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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 10

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

133 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 158▲ 4 vs year ago 129 · +3.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 17▼ 1 vs year ago 17 · −5.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All classes of feeder calves sold very similar to last week on a limited number of comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $426.25/cwt on 6 head, up $28.59 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 16 comparable sales and sits −7.38 against this barn's trailing median of $433.63.

Average price

$426.25

▲ 28.59 vs prior sale

6 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$55.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs KY average

+24.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	435.50	2,347	5thin
Medium 1-2	585	380.00	2,223	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.50/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale6 hd

426.25

—

KY average22 barns · 519 hd

427.33

−1.08

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

+24.42

This barn, trailing median16 sales

433.63

−7.38

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

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.88, low $326.60, median $433.63 across 16 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	1,325	237.20	3,144	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	180.70	2,539	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	178.75	2,033	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	161.34	1,547	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$3,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,338	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	883	$2,276	2thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,035	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,157	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,367	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,262	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	354.38/cwt	351.00–359.00	2,442	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	375.75/cwt	375.75–375.75	2,773	26
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	958	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,941	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	273	452.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,235	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,838	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,829	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,993	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,943	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,928	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,870	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1-2	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,071	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,016	4
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,096	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,156	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,186	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	643	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,186	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,271	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,140	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	266.54/cwt	263.00–270.00	2,559	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,628	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,090	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,453	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	243.30/cwt	240.00–246.00	3,511	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	153.93/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,498	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,969	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,788	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,083	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,297	173.67/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,252	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	185.97/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,764	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,337.64/head	2,325.00–2,350.00	2,338	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	883	2,276.35/head	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,276	2

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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 158Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 17Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 4

All classes of feeder calves sold very similar to last week on a limited number of comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	187.50	187.50
1	—	1,225	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	173.00–175.00	173.67
4	—	1,486	185.00–187.00	185.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	175.00	175.00
2	—	973	150.00–157.50	153.93
1	—	1,100	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	225.00	225.00
2	—	1,443	240.00–246.00	243.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	545.00	545.00
4	400–450	443	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	508	412.50	412.50
2	550–600	560	385.00	385.00
4	600–650	609	359.00	359.00
6	650–700	668	340.00	340.00
4	750–800	751	285.00	285.00
2	950–1000	960	263.00–270.00	266.54
5	1050–1100	1,064	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	643	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	446	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	486	410.00	410.00
6	500–550	508	382.50	382.50
3	550–600	567	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	685	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	450.00–455.00	452.48
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	608	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	550.00	550.00
5	450–500	469	460.00	460.00
4	500–550	535	442.50	442.50
1	550–600	555	407.50	407.50
7	650–700	689	351.00–359.00	354.38
4	950–1000	958	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	700–750	738	375.75	375.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,315	2,325.00–2,350.00	2,337.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	3,025.00	3,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,276.35

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.