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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 14

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 44▼ 16 vs year ago 76 · −21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 8 · +125.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 1▲ 33 vs year ago 1 · +3,300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $463.39/cwt on 19 head, down $2.10 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +10.57 against this barn's trailing median of $452.83.

Average price

$463.39

▼ 2.10 vs prior sale

19 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−22.76

vs KY average

−24.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	463.39	2,616	19thin

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 sale19 hd

463.39

—

KY average26 barns · 1,133 hd

486.15

−22.76

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−24.96

This barn, trailing median8 sales

452.83

+10.57

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.49, low $329.06, median $452.83 across 8 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	1,558	185.21	2,886	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	179.00	2,783	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	167.35	2,125	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,004	166.09	1,668	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,317	$2,984	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$2,492	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,169	$2,234	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$4,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$4,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$3,899	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,142	$3,313	4thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,194	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,566	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,627	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,624	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,664	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,091	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,675	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,929	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,317	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,381	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,399	1
Bulls	950–1000	Large 1-2	965	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,316	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	185.21/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,886	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	995	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,697	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	174.23/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,817	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,330	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	154.58/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,940	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,474	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,775	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,785	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	3,267.06/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,267	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,241	3,981.87/head	3,950.00–4,000.00	3,982	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	2,233.95/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,234	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	2,491.57/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,492	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	2,983.74/head	2,500.00–3,600.00	2,984	8

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 44Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 1Year ago 1

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,610	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	127.50	127.50
5	—	1,043	168.00–179.00	174.23
1	—	1,035	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	150.00–161.00	154.58
1	—	1,195	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,390	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	178.00–190.00	185.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	4,150.00	4,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,157	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	3,850.00	3,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,143	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,267.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,241	3,950.00–4,000.00	3,981.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	4,700.00	4,700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,187	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,491.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,317	2,500.00–3,600.00	2,983.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,169	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,233.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	3,550.00	3,550.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	520.00	520.00
5	500–550	521	492.50	492.50
14	550–600	580	453.00	453.00
7	600–650	644	407.50	407.50
1	700–750	720	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	422.50	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	950	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	382	505.00	505.00
2	450–500	468	495.00	495.00
4	500–550	529	450.00	450.00
1	700–750	720	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	965	240.00	240.00

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.