Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers traded very well with no trend due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher and bull calves were sharply lower. A good quality offering today saw a lighter demand from feeder calf buyers. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher on a light test and no trend on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.67/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$186.67

230 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$39.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.19

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	507	188.65	956	217
Medium 1-2	463	169.17	784	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	519	149.02	773	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.63/cwt here — about $183 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 sale230 hd

186.67

—

KY average23 barns · 7,338 hd

189.86

−3.19

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	1,695	122.61	2,079	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	94.11	1,294	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	86.45	1,003	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	972	81.88	796	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,703	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2-3	—	235	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	403	207.43/cwt	205.00–208.00	836	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	194.80/cwt	191.00–200.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	121.59/cwt	113.00–130.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	159.91/cwt	150.00–162.50	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	240.01/cwt	236.00–241.00	929	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,031	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	166.56/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,053	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	145.80/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,107	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	162.42/cwt	157.50–168.00	1,104	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	159.98/cwt	154.00–164.50	1,541	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	242.01/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,065	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	191.84/cwt	182.50–201.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	273	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	492	229.30/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,128	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	760	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	182.32/cwt	172.00–185.75	1,324	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	166.34/cwt	165.50–168.00	1,317	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	205.24/cwt	200.00–211.00	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	230.26/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,209	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	224.89/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,300	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	214.01/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,380	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	216.40/cwt	210.00–222.50	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	196.37/cwt	196.00–196.50	1,005	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	326	233.80/cwt	227.50–245.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	442	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	995	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,647	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	87.16/cwt	86.50–88.00	1,133	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,024	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	83.56/cwt	81.00–85.00	994	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	457	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	90.48/cwt	88.00–94.50	947	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	85.13/cwt	84.00–86.00	846	4
Bulls	—	—	1,953	127.92/cwt	126.00–129.50	2,498	2
Bulls	—	—	1,180	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,322	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,703.91/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,129	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	907	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,010	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,052	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,190	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	590	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	189.03/cwt	185.00–197.50	955	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	283	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	177.26/cwt	174.50–179.50	1,267	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	188.08/cwt	185.00–190.50	1,185	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	192.72/cwt	190.50–196.00	913	34
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	580	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	177.83/cwt	169.00–182.25	1,007	27

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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 534Last week 171Year ago 634

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 39Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 22Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	172.50	172.50
2	—	713	113.00–130.00	121.59
5	—	459	150.00–162.50	159.91
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	403	205.00–208.00	207.43
2	—	283	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	315	191.00–200.00	194.80
1	—	240	197.50	197.50
6	—	271	190.00	190.00
20	—	632	163.00–169.00	166.56
5	—	759	145.00–149.00	145.80
8	—	680	157.50–168.00	162.42
51	—	505	185.00–197.50	189.03
2	—	395	200.00	200.00
34	—	474	190.50–196.00	192.72
27	—	566	169.00–182.25	177.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	508	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	170.00	170.00
1	—	580	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	387	236.00–241.00	240.01
12	—	440	231.00–248.00	242.01
2	—	273	230.00	230.00
13	—	492	220.00–230.00	229.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	963	154.00–164.50	159.98
4	—	535	182.50–201.00	191.84
5	—	868	173.00	173.00
2	—	635	195.00	195.00
1	—	315	212.50	212.50
16	—	726	172.00–185.75	182.32
9	—	792	165.50–168.00	166.34
3	—	498	187.00	187.00
6	—	415	200.00–211.00	205.24
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	525	220.00–232.00	230.26
9	—	578	224.00–225.00	224.89
12	—	645	212.00–216.00	214.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	210.00–222.50	216.40
2	—	445	185.00	185.00
12	—	512	196.00–196.50	196.37
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
2	—	783	151.50	151.50
3	—	697	171.00	171.00
5	—	598	199.00	199.00
1	—	295	205.00	205.00
9	—	715	174.50–179.50	177.26
7	—	630	185.00–190.50	188.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	227.50–245.00	233.80
6	—	442	225.00	225.00
12	—	555	203.50	203.50
9	—	386	235.00	235.00
8	—	474	213.00	213.00
16	—	513	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	154.00	154.00
1	—	535	175.00	175.00
2	—	678	140.00	140.00
2	—	385	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,300	86.50–88.00	87.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	98.00	98.00
4	—	1,189	81.00–85.00	83.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	55.00	55.00
1	—	800	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,047	88.00–94.50	90.48
4	—	994	84.00–86.00	85.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,953	126.00–129.50	127.92
1	—	1,180	112.00	112.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,703.91

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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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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