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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 16

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

254 head

▲ 195 vs last sale 59▲ 138 vs year ago 116 · +119.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 11▲ 6 vs year ago 7 · +85.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 19 vs year ago 21 · −90.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers and heifers, but a higher undertone was noted in all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to a light test.

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 $426.80/cwt on 31 head, up $28.46 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 14 comparable sales and sits +81.86 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$426.80

▲ 28.46 vs prior sale

31 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$48.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.77

vs KY average

+15.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	428.36	2,265	30
Medium and Large 2-3	520	380.00	1,976	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.36/cwt here — about $289 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 sale31 hd

426.80

—

KY average27 barns · 1,259 hd

416.03

+10.77

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

+15.30

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

+81.86

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	1,370	194.96	2,671	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	170.00	2,112	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	167.34	2,341	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	145.82	1,702	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,450	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,961	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,151	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,309	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,288	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,621	6
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	591	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,512	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	428.56/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,576	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2Value Added	732	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,826	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	810	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,633	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,993	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	354	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,664	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,665	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	435.00/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,588	3
Heifers	350–400	Large 2	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	400	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,580	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,923	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,012	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	476	390.51/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,859	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,180	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,284	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	403.84/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,257	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,099	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	370.83/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,292	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,178	2
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	302.39/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,464	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,173	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,141	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	520.16/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,987	3
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	383	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,666	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,185	12
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,268	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,374	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,772	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	194.96/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,671	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,912	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	136.74/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,511	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	154.89/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,905	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,288	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,305	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	163.01/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,360	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Jun 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 59Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,105	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	162.00–164.00	163.01
1	—	1,300	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	154.00–156.00	154.89
2	—	1,105	134.00–140.00	136.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	190.00–200.00	194.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	437	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	468	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	513	425.00	425.00
8	550–600	559	400.00–410.00	403.84
6	600–650	618	370.00–375.00	370.83
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
2	800–850	815	285.00–320.00	302.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	519	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	430.00–445.00	435.00
1	500–550	520	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	354	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	400	395.00	395.00
19	450–500	476	390.00–400.00	390.51
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	465.00	465.00
2	600–650	613	340.00–345.00	342.49
2	650–700	655	330.00–335.00	332.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	481	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	520	440.00	440.00
6	550–600	576	455.00	455.00
1	750–800	750	350.00	350.00
1	950–1000	950	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	530.00	530.00
6	450–500	478	450.00	450.00
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	601	420.00–430.00	428.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	732	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	591	425.00	425.00
1	800–850	810	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	565.00	565.00
12	400–450	437	500.00	500.00
9	500–550	504	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	572	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	780	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	990	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	495	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	445	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	685	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	510.00–525.00	520.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,360	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.