Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend of feeder cattle due to low receipts last week. All classes of feeder cattle saw lighter demand today. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-12.00 lower on a plain quality offering and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $169.12/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$169.12

71 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$21.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

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	526	174.95	921	52
Medium and Large 2-3	430	153.17	659	19thin

One grade step is worth $21.79/cwt here — about $261 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 sale71 hd

169.12

—

KY average25 barns · 2,604 hd

171.27

−2.15

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	1,785	93.75	1,673	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	70.63	1,053	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	67.41	814	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	60.22	623	4thin

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)	1,670	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	958	$768	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	952	$1,060	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	169.83/cwt	169.50–170.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	171.76/cwt	163.00–181.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.04/cwt	137.00–147.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	176.97/cwt	170.00–178.00	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	163.37/cwt	155.00–165.00	959	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	168.59/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	162.08/cwt	158.00–164.50	958	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	212.55/cwt	210.00–222.50	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	207.87/cwt	202.00–220.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	716	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	67.41/cwt	62.50–75.00	814	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.95/cwt	50.00–59.00	553	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	66.49/cwt	66.00–67.00	693	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	78.64/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,152	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	67.19/cwt	60.00–73.00	1,010	7
Bulls	—	—	1,470	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,176	1
Bulls	—	—	2,100	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	2,258	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	895	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	890	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	1,059.68/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	171.72/cwt	170.00–183.00	927	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	147.19/cwt	139.00–155.00	765	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	151.04/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	158.33/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,007	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	161.83/cwt	150.00–174.00	576	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	168.43/cwt	163.00–180.00	817	3

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 118Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 21Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	186.00	186.00
4	—	409	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
6	—	516	169.50–170.00	169.83
1	—	365	177.50	177.50
4	—	419	163.00–181.00	171.76
2	—	703	153.00	153.00
2	—	615	137.00–147.00	142.04
8	—	453	170.00–178.00	176.97
2	—	665	140.00–146.00	143.05
13	—	587	155.00–165.00	163.37
1	—	750	143.00	143.00
1	—	800	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	145.00	145.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
1	—	465	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	165.00	165.00
4	—	596	194.00	194.00
1	—	500	184.00	184.00
1	—	455	197.00	197.00
5	—	715	165.00–171.00	168.59
3	—	628	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	135.00	135.00
9	—	591	158.00–164.50	162.08
7	—	540	170.00–183.00	171.72
4	—	695	142.00–154.00	151.04
12	—	636	148.00–162.00	158.33
3	—	448	191.00	191.00
3	—	485	163.00–180.00	168.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	211.00	211.00
5	—	323	210.00–222.50	212.55
3	—	245	202.00–220.00	207.87
2	—	358	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	148.00	148.00
8	—	520	139.00–155.00	147.19
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
8	—	356	150.00–174.00	161.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	62.50–75.00	67.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	50.00–59.00	53.95
2	—	1,043	66.00–67.00	66.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	76.00–80.00	78.64
7	—	1,503	60.00–73.00	67.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	80.00	80.00
1	—	2,100	107.50	107.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,670	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,575.00	1,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	685.00	685.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	952	950.00–1,200.00	1,059.68

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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

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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