Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No comparison on feeder calves due to low receipts last week. All feeder cattle under 600 lbs. sold extremely well with strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-12.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $184.17/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$184.17

44 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$67.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.80

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	508	191.08	971	36
Medium and Large 2-3	542	157.21	852	7thin
Medium 1-2	685	124.00	849	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.08/cwt here — about $121 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 sale44 hd

184.17

—

KY average22 barns · 1,369 hd

163.37

+20.80

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	—	Low	1,793	90.00	1,613	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	83.10	1,276	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	80.53	975	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	68.62	655	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,056	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$1,185	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	255	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	406	234.25/cwt	234.00–235.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	218.73/cwt	211.00–227.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	993	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	398	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	124.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	157.77/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	175.68/cwt	174.00–177.50	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	170.00/cwt	165.00–173.00	891	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	77.04/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,121	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	745	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	61.18/cwt	55.00–67.00	767	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	96.79/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,179	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	68.62/cwt	64.50–73.00	655	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,148	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	89.13/cwt	84.50–100.00	1,406	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	83.62/cwt	80.50–86.50	973	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,140	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	860	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,056.28/head	985.00–1,125.00	1,056	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	715	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	156.50/cwt	150.00–163.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	180.84/cwt	180.00–182.50	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	195.69/cwt	195.00–196.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	165.24/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,104	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 80Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 28Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	217.00	217.00
1	—	340	218.00	218.00
1	—	470	218.00	218.00
4	—	406	234.00–235.00	234.25
2	—	368	211.00–227.00	218.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	203.00	203.00
4	—	635	155.00–166.00	157.77
1	—	450	194.00	194.00
1	—	580	172.00	172.00
3	—	542	180.00–182.50	180.84
3	—	334	195.00–196.00	195.69
7	—	668	163.00–167.00	165.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	172.50	172.50
1	—	810	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	162.50	162.50
2	—	530	150.00–163.00	156.50
1	—	480	177.50	177.50
1	—	675	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	165.00	165.00
2	—	270	175.00	175.00
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
4	—	611	160.00	160.00
2	—	448	179.00	179.00
2	—	313	174.00–177.50	175.68
3	—	703	134.50	134.50
10	—	524	165.00–173.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	370	152.50	152.50
5	—	582	120.00–130.00	124.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	188.00	188.00
5	—	398	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	238.00	238.00
1	—	510	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	170.50	170.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	75.00–79.00	77.04
1	—	1,405	53.00	53.00
7	—	1,577	84.50–100.00	89.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	55.00–67.00	61.18
2	—	1,218	91.00–103.00	96.79
2	—	1,163	80.50–86.50	83.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	64.50–73.00	68.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,945	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	860	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	985.00–1,125.00	1,056.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Reporter comment USDA

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

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle