Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to market closure for the holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.12/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$146.12

53 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$22.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.77

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	149.90	848	44
Medium and Large 2-3	571	127.62	729	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.28/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

146.12

—

KY average24 barns · 7,363 hd

157.89

−11.77

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,475	92.65	1,367	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	70.18	1,070	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	62.17	772	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	53.26	557	14

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,014	$971	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,136	$960	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$888	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,010	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$1,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$1,397	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$1,089	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,010	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 lots · USDA AMS · Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	964	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	128.68/cwt	120.00–134.50	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	131.45/cwt	127.50–135.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	146.03/cwt	139.50–150.00	746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	155.96/cwt	153.50–170.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	873	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	182.13/cwt	173.00–190.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	176.13/cwt	173.00–179.50	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	149.58/cwt	145.00–153.00	932	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	161.79/cwt	158.50–167.00	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	930	767.20/head	550.00–950.00	767	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,320.44/head	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,320	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	966	824.29/head	650.00–975.00	824	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,008.82/head	985.00–1,030.00	1,009	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,068.99/head	900.00–1,275.00	1,069	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	998	988.33/head	800.00–1,125.00	988	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	745	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,203.19/head	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,203	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	52.17/cwt	48.50–55.00	556	7
Bulls	—	—	1,475	92.65/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,367	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	80.43/cwt	80.00–81.50	1,317	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	50.17/cwt	50.00–50.50	657	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	61.10/cwt	57.00–65.00	726	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	78.64/cwt	73.00–84.50	1,016	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	39.87/cwt	38.00–41.50	373	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	43.23/cwt	39.50–47.50	533	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	68.11/cwt	62.50–74.50	1,028	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	739	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	65.20/cwt	60.00–69.50	715	4

How this sale compares

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 →

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Jan 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 63Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 13Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 8Year ago 7

No trend due to market closure for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	699	147.00	147.00
2	—	480	168.00	168.00
1	—	790	139.00	139.00
1	—	355	210.00	210.00
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
7	—	517	153.50–170.00	155.96
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
4	—	329	173.00–190.00	182.13
6	—	429	173.00–179.50	176.13
9	—	623	145.00–153.00	149.58
5	—	576	158.50–167.00	161.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	142.50	142.50
3	—	415	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	151.00	151.00
2	—	685	130.00–140.00	135.00
11	—	624	154.50	154.50
3	—	418	158.00	158.00
2	—	735	128.00	128.00
1	—	345	161.00	161.00
2	—	783	131.00	131.00
8	—	511	139.50–150.00	146.03
10	—	563	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	118.00	118.00
4	—	629	120.00–134.50	128.68
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
2	—	423	127.50–135.00	131.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	141.00	141.00
3	—	372	141.00	141.00
2	—	470	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,040	133.00	133.00
2	—	443	190.00	190.00
1	—	500	182.50	182.50
1	—	940	144.00	144.00
1	—	560	174.50	174.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	1,225.00	1,225.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,142	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,320.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,203.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	550.00–950.00	767.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	966	650.00–975.00	824.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	998	800.00–1,125.00	988.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,280	985.00–1,030.00	1,008.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,272	900.00–1,275.00	1,068.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,065	48.50–55.00	52.17
3	—	935	38.00–41.50	39.87
4	—	1,096	60.00–69.50	65.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	80.00–81.50	80.43
8	—	1,509	62.50–74.50	68.11
1	—	1,320	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	50.00–50.50	50.17
8	—	1,188	57.00–65.00	61.10
5	—	1,292	73.00–84.50	78.64
2	—	1,233	39.50–47.50	43.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	89.00–96.00	92.65

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.

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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

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