Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder calves sold 4.00-6.00 higher with the fancy and value-added calves selling sharply higher when compared to last week. A good quality offering of feeder calves saw strong demand for the buyers. No test on slaughter cows and bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.79/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$198.79

67 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$43.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

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	561	206.62	1,160	55
Medium and Large 2-3	607	162.88	988	12thin

One grade step is worth $43.74/cwt here — about $171 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

198.79

—

KY average22 barns · 5,322 hd

200.57

−1.78

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	1,785	115.68	2,065	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	83.33	1,035	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,275	72.00	918	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	67.76	711	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	230.59/cwt	222.50–239.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	199.14/cwt	198.00–199.50	1,265	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	164.52/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	401	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	171.26/cwt	170.00–172.50	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	224.51/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,167	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	173.94/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	213.91/cwt	210.00–216.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	189.33/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	223.89/cwt	217.50–226.00	922	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	758	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,060	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	732	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	973	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	56.52/cwt	56.00–57.00	582	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	964	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	115.68/cwt	114.50–117.00	2,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	231.11/cwt	227.00–234.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	137.92/cwt	126.00–150.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	219.32/cwt	210.00–225.00	895	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	910	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	226.00/cwt	215.00–237.50	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	180.10/cwt	172.00–186.00	937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	163.70/cwt	162.00–164.50	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	173.52/cwt	160.00–180.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	160.66/cwt	160.00–161.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	189.96/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,117	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,033	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 Mar 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 80Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	222.50–239.00	230.59
4	—	401	230.00	230.00
3	—	453	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	635	198.00–199.50	199.14
2	—	788	162.00–167.00	164.52
1	—	810	156.00	156.00
2	—	725	171.00–177.00	173.94
1	—	855	158.00	158.00
9	—	535	200.00	200.00
7	—	588	180.00–200.00	189.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	190.00	190.00
1	—	975	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	163.00	163.00
2	—	580	170.00	170.00
2	—	493	170.00–172.50	171.26
2	—	705	155.00–157.00	156.00
1	—	500	175.00	175.00
2	—	638	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	221.00–228.00	224.51
2	—	585	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	212.50	212.50
8	—	408	210.00–225.00	219.32
7	—	462	197.00	197.00
2	—	338	215.00–237.50	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	176.00	176.00
1	—	755	153.00	153.00
3	—	418	182.50	182.50
2	—	713	160.00	160.00
7	—	520	172.00–186.00	180.10
5	—	619	162.00–164.50	163.70
4	—	581	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	126.00–150.00	137.92
3	—	478	160.00–180.00	173.52
3	—	522	160.00–161.00	160.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	464	210.00–216.00	213.91
4	—	412	217.50–226.00	223.89
3	—	385	227.00–234.00	231.11
1	—	315	237.50	237.50
1	—	260	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	559	189.00–190.00	189.33
1	—	665	166.00	166.00
1	—	470	194.00	194.00
3	—	518	199.00	199.00
3	—	607	189.00	189.00
1	—	715	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	176.00	176.00
2	—	518	178.00	178.00
1	—	615	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,265	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,315	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,030	56.00–57.00	56.52
1	—	1,095	88.00	88.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	114.50–117.00	115.68

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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