Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher and bull calves traded steady. A good quality feeder calf offering saw average demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and a light test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $213.62/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$213.62

65 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$52.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.23

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	466	222.49	1,037	54
Medium and Large 2-3	615	170.09	1,045	11thin

One grade step is worth $52.40/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale65 hd

213.62

—

KY average23 barns · 2,560 hd

201.39

+12.23

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	—	Low	1,451	103.48	1,502	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	85.18	1,278	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	77.25	890	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	70.51	662	10

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)	1,713	$1,467	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,778	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-2	—	558	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	981	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	175.24/cwt	173.50–177.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	174.29/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	155.46/cwt	152.00–159.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	214.78/cwt	210.00–224.00	990	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	236.90/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,000	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	607	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,302	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	983	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	90.95/cwt	83.50–100.00	1,310	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,251	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	88.14/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,357	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	85.38/cwt	81.50–89.00	760	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	383	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	70.05/cwt	63.50–78.50	674	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	984	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,085	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,348	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,095	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	1,250.04/head	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,713	1,466.79/head	1,435.00–1,500.00	1,467	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	351	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	825	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,753.86/head	1,710.00–1,800.00	1,754	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,033	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	288	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	949	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	531	214.71/cwt	214.50–215.00	1,140	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 80Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 29Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	185.00	185.00
9	—	503	195.00	195.00
3	—	710	168.00	168.00
1	—	790	155.00	155.00
4	—	660	173.50–177.00	175.24
2	—	318	200.00–210.00	204.96
3	—	395	200.00	200.00
7	—	611	170.00–175.00	174.29
6	—	455	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
2	—	613	152.00–159.00	155.46
3	—	532	170.00	170.00
1	—	435	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	654	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	351	235.00	235.00
11	—	408	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	176.00	176.00
2	—	350	224.00	224.00
2	—	795	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	240.00	240.00
2	—	483	230.00	230.00
1	—	395	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	647	215.00	215.00
1	—	520	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	198.00	198.00
2	—	413	220.00	220.00
3	—	497	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	171.00	171.00
1	—	915	135.00	135.00
5	—	574	180.00	180.00
1	—	820	146.00	146.00
1	—	740	159.00	159.00
2	—	500	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	461	210.00–224.00	214.78
10	—	422	235.00–239.00	236.90
3	—	607	214.50	214.50
4	—	288	254.00	254.00
3	—	353	231.00	231.00
14	—	531	214.50–215.00	214.71
3	—	340	246.00	246.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	74.50	74.50
1	—	985	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,540	86.00–90.00	88.14
1	—	1,480	66.50	66.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	81.50–89.00	85.38
1	—	870	44.00	44.00
7	—	962	63.50–78.50	70.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	83.50–100.00	90.95
1	—	1,635	127.50	127.50
1	—	1,290	104.50	104.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,413	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,250.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,713	1,435.00–1,500.00	1,466.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,278	1,710.00–1,800.00	1,753.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,825.00	1,825.00

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Bulls · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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