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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 29

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 214 vs last sale 259▼ 40 vs year ago 85 · −47.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 11▼ 32 vs year ago 40 · −80.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 15▼ 17 vs year ago 20 · −85.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to low comparable receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $319.50/cwt on 5 head, down $42.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −58.00 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$319.50

▼ 42.51 vs prior sale

5 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$500

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

$57.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.82

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	342.50	1,959	3thin
Medium 1-2	512	285.00	1,459	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.50/cwt here — about $500 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 sale5 hd

319.50

—

KY average27 barns · 654 hd

354.32

−34.82

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−58.00

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

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $447.94, low $335.35, median $377.50 across 11 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	1,498	163.00	2,441	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	134.00	1,963	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	125.47	1,681	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,165	86.00	1,002	2thin

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)	1,425	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$4,450	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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,992	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,940	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	382	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,433	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,393	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,639	3
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,918	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,932	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,135	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,531	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,691	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,695	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1-2	512	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,459	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,959	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	313.97/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,094	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,168	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,217	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,676	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	763	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,270	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	125.47/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,681	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,963	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	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 Sep 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 259Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 15Year ago 20

No trend due to low comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,060	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	123.00–128.00	125.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,430	155.00	155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	528	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	405	417.50	417.50
5	450–500	452	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	572	342.50	342.50
5	650–700	667	312.50–315.00	313.97
1	700–750	705	307.50	307.50
1	800–850	830	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	405.00	405.00
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	545	352.00	352.00
1	550–600	590	327.50	327.50
2	700–750	730	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	4,450.00	4,450.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	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.