Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady ranging 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. With good demand on feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. No comparison on slaughter bulls due to no receipts last week. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.13/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$193.13

73 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$31.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.14

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	562	196.11	1,102	66
Medium and Large 2-3	559	165.07	923	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.03/cwt here — about $178 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 sale73 hd

193.13

—

KY average27 barns · 5,737 hd

197.27

−4.14

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	1,760	120.39	2,119	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	91.55	1,100	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	88.71	1,374	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	898	71.75	644	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	815	135.09	1,101	2thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,014	$937	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$883	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$850	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$1,525	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,105	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,369	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	888	$1,109	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$820	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	194.07/cwt	193.50–195.00	1,112	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	212.60/cwt	207.50–217.50	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	226.30/cwt	223.50–231.00	978	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	196.57/cwt	194.50–198.50	1,006	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	168.03/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,244	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	216.29/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,133	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	797	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	815	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,101	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	86.32/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,325	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	56.84/cwt	56.00–58.00	483	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	61.83/cwt	61.00–62.50	526	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	73.02/cwt	70.00–78.00	672	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	83.22/cwt	81.00–86.00	774	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	67.06/cwt	66.00–68.00	724	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	98.07/cwt	93.00–105.50	1,201	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	86.66/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,036	6
Bulls	—	—	1,760	120.39/cwt	115.50–125.00	2,119	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	937.16/head	900.00–975.00	937	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	650.02/head	580.00–750.00	650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	1,032.86/head	825.00–1,480.00	1,033	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,000.45/head	940.00–1,075.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,368.83/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,369	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	219.34/cwt	214.00–221.00	858	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	689.33/head	675.00–700.00	689	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	1,066.82/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,067	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	1,449.40/head	1,025.00–1,850.00	1,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	163.40/cwt	140.00–192.50	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,071	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	204.72/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,200	9

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 68Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 16Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 16Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	150.00	150.00
1	—	425	187.50	187.50
1	—	580	162.00	162.00
2	—	518	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	200.00	200.00
17	—	573	193.50–195.00	194.07
2	—	363	207.50–217.50	212.60
1	—	290	222.50	222.50
16	—	512	194.50–198.50	196.57
3	—	778	160.00	160.00
3	—	710	160.00–172.00	168.03
2	—	845	150.00	150.00
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
5	—	959	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	432	223.50–231.00	226.30
2	—	335	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	239.00	239.00
2	—	788	199.50	199.50
2	—	980	172.00	172.00
1	—	895	178.00	178.00
3	—	605	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	233.00	233.00
1	—	415	240.00	240.00
1	—	360	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	200.00	200.00
1	—	805	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	231.00	231.00
6	—	638	195.00	195.00
5	—	720	188.00	188.00
12	—	524	211.00–219.00	216.29
4	—	391	214.00–221.00	219.34
8	—	476	225.00	225.00
9	—	586	200.00–206.00	204.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	195.00	195.00
4	—	530	140.00–192.50	163.40
2	—	693	140.00	140.00
1	—	595	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	243.00	243.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	130.00–140.00	135.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	85.00–87.50	86.32
1	—	1,575	93.50	93.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	56.00–58.00	56.84
2	—	850	61.00–62.50	61.83
3	—	920	70.00–78.00	73.02
4	—	930	81.00–86.00	83.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	66.00–68.00	67.06
12	—	1,225	93.00–105.50	98.07
6	—	1,195	82.00–89.00	86.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,760	115.50–125.00	120.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,105	900.00–975.00	937.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,064	825.00–1,480.00	1,032.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	940.00–1,075.00	1,000.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	863	580.00–750.00	650.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	675.00–700.00	689.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,368.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,066.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	996	1,025.00–1,850.00	1,449.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	820.00	820.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	1,525.00	1,525.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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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

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