Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady with a light test. Slaughter cattle steady. Good demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $219.00/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$219.00

58 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$64.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.08

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	479	235.33	1,128	39
Medium and Large 2	469	201.67	947	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	523	170.90	893	10thin

One grade step is worth $64.43/cwt here — about $234 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 sale58 hd

219.00

—

KY average25 barns · 1,756 hd

209.91

+9.08

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	1,575	120.00	1,890	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	103.00	1,172	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	87.03	789	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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$820	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1-2	—	693	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,187	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	256.78/cwt	253.50–261.00	968	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	216.24/cwt	206.00–231.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	225.83/cwt	207.00–230.50	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	232.01/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	229.96/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	179.02/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,401	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	230.27/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,333	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	232.89/cwt	225.00–235.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,461	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	82.54/cwt	81.00–84.00	741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	948	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,890	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	168.97/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	172.52/cwt	171.00–173.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	227.77/cwt	221.00–238.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	195.41/cwt	190.00–201.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 120Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 23Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady with a light test. Slaughter cattle steady. Good demand for slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	198.00	198.00
1	—	725	190.00	190.00
1	—	755	185.00	185.00
2	—	450	235.00	235.00
5	—	503	236.00	236.00
13	—	377	253.50–261.00	256.78
7	—	579	230.00–231.00	230.27
2	—	313	235.00	235.00
5	—	427	221.00–238.00	227.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
2	—	378	171.00	171.00
3	—	674	165.00–171.00	168.97
4	—	471	171.00–173.00	172.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	200.00	200.00
1	—	335	215.00	215.00
1	—	410	200.00	200.00
5	—	496	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	187.00	187.00
4	—	476	190.00–201.00	195.41
2	—	563	182.00	182.00
1	—	390	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	206.00–231.00	216.24
5	—	508	207.00–230.50	225.83
1	—	315	230.00	230.00
4	—	794	176.00–180.00	179.02
9	—	620	226.00	226.00
5	—	369	225.00–235.00	232.89
2	—	670	218.00	218.00
1	—	550	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	174.00	174.00
2	—	595	161.00	161.00
3	—	402	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	210.00	210.00
3	—	602	230.00–236.00	232.01
4	—	481	229.00–231.00	229.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	81.00–84.00	82.54
1	—	925	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,210	117.00	117.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	820.00	820.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	870	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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Bulls · 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

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