Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2026-02-10

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 10
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 64▲ 19 vs year ago 20 · +95.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 2▼ 51 vs year ago 56 · −91.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 51 vs year ago 55 · −92.7%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $407.50/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 9 of 11 comparable sales and sits +30.00 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.
Average price
$407.50
5 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,238
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.25
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549407.502,2385thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
407.50
—
KY average19 barns · 219 hd
403.25
+4.25
This barn, trailing median11 sales
377.50
+30.00
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
462415368321median 377.5003/0306/0207/2110/1310/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,438157.632,2672thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,077134.001,4433thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,4001thin

Every lot

31 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9761
Steers500–550Large 1-2540415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4544
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,5861
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,6281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5582
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,9241
Heifers450–500Large 1-2475405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9241
Heifers550–600Large 2-3560245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3722
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2502
Heifers600–650Large 1-2628300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2360450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9951
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2002
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2562402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,2623
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,3883
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4671
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5251
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,3631
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990254.99/cwt252.50–257.502,5242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,438157.63/cwt155.00–160.002,2672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,7781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.