Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bull calves sold steady with the fancy and value-added selling sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher. All feeder cattle saw strong demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts this week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $215.84/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$215.84

52 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$57.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.47

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	513	222.43	1,141	46
Medium and Large 2-3	547	165.30	904	6thin

One grade step is worth $57.13/cwt here — about $238 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 sale52 hd

215.84

—

KY average25 barns · 2,363 hd

197.37

+18.47

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	1,630	105.00	1,712	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	89.96	1,292	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	74.78	890	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	922	60.39	557	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,008	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$975	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	690	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	966	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	157.36/cwt	147.50–167.50	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	165.41/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	179.51/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,201	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	265.84/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	179.36/cwt	169.00–186.00	1,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	243.87/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	226.56/cwt	221.00–231.00	841	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	188.50/cwt	180.00–196.00	903	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	403	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	619	195.80/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	267.97/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,045	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	162.60/cwt	152.50–167.50	780	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,008.01/head	950.00–1,075.00	1,008	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	770	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	795	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	2,150	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	87.06/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,097	2
Bulls	—	—	1,110	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	944	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	69.88/cwt	67.50–72.00	660	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	607	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	47.29/cwt	45.00–50.00	413	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	62.50/cwt	61.00–64.00	700	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	91.15/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,331	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,105	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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 172Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	153.00	153.00
8	—	514	188.00	188.00
2	—	365	191.00	191.00
18	—	479	180.00–196.00	188.50
1	—	330	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
1	—	575	162.00	162.00
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
2	—	538	147.50–167.50	157.36
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	220.00	220.00
12	—	371	221.00–231.00	226.56
2	—	403	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	192.50	192.50
5	—	607	164.00–171.00	165.41
4	—	669	177.00–182.00	179.51
2	—	918	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	210.00	210.00
1	—	620	205.00	205.00
1	—	510	232.50	232.50
3	—	680	194.50	194.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	265.00	265.00
6	—	467	250.00–269.00	265.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	178.00	178.00
1	—	710	148.00	148.00
3	—	480	152.50–167.50	162.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	169.00–186.00	179.36
4	—	559	185.00–190.00	187.50
2	—	968	128.00	128.00
3	—	498	198.00	198.00
1	—	830	136.00	136.00
1	—	365	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	238.00–250.00	243.87
1	—	245	262.50	262.50
5	—	619	195.00–196.00	195.80
15	—	390	250.00–270.00	267.97
1	—	285	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,025	950.00–1,075.00	1,008.01
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	770	975.00	975.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,150	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,110	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	85.00–89.00	87.06
2	—	1,120	61.00–64.00	62.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	67.50–72.00	69.88
2	—	948	64.00	64.00
2	—	873	45.00–50.00	47.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	90.00–95.00	91.15
1	—	1,315	84.00	84.00

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

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle