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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 24

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 100▲ 71 vs year ago 48 · +147.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 21 vs year ago 37 · −56.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 2▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light test. No test on slaughter bulls.

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 $398.44/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 13 of 14 comparable sales and sits +53.51 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$398.44

24 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$66.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.66

vs KY average

−31.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	404.18	2,217	12thin
Large 1-2	571	400.00	2,284	4thin
Medium and Large 2	517	396.41	2,049	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	337.50	1,873	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.68/cwt here — about $344 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 sale24 hd

398.44

—

KY average26 barns · 1,779 hd

412.10

−13.66

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−31.97

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

+53.51

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	161.57	1,936	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	159.00	2,409	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	140.02	1,426	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)	1,139	$2,792	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,072	$2,400	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$4,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	725	$1,450	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,318	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	442.83/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,582	20
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,630	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,683	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,535	1
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Large 1-2	280	411.23/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,151	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1-2	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,640	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,404	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	460	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,898	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	437.47/cwt	432.50–442.50	2,017	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	396.41/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,049	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	418.91/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,258	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,873	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	571	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,284	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,077	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	347.56/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,165	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,305	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,152	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,682	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,019	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,943	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	464.94/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,199	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,398	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	400.42/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,366	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,372	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	366.00/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,397	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	345.83/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,525	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,528	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	134.53/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,325	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,638	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	156.52/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,833	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	149.06/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,789	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	172.88/cwt	164.00–185.00	2,118	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,409	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	2,792.32/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,792	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 100Year ago 48

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 11Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light test. No test on slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	392	515.00	515.00
4	400–450	420	462.50	462.50
6	450–500	473	455.00–470.00	464.94
2	500–550	548	437.50	437.50
6	550–600	591	400.00–402.50	400.42
1	600–650	620	382.50	382.50
5	650–700	655	360.00–367.50	366.00
6	700–750	730	345.00–350.00	345.83
1	850–900	895	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	450.00	450.00
20	550–600	583	440.00–460.00	442.83
4	600–650	640	411.00	411.00
1	700–750	725	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	420.00	420.00
1	750–800	760	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	410.00–412.50	411.23
1	450–500	460	412.50	412.50
4	550–600	571	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	517	387.50–400.00	396.41
2	650–700	662	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	347	472.50	472.50
6	450–500	461	432.50–442.50	437.47
9	500–550	539	415.00–420.00	418.91
3	550–600	577	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	623	345.00–350.00	347.56
8	650–700	654	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	865	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	555	337.50	337.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	164.00–185.00	172.88
4	—	1,171	153.00–162.00	156.52
2	—	1,200	148.00–150.00	149.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	151.00	151.00
2	—	985	134.00–135.00	134.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	3,100.00	3,100.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,139	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,792.32
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,072	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	4,000.00	4,000.00

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.