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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 27

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 106▼ 38 vs year ago 143 · −26.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 28▲ 7 vs year ago 9 · +77.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower on a very limited number of comparisons. The futures trading continues to be very negative and affecting all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

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 $383.28/cwt on 23 head, down $2.16 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 25 comparable sales and sits −24.07 against this barn's trailing median of $407.34.

Average price

$383.28

▼ 2.16 vs prior sale

23 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$58.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

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	502	407.24	2,044	9thin
Medium and Large 2	543	382.50	2,077	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	348.37	1,893	6thin

One grade step is worth $58.87/cwt here — about $152 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 sale23 hd

383.28

—

KY average23 barns · 322 hd

384.71

−1.43

This barn, trailing median25 sales

407.34

−24.07

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	1,464	224.79	3,291	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	186.91	2,640	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,043	180.00	1,877	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,062	144.25	1,532	3thin

Every lot

40 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	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,961	1
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,061	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	575	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,969	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,456	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	592	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,894	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	284.75/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,737	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,108	2
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,919	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	398.17/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,684	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,944	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	407.24/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,044	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	536	350.04/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,876	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,077	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	283.59/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,909	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,251	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	3
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	730	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,026	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,111	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,181	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,464	224.79/cwt	224.00–225.00	3,291	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,820	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,933	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	144.25/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,532	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	197.52/cwt	191.00–200.00	2,667	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	176.29/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,600	4

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 Jul 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 106Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 28Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	191.00–200.00	197.52
4	—	1,475	175.00–177.00	176.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	143.00–145.00	144.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,045	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,464	224.00–225.00	224.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	530.00	530.00
3	450–500	453	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	525	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	600	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
11	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	695	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	753	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	592	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	610	270.00–300.00	284.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	543	382.50	382.50
2	600–650	615	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	505.00	505.00
3	400–450	447	435.00	435.00
9	500–550	502	397.50–410.00	407.24
3	650–700	682	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	725	290.00	290.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	210.00	210.00
2	1050–1100	1,085	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	385.00–410.00	398.17
5	500–550	536	330.00–370.00	350.04
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	673	275.00–292.50	283.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	277.50	277.50

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.