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United Producers Inc. · Tue, May 12

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, May 12

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 57▼ 172 vs year ago 259 · −66.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 21▼ 26 vs year ago 31 · −83.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves and slaughter cows and bulls 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 $432.86/cwt on 7 head, down $15.08 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 11 comparable sales and sits +55.36 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$432.86

▼ 15.08 vs prior sale

7 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$73.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.21

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	530	443.33	2,350	6thin
Medium and Large 2	595	370.00	2,202	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.33/cwt here — about $148 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

432.86

—

KY average25 barns · 451 hd

443.07

−10.21

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

+55.36

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	—	Low	1,275	190.00	2,423	1thin

Every lot

18 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,024	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,402	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,790	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Heifers	450–500

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 57Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 21Year ago 31

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	547.50	547.50
3	350–400	373	522.50	522.50
2	400–450	435	490.00	490.00
5	500–550	523	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	565	435.00	435.00
3	650–700	665	377.50	377.50
2	700–750	748	325.00	325.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, May 12

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 57▼ 172 vs year ago 259 · −66.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 21▼ 26 vs year ago 31 · −83.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves and slaughter cows and bulls 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

Average price

$432.86

▼ 15.08 vs prior sale

7 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$73.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.21

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	530	443.33	2,350	6thin
Medium and Large 2	595	370.00	2,202	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.33/cwt here — about $148 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

432.86

—

KY average25 barns · 451 hd

443.07

−10.21

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

+55.36

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	—	Low	1,275	190.00	2,423	1thin

Every lot

18 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,024	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,402	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,790	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Heifers	450–500

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 57Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 21Year ago 31

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	547.50	547.50
3	350–400	373	522.50	522.50
2	400–450	435	490.00	490.00
5	500–550	523	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	565	435.00	435.00
3	650–700	665	377.50	377.50
2	700–750	748	325.00	325.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2

Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,697	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,949	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,132	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,327	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,458	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,510	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,431	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,423	1

3	350–400	358	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	458	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	530	395.00	395.00
3	550–600	578	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	670	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	557.50	557.50
2	550–600	593	405.00	405.00

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United Producers Inc. · Tue, May 12

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Slaughter Cattle