—

KY average26 barns · 1,213 hd

414.77

−26.68

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−23.41

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

+14.11

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	—	Average	2,104	216.45	4,553	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	177.00	2,625	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	171.00	2,223	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,060	141.00	1,495	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)	1,185	$2,168	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	978	$2,550	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	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	408	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,958	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	507.84/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,184	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,387	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,319	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,449	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	410.63/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,566	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	511.52/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,596	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,956	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	510	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,800	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	366.72/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,881	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	396.47/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,066	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,266	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,045	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,261	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	741	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,267	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,811	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,799	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	472.55/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,715	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,995	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	498.54/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,079	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	405.11/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,904	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	406.34/cwt	404.00–410.00	2,316	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	300.00/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,295	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,441	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,791	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,915	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	4,500	1
Bulls	—	—	2,198	207.17/cwt	203.00–212.50	4,554	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,495	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,223	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	177.00/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,625	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	890	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,167.72/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,168	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 104Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 25Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	174.00–185.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,198	203.00–212.50	207.17
1	—	1,915	235.00	235.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	485.00–525.00	511.52
1	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	447	437.50	437.50
10	500–550	521	390.00–405.00	396.47
5	550–600	561	404.00	404.00
6	650–700	673	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	513	350.00–370.00	366.72
1	650–700	665	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	741	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	575.00	575.00
1	350–400	395	505.00	505.00
9	400–450	417	470.00–515.00	498.54
3	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
5	550–600	570	404.00–410.00	406.34
2	750–800	775	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	915	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	363	470.00–475.00	472.55
3	450–500	470	400.00–415.00	405.11
3	750–800	765	295.00–310.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	500.00–525.00	507.84
5	500–550	510	468.00	468.00
3	600–650	625	400.00–416.00	410.63
1	650–700	675	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	530	437.50	437.50
2	550–600	590	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	615	355.00	355.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	3,600.00	3,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,350.00	2,350.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,167.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,350.00	2,350.00

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.