Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.54/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$234.54

54 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,248

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$47.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

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	534	236.29	1,262	52
Medium and Large 2-3	480	189.00	907	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.29/cwt here — about $355 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 sale54 hd

234.54

—

KY average27 barns · 6,338 hd

230.93

+3.61

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	1,531	125.51	1,922	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	110.90	1,778	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	100.97	1,253	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	881	87.17	768	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	930	145.00	1,349	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,420	$1,685	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$1,595	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$890	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	315	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	300.18/cwt	296.00–303.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	712	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	276.74/cwt	276.00–277.50	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,246	194.75/cwt	194.75–194.75	2,427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	247.84/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,135	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,083	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,269	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	236.17/cwt	223.00–239.50	1,334	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	217.00/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	272.30/cwt	268.00–273.00	1,005	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	205.71/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,195	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	225.13/cwt	220.00–235.00	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	225.01/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,355	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	232.53/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,125	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,594.51/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	129.76/cwt	129.50–130.00	2,109	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	2,355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,175	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,222	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	112.03/cwt	107.00–117.50	1,357	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	88.10/cwt	87.50–89.50	1,134	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	92.96/cwt	90.50–97.00	840	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	110.90/cwt	105.00–120.50	1,778	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	98.14/cwt	96.50–99.50	1,207	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	930	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	85.43/cwt	80.00–88.00	725	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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 145Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 19Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

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	—	315	299.00	299.00
5	—	377	296.00–303.00	300.18
3	—	712	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	265.00	265.00
2	—	535	215.00	215.00
3	—	655	221.00	221.00
4	—	935	154.00	154.00
3	—	424	220.00–235.00	225.13
3	—	552	232.00	232.00
4	—	602	210.00–230.00	225.01
5	—	765	197.00	197.00
11	—	484	226.00–235.00	232.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	255.00	255.00
10	—	458	230.00–250.00	247.84
15	—	565	223.00–239.50	236.17
2	—	840	188.00	188.00
2	—	915	160.50	160.50
1	—	375	240.00	240.00
1	—	795	191.00	191.00
2	—	615	210.00–224.00	217.00
1	—	280	260.00	260.00
3	—	672	197.00–210.00	205.71
7	—	502	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	268.00–273.00	272.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	276.00–277.50	276.74
4	—	466	260.00	260.00
1	—	640	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,246	194.75	194.75
21	—	1,083	209.50	209.50

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,025	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,594.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,420	1,685.00	1,685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	890.00	890.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	129.50–130.00	129.76
1	—	1,700	138.50	138.50
1	—	1,175	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	107.00–117.50	112.03
3	—	1,287	87.50–89.50	88.10
2	—	1,230	96.50–99.50	98.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	904	90.50–97.00	92.96
1	—	920	71.00	71.00
4	—	849	80.00–88.00	85.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	105.00–120.50	110.90
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	145.00	145.00

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

Feeder Cattle

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