Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 4.00-6.00 higher with those calves in favorable condition and quality selling sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Buyers showed good demand for the average quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $201.79/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$201.79

43 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$38.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.23

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	535	205.37	1,098	39
Medium and Large 2-3	529	166.88	882	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.50/cwt here — about $216 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 sale43 hd

201.79

—

KY average23 barns · 2,368 hd

194.57

+7.23

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	1,688	113.97	1,924	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	96.01	1,405	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	89.21	1,079	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	71.70	706	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,287	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,267	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,086	$1,231	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,201	17
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,066	$1,534	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	680	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	165.58/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,278	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	192.39/cwt	180.00–200.00	925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	167.35/cwt	166.00–170.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	329	214.64/cwt	206.00–220.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	156.98/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	245.72/cwt	237.50–250.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	169.75/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	497	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	231.03/cwt	216.00–237.00	1,308	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	144.11/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	137.52/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	566	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,177	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	514	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,105	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	442	231.90/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,025	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	249.53/cwt	242.50–257.50	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	727	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	88.25/cwt	87.00–90.00	878	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	78.09/cwt	76.00–80.00	772	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,467	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,279	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	68.64/cwt	63.50–72.00	696	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	87.00/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,070	3
Bulls	—	—	2,005	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	2,637	1
Bulls	—	—	1,777	114.11/cwt	106.00–119.00	2,028	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	92.53/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,092	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	46.58/cwt	45.50–47.50	422	2
Bulls	—	—	1,105	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,061	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	895	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,759.09/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,759	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,270.27/head	1,010.00–1,475.00	1,270	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	1,229.68/head	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,230	15
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	986.26/head	950.00–1,025.00	986	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,060	988.15/head	850.00–1,125.00	988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,317.84/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,318	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	870	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	765	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,353.00/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,353	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,003	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	955	1,338.68/head	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,339	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	815	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	169.81/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	187.01/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,164	2

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 534Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 20Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 7Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	155.00	155.00
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
1	—	270	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	227.50	227.50
5	—	772	165.00–168.00	165.58
5	—	481	180.00–200.00	192.39
2	—	725	161.00–179.00	169.81
1	—	560	188.00	188.00
1	—	315	222.50	222.50
2	—	658	185.00–189.00	187.01
2	—	603	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	208.00	208.00
4	—	514	215.00	215.00
1	—	355	252.50	252.50
5	—	442	230.00–240.00	231.90
2	—	320	242.50–257.50	249.53
1	—	285	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	154.00	154.00
3	—	465	166.00–170.00	167.35
2	—	503	176.00	176.00
2	—	440	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	200.00	200.00
4	—	550	184.00	184.00
4	—	678	155.00–163.00	156.98
1	—	435	180.00	180.00
4	—	628	169.00–170.00	169.75
8	—	728	138.00–145.00	144.11
2	—	803	130.00–145.00	137.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	206.00–220.00	214.64
3	—	412	206.00	206.00
2	—	453	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	199.00	199.00
2	—	603	192.50	192.50
1	—	530	201.00	201.00
3	—	710	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	237.50–250.00	245.72
3	—	497	245.00	245.00
1	—	300	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	566	216.00–237.00	231.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	87.00–90.00	88.25
2	—	988	76.00–80.00	78.09
4	—	1,014	63.50–72.00	68.64
2	—	905	45.50–47.50	46.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	100.00–101.00	100.51
1	—	1,470	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	86.00–88.00	87.00
2	—	1,180	91.00–94.00	92.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	131.50	131.50
3	—	1,777	106.00–119.00	114.11
1	—	1,105	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	950.00–1,025.00	986.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	850.00–1,125.00	988.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,182	1,010.00–1,475.00	1,270.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,197	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,229.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,317.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,176	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,353.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,759.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,338.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,310.00	1,310.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	950.00	950.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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