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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 13

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 146▲ 122 vs year ago 77 · +158.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 6 vs year ago 19 · +31.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers due to low comparable receipts, however a higher undertone was noted. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 550lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Good quality offering of feeder calves in todays sale with good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 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 $353.35/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +8.42 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$353.35

12 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$18.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.39

vs KY average

−60.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	358.08	2,043	9thin
Medium and Large 2	543	339.17	1,843	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.91/cwt here — about $201 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

353.35

—

KY average26 barns · 2,097 hd

376.74

−23.39

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−60.13

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

+8.42

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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.80, low $301.75, median $344.93 across 14 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	1,571	174.25	2,737	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,845	151.00	2,786	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	148.10	1,844	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,074	125.00	1,343	10

Every lot

59 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,299	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,402	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,354	4
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	700	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,188	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,708	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,847	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,647	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	877	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,877	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,781	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,003	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,999	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	431.93/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,581	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	394.83/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,710	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	369.24/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,927	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,798	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,929	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,097	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	330.94/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,009	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,134	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	332.35/cwt	327.50–334.00	2,376	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,352	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,515	18
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	800	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,180	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	883	309.63/cwt	309.50–310.00	2,734	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,401	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	488.20/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,753	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	462.41/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,021	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	452	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,130	2
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	372.17/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,961	7
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	585	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,828	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,101	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,250	4
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	690	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,077	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,342	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,011	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,003	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,989	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,244	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	167.46/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,545	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	178.78/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,869	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	97.22/cwt	90.00–105.00	975	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	146.58/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,543	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	115.23/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,279	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	135.04/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,516	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,814	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	145.80/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,852	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,845	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,786	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 →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Jan 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 146Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	475.00	475.00
11	350–400	359	480.00–490.00	488.20
14	400–450	437	455.00–470.00	462.41
7	500–550	527	365.00–375.00	372.17
14	550–600	587	358.00	358.00
4	650–700	656	343.00	343.00
3	700–750	732	320.00	320.00
2	850–900	890	220.00–230.00	225.00
1	950–1000	965	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	312.50	312.50
1	650–700	690	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
1	850–900	865	232.50	232.50
1	900–950	925	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	632	380.00	380.00
12	700–750	734	369.00	369.00
1	750–800	780	365.00	365.00
15	850–900	877	328.00	328.00
2	1000–1050	1,003	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	582	395.00	395.00
4	600–650	645	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	790	335.00	335.00
2	850–900	890	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	715	327.50–334.00	332.35
18	750–800	786	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	883	309.50–310.00	309.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
8	350–400	366	410.00–437.50	431.93
8	400–450	433	380.00–400.00	394.83
3	500–550	522	362.50–372.50	369.24
6	550–600	595	352.50	352.50
5	600–650	607	325.00–332.50	330.94
5	650–700	667	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	765	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	525	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	580	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	800	272.50	272.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,270	143.00–151.00	145.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	90.00–105.00	97.22
3	—	1,110	111.00–120.00	115.23
3	—	1,053	145.00–148.00	146.58
2	—	1,123	134.00–136.00	135.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	176.00–183.00	178.78
2	—	1,520	167.00–168.00	167.46

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.