Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.41/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$224.41

46 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$50.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.26

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	515	234.98	1,210	35
Medium and Large 2	575	207.05	1,191	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	483	184.71	891	8thin

One grade step is worth $50.26/cwt here — about $319 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 sale46 hd

224.41

—

KY average25 barns · 2,814 hd

224.68

−0.26

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	1,497	101.61	1,521	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	110.50	1,597	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	105.92	1,292	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	932	93.09	867	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$1,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	249.72/cwt	248.00–255.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	199.49/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	207.05/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	232.05/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,214	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	233.07/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,077	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,125	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	244.22/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	227.63/cwt	226.50–231.00	1,409	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	196.35/cwt	192.50–200.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	251.71/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	106.41/cwt	103.50–110.00	1,849	2
Bulls	—	—	1,015	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	934	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	96.62/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,106	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	118.43/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,483	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,109	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,597	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	102.32/cwt	100.00–107.00	957	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	83.86/cwt	82.00–87.00	778	3

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 188Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 30Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 13Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	248.00–255.00	249.72
2	—	715	199.00–200.00	199.49
7	—	559	237.00	237.00
6	—	523	220.00–238.00	232.05
6	—	393	246.00	246.00
8	—	619	226.50–231.00	227.63
2	—	465	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	203.00–209.00	207.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	178.00	178.00
2	—	460	170.00	170.00
3	—	522	189.00	189.00
2	—	385	192.50–200.00	196.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	215.00	215.00
1	—	490	251.00	251.00
2	—	575	225.00–241.00	233.07
2	—	448	257.00	257.00
4	—	514	236.00–247.00	244.22
3	—	708	236.00	236.00
1	—	800	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
1	—	620	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	230.00	230.00
2	—	655	221.00	221.00
2	—	583	225.00	225.00
2	—	495	241.00	241.00
2	—	358	250.00	250.00
1	—	330	255.00	255.00
4	—	441	251.00–254.00	251.71
4	—	720	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	140.00	140.00
2	—	493	184.00	184.00
3	—	692	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	212.50	212.50
2	—	755	171.00	171.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	103.50–110.00	106.41
1	—	1,015	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	93.00–100.00	96.62
3	—	1,252	114.00–122.50	118.43
1	—	1,275	87.00	87.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	110.50	110.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	100.00–107.00	102.32
3	—	928	82.00–87.00	83.86

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