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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 6

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 140▲ 111 vs year ago 35 · +317.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 8▲ 10 vs year ago 10 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 2▲ 7 vs year ago 1 · +700.0%

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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 $352.76/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −24.74 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$352.76

12 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$34.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.78

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	585	358.57	2,096	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	323.75	1,797	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.82/cwt here — about $299 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 sale12 hd

352.76

—

KY average15 barns · 460 hd

376.55

−23.78

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−24.74

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

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $447.94, low $335.35, median $377.50 across 11 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	1,813	188.09	3,410	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	150.58	1,682	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,381	144.41	1,994	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	730	$1,757	4thin

Every lot

54 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,058	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,923	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	355.88/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,093	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,351	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,480	1
Steers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,055	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,690	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	471.39/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,310	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,361	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	401.14/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,492	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,580	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,767	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	349.90/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,795	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	311.09/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,072	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,337	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,140	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,373	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	457.91/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,740	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,909	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,961	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	388.93/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,917	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,769	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	357.85/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,126	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,098	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	639	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,917	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	852	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,130	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,813	188.09/cwt	184.00–192.00	3,410	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,779	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	145.37/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,633	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,165	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	144.93/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,990	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	132.53/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,912	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	1,756.85/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,757	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3

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 →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 140Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 8Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	380	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	420	490.00	490.00
6	550–600	588	350.00–367.50	355.88
2	650–700	653	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	855	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,055	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	312	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	380	430.00–465.00	457.91
4	400–450	429	445.00	445.00
5	450–500	467	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
9	550–600	594	340.00–360.00	357.85
3	600–650	608	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
2	850–900	852	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	320	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	410	405.00	405.00
7	450–500	493	375.00–407.50	388.93
1	500–550	540	327.50	327.50
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
7	600–650	639	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	450.00–490.00	471.39
2	300–350	318	428.00	428.00
13	350–400	372	380.00–420.00	401.14
2	400–450	433	365.00	365.00
5	450–500	459	385.00	385.00
9	500–550	513	340.00–357.50	349.90
4	550–600	585	345.00	345.00
9	650–700	666	310.00–320.00	311.09
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	820	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	730	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,756.85

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)	1	—	1,040	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,180	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,813	184.00–192.00	188.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,443	132.00–133.00	132.53
8	—	1,373	141.00–149.00	144.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	141.00–149.00	145.37
1	—	1,105	161.00	161.00

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.