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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 11

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 42▼ 32 vs year ago 81 · −39.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 2▼ 35 vs year ago 45 · −77.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 22 vs year ago 26 · −84.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend 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 $347.14/cwt on 7 head, down $79.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +2.21 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$347.14

▼ 79.65 vs prior sale

7 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$475

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

$67.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.59

vs KY average

−19.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	362.50	1,994	4thin
Medium and Large 2	538	342.50	1,843	2thin
Large 2-3	515	295.00	1,519	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.50/cwt here — about $475 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale7 hd

347.14

—

KY average27 barns · 742 hd

378.74

−31.59

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−19.51

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

+2.21

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	—	Average	1,425	218.00	3,107	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	171.00	1,804	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	166.00	2,316	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	148.80	1,512	5thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$2,550	1thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,976	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,402	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,126	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,693	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	448	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,546	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,891	6
Heifers	500–550	Large 2-3	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,843	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,994	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	279.96/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,764	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,881	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,059	3
Bulls	450–500	Large 2-3	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,909	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,931	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,138	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,245	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,107	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	148.80/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,512	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,804	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,316	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 42Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 26

Compared to last week: No trend due to low comparable receipts.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	—	905	2,550.00	2,550.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	410.00	410.00
6	450–500	488	387.50	387.50
4	550–600	550	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	630	275.00–290.00	279.96
1	750–800	765	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	538	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	468	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	523	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	648	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	670	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	568	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	640	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	465.00	465.00
2	700–750	715	336.00	336.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,016	146.00–153.00	148.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	218.00	218.00

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.