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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 7

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 123▼ 3 vs year ago 47 · −6.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 21▼ 4 vs year ago 14 · −28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 30 vs year ago 31 · −96.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trend on feeders due to low receipts. Slaughter cows steady to up 2.00 with high demand.

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 $351.84/cwt on 12 head, down $33.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +6.91 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$351.84

▼ 33.67 vs prior sale

12 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$646

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

$81.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−70.90

vs KY average

−76.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	384.00	2,182	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	540	348.74	1,883	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	508	302.38	1,536	3thin

One grade step is worth $81.62/cwt here — about $646 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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

351.84

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KY average25 barns · 1,311 hd

422.75

−70.90

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−76.52

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

+6.91

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	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,635	190.00	3,107	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	182.36	2,521	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	153.00	1,545	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,288	215.00	2,769	2thin

Every lot

26 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 · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	416.89/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,968	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	508	302.38/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,536	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,126	2
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	540	348.74/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,883	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,209	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,753	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,565	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,292	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	328	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,804	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,209	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,408	2
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	386.16/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,394	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	323.87/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,299	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,349	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,431	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,288	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,769	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,545	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	181.78/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,445	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	167.51/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,308	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	192.64/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,716	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,107	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,911	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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 123Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 31

Compared to last week no trend on feeders due to low receipts. Slaughter cows steady to up 2.00 with high demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	470	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	528	456.00	456.00
2	600–650	620	375.00–397.50	386.16
2	700–750	710	315.00–332.50	323.87
1	850–900	895	262.50	262.50
1	900–950	935	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	508	295.00–317.50	302.38
1	800–850	825	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	400.00–430.00	416.89
2	500–550	525	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	597	370.00	370.00
3	800–850	830	309.00	309.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	540	347.50–352.50	348.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	190.00–195.00	192.64
2	—	1,378	166.00–169.00	167.51
2	—	1,345	178.00–186.00	181.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	215.00	215.00

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.