Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.95/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$220.95

64 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$48.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

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	485	223.99	1,085	60
Medium and Large 2-3	440	175.38	772	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.61/cwt here — about $314 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 sale64 hd

220.95

—

KY average26 barns · 6,772 hd

219.81

+1.14

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	—	Low	1,225	90.00	1,103	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	100.57	1,536	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	99.85	1,223	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	94.00	921	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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$1,288	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,013	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	847	$836	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,440	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,216	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	747	$759	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2-3	—	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	227.01/cwt	226.00–230.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	224.30/cwt	223.00–225.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	219.60/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,006	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	217.95/cwt	212.00–219.50	1,116	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	248.01/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,267	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	225.79/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,292	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	259.48/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	232.45/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	252.13/cwt	243.00–260.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,005	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	553	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,327	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	104.16/cwt	98.00–114.50	1,323	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	921	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	90.56/cwt	86.50–94.00	1,214	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	103.91/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,652	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	91.24/cwt	83.50–94.50	1,036	5
Bulls	—	—	1,225	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,103	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	690	688.68/head	675.00–700.00	689	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	738	714.49/head	625.00–825.00	714	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,287.87/head	1,225.00–1,320.00	1,288	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	845	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	710	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,215.88/head	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,440.00/head	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	223.94/cwt	221.00–226.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	233.72/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,089	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	210.35/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	356	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	951	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 Jul 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 220Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 39Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 28

No comparison on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	235.00	235.00
1	—	495	172.50	172.50
1	—	310	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	216.00	216.00
2	—	270	243.00–260.00	252.13
1	—	565	208.00	208.00
5	—	381	221.00–226.00	223.94
2	—	628	199.00	199.00
1	—	690	205.00	205.00
10	—	466	225.00–241.00	233.72
1	—	330	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	230.00	230.00
3	—	502	243.00	243.00
6	—	402	250.00	250.00
6	—	553	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	226.00–230.00	227.01
3	—	422	223.00–225.00	224.30
13	—	458	216.00–226.00	219.60
15	—	512	212.00–219.50	217.95
1	—	356	220.00	220.00
13	—	572	205.00–227.50	225.79
1	—	720	182.50	182.50
1	—	245	220.00	220.00
4	—	623	201.00–220.00	210.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	172.50	172.50
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
1	—	485	181.00	181.00
1	—	510	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	237.00–251.00	248.01
5	—	573	242.00	242.00
4	—	413	258.00–260.00	259.48
3	—	468	225.00–248.00	232.45
2	—	738	229.00	229.00
2	—	638	231.00	231.00
6	—	678	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,270	98.00–114.50	104.16
5	—	1,135	83.50–94.50	91.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	94.00	94.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	86.50–94.00	90.56
6	—	1,590	100.00–108.00	103.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	690	675.00–700.00	688.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	738	625.00–825.00	714.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,242	1,225.00–1,320.00	1,287.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,080.00	1,080.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,060	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,215.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	1,440.00	1,440.00

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