Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to no sale in honor of Memorial Day. Feeder and slaughter classes sold with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.67/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$204.67

91 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$481

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

$41.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.87

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	525	208.50	1,094	77
Medium and Large 2	488	192.56	939	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	366	167.40	613	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.10/cwt here — about $481 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 sale91 hd

204.67

—

KY average26 barns · 5,622 hd

212.54

−7.87

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	1,645	121.65	2,001	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	93.00	1,432	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	92.67	1,142	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	852	77.34	659	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,525	113.00	1,723	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	753	$790	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,460	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,585	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,160	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	625	183.47/cwt	181.00–199.00	1,147	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	233.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	948	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	226.89/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,044	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	211.67/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	138.45/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	258.38/cwt	257.00–259.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	211.45/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	443	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	205.78/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,146	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	228.09/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,435	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	240.13/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,381	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	261.58/cwt	259.00–267.00	895	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	354	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	924	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,723	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	73.96/cwt	62.00–77.00	616	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	81.79/cwt	80.00–85.00	716	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,460	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,399	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	99.07/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,298	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	84.14/cwt	81.00–86.00	949	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	121.65/cwt	109.00–132.50	2,001	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	790.40/head	720.00–850.00	790	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,460.22/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	208.64/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	227.23/cwt	223.00–235.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	239.55/cwt	236.00–251.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	237.59/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,019	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	175.00/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,241	5

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 Jun 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 189Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 38Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 40

No comparison to last week due to no sale in honor of Memorial Day. Feeder and slaughter classes sold with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	625	181.00–199.00	183.47
2	—	655	167.00	167.00
5	—	1,094	128.00–141.00	138.45
2	—	545	210.00	210.00
2	—	305	220.00	220.00
15	—	557	200.00–211.00	205.78
6	—	369	223.00–235.00	227.23
9	—	293	237.00	237.00
5	—	709	167.00–177.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	407	225.00–235.00	233.04
11	—	460	226.00–228.00	226.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	189.00	189.00
2	—	438	201.00	201.00
1	—	350	201.00	201.00
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
2	—	403	166.00	166.00
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	745	211.00–215.00	211.67
2	—	873	185.00	185.00
2	—	535	236.00	236.00
3	—	380	257.00–259.00	258.38
4	—	585	201.00–219.00	211.45
1	—	440	230.00	230.00
2	—	670	211.00	211.00
2	—	803	202.00	202.00
1	—	475	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	629	225.00–236.00	228.09
6	—	575	230.00–245.00	240.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	191.00	191.00
1	—	260	220.00	220.00
2	—	398	232.00	232.00
2	—	238	245.00	245.00
6	—	638	208.00–212.00	208.64
4	—	317	236.00–251.00	239.55
7	—	429	231.00–241.00	237.59
3	—	470	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	254.00	254.00
12	—	342	259.00–267.00	261.58
4	—	354	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	175.00	175.00
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
1	—	600	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	113.00	113.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	833	62.00–77.00	73.96
3	—	875	80.00–85.00	81.79
1	—	930	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,590	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	93.00–105.00	99.07
3	—	1,128	81.00–86.00	84.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,645	109.00–132.50	121.65

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	753	720.00–850.00	790.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,585.00	1,585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,040	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,460.22

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

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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

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle