Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to low test on feeder steers last week. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter classes sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.59/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$213.59

255 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$461

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

$46.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

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	550	216.39	1,190	236
Medium and Large 2	478	191.69	917	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	431	169.40	729	11thin

One grade step is worth $46.99/cwt here — about $461 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 sale255 hd

213.59

—

KY average25 barns · 6,025 hd

211.55

+2.04

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	1,720	119.00	2,047	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	102.39	1,548	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	91.21	1,107	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	886	77.59	687	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,383	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	730	$750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,656	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$960	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	168.92/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	231.46/cwt	224.00–234.00	956	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	192.26/cwt	192.00–192.50	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	183.79/cwt	182.50–185.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	213.57/cwt	207.00–214.50	1,219	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	199.44/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,322	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	229.37/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,514	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	230.18/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	404	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	230.84/cwt	221.00–237.50	1,429	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	257.10/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,334	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	181.56/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,062	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,310	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	418	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	214.48/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,555	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	166.67/cwt	159.00–182.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	796	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	942	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	163.67/cwt	155.00–172.50	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	237.38/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,367	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	248.47/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,419	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,310	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	501	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,167	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,104	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	557	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,309	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	258	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	671	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	102.39/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,548	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	78.29/cwt	78.00–79.00	946	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	73.25/cwt	73.00–73.50	607	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	81.92/cwt	81.00–83.00	773	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	102.38/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,324	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	87.79/cwt	86.00–89.00	998	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,047	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,449.98/head	1,260.00–1,600.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,566.11/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,566	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,835.00/head	1,835.00–1,835.00	1,835	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	393	258.79/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,017	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	449	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,091	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	200.12/cwt	199.00–207.00	1,371	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	217.21/cwt	203.00–225.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,404	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	186.41/cwt	177.50–197.50	544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	219.07/cwt	207.00–226.00	1,284	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	218.12/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,149	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	182.15/cwt	175.00–190.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	179.26/cwt	160.00–184.00	1,386	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	212.14/cwt	204.00–213.00	1,368	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	213.08/cwt	195.00–216.25	1,095	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	207.61/cwt	200.50–214.25	1,260	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	221.69/cwt	220.75–223.00	1,241	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,198	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	393	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	219.19/cwt	210.50–225.00	1,021	33

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 97Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 28Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 10

Compared to last week: No trend due to low test on feeder steers last week. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter classes sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	150.00	150.00
1	—	275	185.00	185.00
4	—	379	160.00–170.00	164.85
1	—	480	175.00	175.00
1	—	335	177.50	177.50
2	—	435	172.00	172.00
1	—	570	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	164.00–174.00	168.92
18	—	413	224.00–234.00	231.46
5	—	290	241.00	241.00
31	—	571	207.00–214.50	213.57
10	—	663	190.00–209.00	199.44
2	—	1,033	144.00	144.00
16	—	514	195.00–216.25	213.08
3	—	340	239.00	239.00
31	—	607	200.50–214.25	207.61
33	—	466	210.50–225.00	219.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	187.00	187.00
2	—	428	192.00–192.50	192.26
2	—	495	198.00	198.00
1	—	365	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	659	213.00	213.00
34	—	560	220.75–223.00	221.69
26	—	537	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	190.00	190.00
23	—	660	210.00–233.00	229.37
4	—	519	215.00–235.00	230.18
12	—	619	221.00–237.50	230.84
2	—	420	247.00	247.00
4	—	466	248.00	248.00
1	—	780	200.00	200.00
12	—	725	213.00–216.00	214.48
13	—	576	220.00–239.00	237.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	182.50–185.00	183.79
15	—	585	172.00–183.00	181.56
1	—	870	125.00	125.00
3	—	605	159.00–182.00	166.67
2	—	398	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	404	263.00	263.00
3	—	345	261.00	261.00
3	—	393	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	519	243.00–258.00	257.10
31	—	571	244.00–250.00	248.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	200.00	200.00
1	—	675	194.00	194.00
1	—	830	174.00	174.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	167.00	167.00
1	—	600	157.00	157.00
2	—	530	155.00–172.50	163.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	740	177.00	177.00
1	—	945	160.00	160.00
7	—	685	199.00–207.00	200.12
6	—	414	203.00–225.00	217.21
16	—	586	207.00–226.00	219.07
11	—	527	214.00–226.00	218.12
1	—	895	172.50	172.50
10	—	773	160.00–184.00	179.26
10	—	645	204.00–213.00	212.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	501	233.00	233.00
5	—	464	238.00	238.00
9	—	557	235.00	235.00
2	—	240	261.00	261.00
2	—	258	260.00	260.00
13	—	393	256.00–259.00	258.79
9	—	449	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	172.50	172.50
1	—	370	190.00	190.00
7	—	292	177.50–197.50	186.41
2	—	325	175.00–190.00	182.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	96.00–108.00	102.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	78.00–79.00	78.29
5	—	1,293	97.00–108.00	102.38
5	—	1,137	86.00–89.00	87.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	73.00–73.50	73.25
2	—	943	81.00–83.00	81.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	119.00	119.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,383	1,260.00–1,600.00	1,449.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,566.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,835.00	1,835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	1,675.00	1,675.00

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

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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

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