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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 2

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Oct 26Nov 2latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 266▲ 58 vs year ago 159 · +36.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 34▼ 14 vs year ago 38 · −36.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 18 · −11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00-8.00 lower.

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 $347.50/cwt on 42 head, up $9.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 27 comparable sales and sits −26.48 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$347.50

▲ 9.64 vs prior sale

42 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$55.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.80

vs KY average

−13.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	359.32	1,939	33
Medium and Large 2-3	545	304.15	1,657	9thin

One grade step is worth $55.17/cwt here — about $283 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 sale42 hd

347.50

—

KY average25 barns · 1,287 hd

339.69

+7.80

National average45 barns · 4,335 hd

360.81

−13.31

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−26.48

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	1,825	161.67	2,950	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,459	123.07	1,795	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	118.05	1,334	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,112	100.76	1,120	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,535	$3,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,550	2thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,434	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	502.63/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,644	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,862	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,046	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,207	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,228	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,355	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	925	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,775	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,045	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	431.57/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,614	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,748	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,676	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	390.48/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,761	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	497	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,640	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	366.53/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,888	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	308.14/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,596	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	299.16/cwt	285.00–321.00	1,729	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	346.70/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,021	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	316.59/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,004	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,282	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	488.10/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,796	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	389	423.17/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,646	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,612	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	383.41/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,810	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	494	363.92/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,798	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1-2	518	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,580	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	371.33/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,935	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	361.68/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,007	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,813	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	330.28/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,048	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	627	304.35/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,908	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,133	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,441	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,240	2
Bulls	—	—	2,180	170.93/cwt	170.00–172.00	3,726	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,325	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	119.10/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,272	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	100.76/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,120	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,979	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	118.51/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,599	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,431	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	104.26/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,569	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	131.37/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,144	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	950	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,913	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 Nov 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 266Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 34Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 18

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00-8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	518	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	470.00–505.00	488.10
3	400–450	403	400.00	400.00
9	450–500	472	380.00–390.00	383.41
6	500–550	521	370.00–372.00	371.33
6	550–600	555	360.00–365.00	361.68
11	600–650	620	325.00–335.00	330.28
5	650–700	688	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
6	350–400	389	417.50–435.00	423.17
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	494	345.00–370.00	363.92
1	550–600	580	312.50	312.50
9	600–650	627	300.00–310.00	304.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	332.50	332.50
2	900–950	925	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	495.00–505.00	502.63
5	350–400	392	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	493	415.00	415.00
3	550–600	598	369.00	369.00
3	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	701	336.00	336.00
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	381.00	381.00
5	450–500	497	330.00	330.00
5	500–550	518	300.00–325.00	308.14
4	550–600	578	285.00–321.00	299.16
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	845	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
13	350–400	374	425.00–435.00	431.57
3	400–450	437	400.00	400.00
10	450–500	451	380.00–395.00	390.48
21	500–550	515	357.50–367.50	366.53
12	550–600	583	340.00–348.00	346.70
13	600–650	633	312.50–320.00	316.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,180	170.00–172.00	170.93
2	—	1,470	150.00–155.00	152.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	98.00–110.00	104.26
4	—	1,349	116.00–120.00	118.51
1	—	1,285	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,632	129.00–135.00	131.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	118.00–120.00	119.10
1	—	1,350	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,035	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	100.00–103.00	100.76

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	—	1,300	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,550.00	1,550.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,535	3,325.00	3,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	170.00	170.00

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.