Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to 4th of July Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.81/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$206.81

90 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$29.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.11

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	597	209.30	1,251	82
Medium and Large 2-3	383	182.25	697	4thin
Medium and Large 2	599	180.25	1,079	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.05/cwt here — about $171 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 sale90 hd

206.81

—

KY average11 barns · 2,619 hd

213.92

−7.11

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	1,665	119.33	1,987	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	104.94	1,650	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	104.54	1,230	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	79.39	718	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	876	$658	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,210	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,075	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$943	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	—	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	189.83/cwt	187.00–190.50	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	206.59/cwt	200.00–211.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,558	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	210.05/cwt	192.00–211.50	1,409	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	225.14/cwt	222.00–231.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	225.75/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	234.52/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	171.04/cwt	167.00–175.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	213.64/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,192	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	234.20/cwt	231.00–234.50	1,056	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	250.27/cwt	227.00–256.00	956	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	219.98/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,227	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	220.57/cwt	218.50–225.50	1,460	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	245.80/cwt	243.00–249.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	219.10/cwt	209.00–226.00	933	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	210.50/cwt	199.00–214.00	1,097	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,172	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,033	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2-3	—	845	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	943.47/head	875.00–1,060.00	943	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	818	593.56/head	510.00–700.00	594	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	119.33/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,987	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	107.64/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,707	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,273	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	95.43/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,102	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	107.27/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,269	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	84.33/cwt	80.00–88.00	799	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	984	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	77.07/cwt	76.00–78.00	615	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	396	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 Jul 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 142Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 51Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 42

No trends available due to 4th of July Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	210.00	210.00
5	—	392	200.00–211.00	206.59
6	—	514	201.00	201.00
1	—	670	189.00	189.00
2	—	278	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	451	231.00–234.50	234.20
3	—	770	190.00	190.00
14	—	382	227.00–256.00	250.27
7	—	558	210.00–224.00	219.98
3	—	613	219.00	219.00
3	—	327	251.00	251.00
7	—	662	218.50–225.50	220.57
2	—	268	243.00–249.00	245.80
10	—	514	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	142.50	142.50
2	—	508	173.00	173.00
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
2	—	620	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	200.00	200.00
4	—	736	225.00–226.00	225.75
4	—	609	233.00–236.00	234.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	167.00–175.00	171.04
1	—	545	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	181.00	181.00
1	—	775	164.00	164.00
1	—	410	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	733	187.00–190.50	189.83
5	—	627	213.00	213.00
13	—	671	192.00–211.50	210.05
2	—	308	246.00	246.00
3	—	363	222.00–231.00	225.14
4	—	466	221.00	221.00
1	—	755	174.00	174.00
9	—	558	211.00–215.00	213.64
12	—	426	209.00–226.00	219.10
12	—	521	199.00–214.00	210.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	198.00	198.00
1	—	230	201.00	201.00
2	—	495	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	797	195.50	195.50
3	—	800	191.00	191.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	818	510.00–700.00	593.56
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,325.00	1,325.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	937	875.00–1,060.00	943.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	108.00–125.00	119.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,586	102.00–113.00	107.64
1	—	1,480	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	93.00–98.00	95.43
10	—	1,183	103.00–119.00	107.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	948	80.00–88.00	84.33
1	—	1,025	96.00	96.00
3	—	798	76.00–78.00	77.07
1	—	880	45.00	45.00

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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