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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 17

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 39▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 5▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders calves and slaughter cows and bulls due to low comparable receipts.

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 $458.13/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 12 of 11 comparable sales and sits +80.63 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$458.13

12 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$55.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.01

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	510	462.73	2,360	11thin
Medium and Large 2	585	407.50	2,384	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.23/cwt here — about −$24 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

458.13

—

KY average25 barns · 420 hd

427.12

+31.01

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

+80.63

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	—	Low	1,933	172.00	3,324	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	158.00	1,918	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	136.50	1,445	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,675	1thin

Every lot

43 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,885	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,026	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,361	6
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	475	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,328	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,512	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,617	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,368	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,532	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,481	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,701	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,980	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,910	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,948	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,895	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,188	4
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,198	3
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	540.18/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,982	4
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,233	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,353	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,420	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,384	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,059	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,260	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,496	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,739	1
Bulls	—	—	2,225	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,938	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,097	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,350	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	167.82/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,922	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	157.18/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,870	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,933	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,960	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 39Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders calves and slaughter cows and bulls due to low comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	585	407.50	407.50
1	600–650	610	337.50	337.50
1	650–700	690	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	530.00–550.00	540.18
11	400–450	440	507.50	507.50
10	500–550	506	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	550	440.00	440.00
4	700–750	734	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	592	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	365	555.00	555.00
6	450–500	454	520.00	520.00
8	500–550	518	485.00	485.00
3	550–600	588	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	610	415.00	415.00
2	650–700	675	367.50	367.50
1	700–750	745	362.50	362.50
1	950–1000	985	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	419	465.00	465.00
8	500–550	520	420.00	420.00
4	550–600	572	382.50	382.50
3	600–650	637	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	810	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	430	410.00	410.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,190	152.00–163.00	157.18
2	—	1,145	165.00–170.00	167.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	127.50	127.50
1	—	1,000	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,315	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	167.00	167.00
1	—	2,225	177.00	177.00

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.