Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 lower with a few being sharply lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher and bull calves were mostly steady. An overall lower quality offering of feeder calves saw lighter demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light test and no trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.98/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$187.98

46 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$38.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

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	520	190.47	990	43
Medium and Large 2-3	572	152.34	871	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.13/cwt here — about $119 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 sale46 hd

187.98

—

KY average24 barns · 7,037 hd

188.41

−0.43

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	1,880	117.00	2,200	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	90.37	1,325	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	81.63	966	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	921	62.89	579	5thin

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)	1,235	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$705	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,225	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,080	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2-3	—	381	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,048	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	152.34/cwt	147.00–155.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	150.75/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	187.24/cwt	185.50–189.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	189.41/cwt	188.00–190.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	196.46/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	529	211.50/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	184.31/cwt	177.00–193.50	1,143	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	250.54/cwt	240.00–260.00	809	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	84.44/cwt	83.50–85.50	1,261	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	93.34/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,356	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	820	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	79.50/cwt	77.00–81.50	928	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	55.65/cwt	51.50–59.00	488	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	631	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,087	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	725	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	735	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	187.07/cwt	183.50–194.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	183.64/cwt	180.00–185.50	1,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	177.82/cwt	170.00–181.50	1,078	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	170.25/cwt	170.00–170.50	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	185.95/cwt	182.00–194.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	168.03/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 144Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 23Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 209

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	381	170.00	170.00
2	—	613	160.00	160.00
1	—	675	147.50	147.50
1	—	465	177.50	177.50
1	—	445	161.00	161.00
2	—	503	170.00–170.50	170.25
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	130.00	130.00
1	—	260	210.00	210.00
8	—	620	177.00–193.50	184.31
3	—	480	183.50–194.00	187.07
3	—	670	180.00–185.50	183.64
1	—	435	220.00	220.00
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
3	—	558	190.00	190.00
3	—	527	182.00–194.00	185.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	246.00	246.00
3	—	418	250.00	250.00
2	—	323	240.00–260.00	250.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	219.50	219.50
5	—	461	208.00	208.00
1	—	350	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
2	—	538	190.00	190.00
2	—	470	197.00	197.00
3	—	737	140.00–156.00	150.75
1	—	1,115	135.00	135.00
7	—	430	188.00–190.00	189.41
4	—	566	182.50	182.50
6	—	606	170.00–181.50	177.82
3	—	659	164.00–170.00	168.03
2	—	280	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	147.00–155.00	152.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	221.00	221.00
1	—	605	202.00	202.00
4	—	529	210.00–212.00	211.50
1	—	390	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	199.00	199.00
2	—	688	185.50–189.00	187.24
1	—	715	190.00	190.00
4	—	628	192.00–198.00	196.46
1	—	810	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	83.50–85.50	84.44
4	—	1,453	91.00–97.50	93.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	85.00	85.00
3	—	877	51.50–59.00	55.65
1	—	1,010	62.50	62.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	77.00–81.50	79.50
1	—	1,235	88.00	88.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	710.00	710.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,025.00	1,025.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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