Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.25/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$201.25

84 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

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

$29.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

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	523	204.01	1,066	76
Medium and Large 2-3	350	175.00	612	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.01/cwt here — about $455 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 sale84 hd

201.25

—

KY average23 barns · 6,680 hd

202.17

−0.92

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	1,528	101.38	1,549	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	100.02	1,251	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	87.24	864	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	915	118.00	1,080	1thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,063	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,045	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,035	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,210	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,580	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	421	229.00/cwt	215.00–232.00	964	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	224.06/cwt	221.00–226.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	155.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	192.01/cwt	184.50–199.00	1,190	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	229.88/cwt	217.50–233.00	1,115	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	173.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	611	205.12/cwt	201.50–206.00	1,253	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	101.38/cwt	92.50–108.00	1,549	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	766	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	915	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	102.41/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,292	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	100.65/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,001	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	844	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	71.76/cwt	70.00–75.00	691	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,063.08/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,063	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,044.88/head	925.00–1,150.00	1,045	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,607.32/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,607	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	198.46/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,125	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	211.10/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,146	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	206.67/cwt	205.50–213.00	1,066	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	579	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 May 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 180Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 48Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 48Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	421	215.00–232.00	229.00
12	—	467	220.50	220.50
5	—	323	221.00–226.00	224.06
9	—	707	155.00–160.00	155.57
9	—	620	184.50–199.00	192.01
2	—	293	220.00	220.00
1	—	860	147.50	147.50
11	—	567	194.00–201.00	198.46
1	—	695	176.00	176.00
13	—	516	205.50–213.00	206.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	160.00–165.00	162.50
4	—	310	170.00	170.00
2	—	293	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	198.00	198.00
2	—	320	230.00	230.00
2	—	580	221.00	221.00
9	—	760	196.50	196.50
1	—	620	215.00	215.00
2	—	865	185.00	185.00
1	—	525	222.50	222.50
10	—	485	217.50–233.00	229.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	398	180.00	180.00
1	—	645	136.00	136.00
1	—	495	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	170.00–180.00	173.27
1	—	245	220.00	220.00
1	—	760	165.00	165.00
1	—	450	209.00	209.00
7	—	543	210.00–218.00	211.10
3	—	568	194.00	194.00
2	—	868	155.00–160.00	157.49
2	—	328	230.00	230.00
2	—	430	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	201.50–206.00	205.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,528	92.50–108.00	101.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	69.00	69.00
13	—	1,262	94.00–110.00	102.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	995	96.00–108.00	100.65
1	—	1,055	80.00	80.00
3	—	963	70.00–75.00	71.76
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,170	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,063.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	925.00–1,150.00	1,044.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,035.00	1,035.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,607.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	1,210.00	1,210.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle