Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady with spots sharply higher. Slaughter classes sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.99/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$221.99

60 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$50.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

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	509	226.50	1,153	54
Medium and Large 2	485	191.50	929	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	469	176.27	826	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.23/cwt here — about $327 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 sale60 hd

221.99

—

KY average26 barns · 6,177 hd

226.72

−4.74

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	1,726	119.44	2,062	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	107.00	1,728	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	101.31	1,231	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	878	83.17	730	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,500	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,120	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2Fancy	—	605	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,198	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	264.08/cwt	255.00–273.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	234.81/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	243.65/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,279	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	219.39/cwt	206.00–224.00	1,119	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	222.49/cwt	209.00–226.00	1,377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	180.03/cwt	175.00–182.50	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	303	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	241.79/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,192	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	245.70/cwt	240.00–251.00	924	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,092	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	84.85/cwt	84.00–85.50	933	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	119.44/cwt	112.50–124.00	2,062	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	107.48/cwt	96.00–118.50	1,352	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	970	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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 155Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 21Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 24Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady with spots sharply higher. Slaughter classes sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	228.00	228.00
6	—	468	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	260.00	260.00
2	—	293	255.00–273.00	264.08
2	—	570	231.00	231.00
3	—	439	220.00–242.00	234.81
5	—	511	229.00	229.00
6	—	493	225.00–245.00	241.79
6	—	376	240.00–251.00	245.70
2	—	625	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	190.00	190.00
1	—	590	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	211.00	211.00
9	—	525	238.00–250.00	243.65
1	—	375	245.00	245.00
1	—	420	261.00	261.00
2	—	680	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	510	206.00–224.00	219.39
5	—	619	209.00–226.00	222.49
2	—	745	193.00	193.00
4	—	570	201.00	201.00
1	—	805	170.00	170.00
5	—	460	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	175.00–182.50	180.03
1	—	600	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	303	265.00	265.00
4	—	411	257.00	257.00
8	—	458	238.50	238.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	191.50	191.50

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	—	1,500	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,120.00	1,120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	84.00–85.50	84.85
8	—	1,258	96.00–118.50	107.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	107.00	107.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	67.00	67.00
1	—	825	86.50	86.50
1	—	1,010	96.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,726	112.50–124.00	119.44

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle