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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, May 5

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 46▼ 66 vs year ago 123 · −53.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 4▼ 10 vs year ago 31 · −32.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 8 · +125.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves or 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 $357.00/cwt on 5 head, up $5.16 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +12.07 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$357.00

▲ 5.16 vs prior sale

5 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.53

vs KY average

−70.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	380.00	2,166	1thin
Medium and Large 2	560	357.50	2,002	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	598	345.00	2,063	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale5 hd

357.00

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KY average25 barns · 1,064 hd

414.53

−57.53

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−70.90

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

+12.07

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%	Average	1,505	165.00	2,483	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	157.23	1,984	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	134.26	1,388	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$2,412	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,840	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,843	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,977	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,520	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,238	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,520	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,481	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,716	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	433.63/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,116	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,036	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	598	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,063	2
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 2-3	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,983	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,315	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	447.98/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,280	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,231	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,591	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Bulls	750–800	Large 2	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,380	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium 1-2	890	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,270	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	107.82/cwt	105.00–110.00	895	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	120.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,298	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	147.78/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,605	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,823	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	159.30/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,031	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,483	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,225	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	2,393.13/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,393	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,839.64/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,840	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,482	2,627.05/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,627	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,025	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 46Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 4Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	422	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	463	500.00	500.00
5	500–550	509	445.00–460.00	447.98
3	600–650	617	420.00	420.00
1	800–850	835	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	528	422.50	422.50
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	590	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	330	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
7	450–500	488	425.00–437.50	433.63
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	598	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	353	560.00	560.00
1	450–500	480	525.00	525.00
3	500–550	503	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	600	420.00	420.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,482	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,627.05

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)	7	—	1,247	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,393.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,839.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	115.00–125.00	120.14
2	—	830	105.00–110.00	107.82
6	—	1,086	140.00–151.00	147.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,275	155.00–165.00	159.30
2	—	1,215	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	165.00	165.00

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.