Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower and bull calves were 6.00-8.00 higher. All classes of feeder cattle saw good demand on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows traded 4.00-6.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $163.19/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$163.19

67 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$20.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.53

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	553	166.84	923	55
Medium and Large 2-3	491	146.50	719	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.34/cwt here — about $204 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 sale67 hd

163.19

—

KY average24 barns · 2,626 hd

159.66

+3.53

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	—	High	1,825	101.25	1,848	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	72.02	1,059	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	65.23	810	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	989	47.66	471	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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1-2Fancy	—	317	204.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	160.04/cwt	157.50–161.00	1,011	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	166.01/cwt	163.00–171.00	961	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	162.15/cwt	153.50–173.50	689	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	146.06/cwt	145.50–149.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	147.39/cwt	142.00–150.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	348	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	133.67/cwt	127.00–140.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	848	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	485	131.75/cwt	131.00–132.50	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	153.15/cwt	142.00–158.50	1,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	176.22/cwt	174.00–181.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	145.30/cwt	145.00–145.50	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	843	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,038	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,664	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	940	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	50.31/cwt	47.00–54.00	640	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	36.93/cwt	35.00–39.00	390	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	65.39/cwt	60.50–68.00	836	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	72.52/cwt	70.50–74.00	864	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	938	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	74.52/cwt	70.50–78.00	1,092	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	59.21/cwt	58.50–60.00	573	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	414	1

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 132Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 54Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 47Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	200.00–210.00	204.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	632	157.50–161.00	160.04
18	—	579	163.00–171.00	166.01
1	—	880	130.00	130.00
1	—	980	143.00	143.00
5	—	471	168.00	168.00
1	—	805	133.00	133.00
2	—	748	140.00	140.00
3	—	684	142.00–158.50	153.15
6	—	424	174.00–181.00	176.22
1	—	355	172.50	172.50
5	—	508	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	142.00–150.00	147.39
2	—	348	161.00	161.00
2	—	565	127.00–140.00	133.67
5	—	525	145.00–145.50	145.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	185.00	185.00
4	—	626	169.50	169.50
1	—	580	170.00	170.00
1	—	505	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	425	153.50–173.50	162.15
2	—	765	129.00	129.00
2	—	370	178.00	178.00
3	—	290	170.00	170.00
6	—	629	145.50–149.00	146.06
9	—	517	150.00	150.00
1	—	690	137.00	137.00
8	—	579	146.50	146.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
2	—	485	131.00–132.50	131.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,780	93.50	93.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	59.50	59.50
1	—	1,400	67.00	67.00
7	—	1,465	70.50–78.00	74.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	47.00–54.00	50.31
4	—	1,279	60.50–68.00	65.39
4	—	1,191	70.50–74.00	72.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	35.00–39.00	36.93
2	—	968	58.50–60.00	59.21
1	—	900	46.00	46.00

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.

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Bulls · 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

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