Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Light test on feeder cattle. A good quality offering on all classes sold sharply higher. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.08/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$184.08

31 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$47.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.16

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	473	186.19	880	29
Medium and Large 2-3	590	168.00	991	1thin
Medium 1-2	605	139.00	841	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.19/cwt here — about $39 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 sale31 hd

184.08

—

KY average24 barns · 5,816 hd

174.92

+9.16

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	1,778	113.38	2,016	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	83.38	953	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	83.23	1,177	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	965	71.50	690	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,163	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$739	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,185	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,068	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1-2	—	475	179.03/cwt	178.00–180.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	334	209.68/cwt	209.00–210.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	232.91/cwt	212.50–242.00	843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	186.12/cwt	185.00–188.00	959	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	192.26/cwt	192.00–193.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	168.55/cwt	162.00–180.00	952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	226.52/cwt	222.50–231.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	138.06/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	993	739.48/head	700.00–775.00	739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,163.48/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,163	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	998	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	557	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	113.38/cwt	108.00–118.00	2,016	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	781	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	87.50/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,012	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	89.59/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,266	2

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 93Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 96Year ago 6

Compared to last Monday: Light test on feeder cattle. A good quality offering on all classes sold sharply higher. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to low receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	178.00–180.00	179.03
2	—	620	171.00	171.00
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
4	—	419	192.00–193.00	192.26
6	—	565	162.00–180.00	168.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	334	209.00–210.00	209.68
1	—	290	205.00	205.00
2	—	390	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	515	185.00–188.00	186.12
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	200.00	200.00
6	—	362	212.50–242.00	232.91
1	—	405	230.00	230.00
1	—	270	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
2	—	438	195.00	195.00
2	—	470	181.00	181.00
2	—	730	135.00–141.00	138.06
1	—	585	174.00	174.00
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
2	—	650	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	198.00	198.00
3	—	560	200.00	200.00
4	—	549	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	230.00	230.00
2	—	370	222.50–231.00	226.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,185.00	1,185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,163.48
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	700.00–775.00	739.48
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,175.00	1,175.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	70.50	70.50
2	—	1,413	88.00–91.00	89.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	85.00	85.00
1	—	960	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	71.00	71.00
3	—	1,157	84.00–92.00	87.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,778	108.00–118.00	113.38

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle