Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. With 700 lbs steers and 600 lbs heifers selling sharply higher. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.99/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$187.99

31 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$20.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.36

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	574	191.22	1,098	26
Medium and Large 2-3	583	171.20	998	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.02/cwt here — about $100 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 sale31 hd

187.99

—

KY average23 barns · 4,955 hd

194.35

−6.36

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	90.00	1,404	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	84.88	1,068	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	77.58	729	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$971	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,214	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$735	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	678	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	208.04/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	215.92/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	183.95/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	203.38/cwt	200.00–205.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	193.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	188.53/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,266.59/head	1,030.00–1,450.00	1,267	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	970.58/head	825.00–1,135.00	971	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	92.29/cwt	90.50–94.00	1,223	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,404	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	821	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	84.09/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,061	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	82.09/cwt	78.00–87.00	775	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	506	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 May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 145Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 4Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	235.00	235.00
1	—	645	205.00	205.00
2	—	678	204.00	204.00
2	—	440	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	205.00–211.00	208.04
4	—	481	213.00–219.00	215.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	175.00	175.00
1	—	665	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	180.00–186.00	183.95
2	—	603	133.00	133.00
3	—	468	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	192.00	192.00
2	—	503	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	200.00–205.00	203.38
1	—	770	144.00	144.00
2	—	325	218.00	218.00
6	—	559	185.00–191.00	188.53
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	168.00	168.00
2	—	490	189.00	189.00
2	—	665	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	603	190.00–195.00	193.32
3	—	658	188.50	188.50
2	—	890	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	1,030.00–1,450.00	1,266.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	735.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	965	825.00–1,135.00	970.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	90.50–94.00	92.29
1	—	1,110	74.00	74.00
5	—	1,262	80.00–87.50	84.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	78.00–87.00	82.09
1	—	920	55.00	55.00

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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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle