Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold steady on a light test. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 lower and bull calves were mostly steady. A lower quality offering saw lighter demand from buyers. Slaughter cows were steady and no test 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 $169.58/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$169.58

74 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$20.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.13

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	581	174.51	1,014	56
Medium and Large 2-3	523	154.27	806	18thin

One grade step is worth $20.24/cwt here — about $208 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 sale74 hd

169.58

—

KY average24 barns · 7,433 hd

188.72

−19.13

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	2,188	103.00	2,253	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	89.87	1,381	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	77.34	914	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	71.83	684	7thin

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)	1,018	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,057	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$876	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$830	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,140	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2Fancy	—	561	206.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	165.27/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,031	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	187.65/cwt	180.00–191.00	893	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	139.25/cwt	139.00–139.50	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	166.32/cwt	151.00–169.50	1,094	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	161.52/cwt	155.00–165.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	719	133.32/cwt	126.00–140.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	157.32/cwt	155.00–162.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	247.18/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,036	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	173.35/cwt	172.00–176.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	252.10/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,051	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	629	203.91/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,283	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	589	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	71.84/cwt	71.00–72.50	864	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	80.64/cwt	77.00–84.00	943	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	633	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	85.84/cwt	78.50–88.50	1,395	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	93.90/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,360	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	85.44/cwt	85.00–86.00	799	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	78.97/cwt	77.00–81.00	829	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	55.49/cwt	55.00–56.00	468	2
Bulls	—	—	2,530	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	2,429	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	1,204.15/head	1,000.00–1,360.00	1,204	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	820	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	700	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	875.93/head	850.00–900.00	876	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	836.72/head	785.00–900.00	837	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	526	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,149	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	174.56/cwt	171.00–185.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	160.75/cwt	159.00–162.50	1,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	208.11/cwt	200.00–216.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	201.21/cwt	200.00–202.50	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 124Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 18Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 6Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	200.00–210.00	206.04
1	—	345	250.00	250.00
9	—	417	245.00–256.00	252.10
8	—	629	202.00–210.00	203.91
3	—	350	259.00	259.00
2	—	255	231.00	231.00
4	—	526	218.50	218.50
4	—	462	200.00–216.00	208.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	165.00	165.00
1	—	395	227.50	227.50
4	—	737	159.00–162.50	160.75
1	—	665	169.00	169.00
4	—	488	184.00	184.00
1	—	425	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	161.00	161.00
4	—	364	171.00–185.00	174.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	162.00–168.00	165.27
4	—	575	179.00	179.00
6	—	1,025	135.00	135.00
9	—	476	180.00–191.00	187.65
2	—	823	139.00–139.50	139.25
6	—	658	151.00–169.50	166.32
1	—	760	146.00	146.00
3	—	360	172.00–176.00	173.35
1	—	430	185.00	185.00
3	—	512	184.00	184.00
2	—	263	200.00–202.50	201.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
5	—	418	155.00–165.00	161.52
4	—	575	158.00	158.00
4	—	719	126.00–140.00	133.32
3	—	478	155.00–162.00	157.32
1	—	395	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	201.00	201.00
2	—	363	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	210.00	210.00
9	—	419	236.00–254.00	247.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	189.00	189.00
1	—	440	221.00	221.00
2	—	548	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	71.00–72.50	71.84
5	—	1,169	77.00–84.00	80.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	63.00	63.00
2	—	935	85.00–86.00	85.44
2	—	1,050	77.00–81.00	78.97
2	—	843	55.00–56.00	55.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,625	78.50–88.50	85.84
8	—	1,448	90.00–101.00	93.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,530	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,845	110.00	110.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	1,000.00–1,360.00	1,204.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	850.00–900.00	875.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	785.00–900.00	836.72
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	685.00	685.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	1,110.00	1,110.00

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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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