Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison on feeder steers due to limited test last week. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $223.91/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$223.91

65 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$48.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.00

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	491	237.58	1,166	40
Medium and Large 2	511	203.73	1,040	22
Medium and Large 2-3	580	189.50	1,099	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.08/cwt here — about $67 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 sale65 hd

223.91

—

KY average25 barns · 2,242 hd

214.91

+9.00

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	1,885	121.86	2,297	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	108.00	1,652	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	102.76	1,200	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	860	73.00	628	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)	1,240	$1,285	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,100	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,285	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,563	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,313	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	880	$1,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$675	1thin

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	—	575	200.56/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,153	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	217.44/cwt	209.00–226.00	1,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	229.61/cwt	214.00–235.00	1,398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	230.56/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	222.62/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	255.36/cwt	251.00–259.00	950	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,166	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	226.03/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,318	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	237.23/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,098	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	110.88/cwt	96.50–118.50	1,326	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	705	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,652	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	86.51/cwt	83.00–90.00	960	4
Bulls	—	—	1,885	121.86/cwt	118.00–128.00	2,297	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	1,312.96/head	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,313	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	268.43/cwt	261.00–275.00	880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,032	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	201.51/cwt	201.00–202.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	230.23/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,348	4

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 Aug 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 118Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 6Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 3Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	200.00–201.00	200.56
1	—	310	239.00	239.00
8	—	506	204.00	204.00
4	—	425	201.00–202.00	201.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	233.00	233.00
7	—	372	251.00–259.00	255.36
6	—	507	230.00	230.00
1	—	640	220.00	220.00
10	—	583	225.00–227.00	226.03
8	—	463	235.00–238.00	237.23
4	—	328	261.00–275.00	268.43
3	—	698	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	172.50	172.50
2	—	525	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	241.00	241.00
6	—	412	231.00	231.00
6	—	524	209.00–226.00	217.44
4	—	609	214.00–235.00	229.61
2	—	353	244.00	244.00
1	—	655	205.00	205.00
3	—	464	225.00–240.00	230.23
4	—	599	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	202.00	202.00
2	—	463	216.00	216.00
1	—	690	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	197.50	197.50
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	244.00	244.00
5	—	685	229.00–237.00	230.56
2	—	843	222.00	222.00
1	—	570	232.00	232.00
2	—	410	260.00	260.00
2	—	615	215.00–230.00	222.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	718	233.50	233.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	206.00	206.00
1	—	745	179.00	179.00
1	—	470	209.00	209.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,196	96.50–118.50	110.88
4	—	1,110	83.00–90.00	86.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	51.00	51.00
1	—	940	75.00	75.00
1	—	855	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	108.00	108.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,885	118.00–128.00	121.86

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,285.00	1,285.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,059	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,312.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	1,285.00	1,285.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	850	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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