Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-12.00 higher and bull calves were 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $218.14/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$218.14

43 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.87

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	491	218.14	1,071	43

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale43 hd

218.14

—

KY average24 barns · 3,092 hd

202.26

+15.87

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	—	Average	1,581	121.19	1,916	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	89.42	1,051	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,307	88.75	1,160	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	85.37	854	6thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	222	249.92/cwt	240.00–255.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	221.10/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	348	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	169.14/cwt	165.00–170.50	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	549	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,169	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	163.78/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	236.77/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,002	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	197.20/cwt	192.50–202.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	248.67/cwt	247.50–250.00	816	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	94.67/cwt	91.00–98.00	956	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	83.57/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,003	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	119.02/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,910	5
Bulls	—	—	1,520	126.60/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,924	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	99.04/cwt	92.50–103.00	1,142	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	819	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	83.63/cwt	78.00–89.00	861	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	95.87/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,288	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	644	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 Apr 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 143Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 26Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	240.00–255.00	249.92
5	—	487	219.00–230.00	221.10
2	—	348	247.50	247.50
10	—	549	213.00	213.00
10	—	423	236.00–238.00	236.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	231.00	231.00
2	—	433	215.00–220.00	217.49
4	—	599	198.00	198.00
2	—	705	160.00–167.50	163.78
2	—	765	176.00	176.00
2	—	520	192.50–202.00	197.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	184.50	184.50
4	—	639	165.00–170.50	169.14
1	—	465	197.00	197.00
1	—	680	155.00	155.00
4	—	515	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
1	—	555	167.50	167.50
1	—	815	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	395	231.00	231.00
2	—	440	224.00	224.00
10	—	328	247.50–250.00	248.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	91.00–98.00	94.67
3	—	1,030	78.00–89.00	83.63
1	—	895	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	80.00–86.50	83.57
4	—	1,153	92.50–103.00	99.04
1	—	1,195	68.50	68.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	92.00–100.00	95.87
1	—	1,235	74.50	74.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,605	110.00–122.00	119.02
2	—	1,520	125.00–128.00	126.60

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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