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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 10

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 59▼ 42 vs year ago 152 · −27.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 13 vs year ago 22 · −59.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 1▼ 52 vs year ago 56 · −92.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers due to low comparable receipts. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold mostly steady with feeder heifers over 400lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to low comparable receipts.

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 $336.66/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −8.27 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$336.66

12 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$476

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

$87.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−66.64

vs KY average

−77.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	377.99	2,105	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	350.00	1,943	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	290.00	1,630	5thin

One grade step is worth $87.99/cwt here — about $476 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

336.66

—

KY average26 barns · 1,297 hd

403.31

−66.64

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−77.12

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−8.27

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	—	Low	1,335	148.00	1,976	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,594	164.86	2,628	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	128.00	1,427	1thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	680	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$2,200	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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,256	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,096	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	545	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,439	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,525	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	678	346.26/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,348	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,254	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	258	552.57/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,426	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	493.84/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,827	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,965	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,786	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	412.91/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,978	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,087	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	562	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,630	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	373.32/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,117	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,175	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,652	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,048	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	594.58/cwt	580.00–625.00	2,140	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,935	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	498.37/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,168	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	459.19/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,402	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,367	3
Bulls	600–650	Large 2	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Bulls	800–850	Large 2	830	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,034	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Large 2	1,045	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,986	1
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 2	1,155	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,252	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,976	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,427	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,594	164.86/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,628	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Mar 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 59Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 56

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	295	560.00	560.00
8	300–350	325	630.00	630.00
3	350–400	360	580.00–625.00	594.58
9	400–450	435	495.00–505.00	498.37
6	500–550	523	455.00–460.00	459.19
3	550–600	588	402.50	402.50
1	700–750	720	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	830	245.00	245.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	190.00	190.00
1	1150–1200	1,155	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	365	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	460	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	258	545.00–560.00	552.57
10	350–400	370	480.00–500.00	493.84
5	400–450	439	447.50	447.50
5	450–500	479	410.00–425.00	412.91
2	500–550	542	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	567	370.00–375.00	373.32
3	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
4	800–850	824	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	555	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	562	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	480	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	558	452.50	452.50
1	700–750	710	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	447.50	447.50
2	650–700	678	345.00–347.50	346.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	2,525.00	2,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,594	160.00–169.00	164.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	148.00	148.00

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.