Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to no sale on labor day last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $229.78/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$229.78

54 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$66.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.12

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	548	240.26	1,317	40
Medium and Large 2	490	208.64	1,023	10thin
Medium 1-2	678	181.91	1,233	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	173.75	938	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.51/cwt here — about $379 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

229.78

—

KY average25 barns · 3,128 hd

221.66

+8.12

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	1,812	121.93	2,209	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	119.00	1,975	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	106.96	1,276	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	872	80.80	704	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,227	$1,486	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,018	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,003	$1,162	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$1,210	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,204	$1,370	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	678	181.91/cwt	174.00–190.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	240.26/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,235	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	240.77/cwt	240.00–241.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	241.25/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	253.20/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	243.47/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	270.58/cwt	263.00–274.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	226.95/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,295	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	90.45/cwt	90.00–91.00	841	2
Bulls	—	—	1,968	125.86/cwt	124.50–127.00	2,477	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	112.04/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,283	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	102.73/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,267	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	464	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,223	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,696	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,162.16/head	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	1,485.87/head	1,100.00–1,640.00	1,486	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	740	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	1,531.84/head	1,375.00–1,730.00	1,532	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	237.46/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,280	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	402	225.80/cwt	217.50–230.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,382	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	199.51/cwt	199.00–200.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	219.37/cwt	217.50–220.00	820	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 Sep 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 116Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 89

No comparison this week due to no sale on labor day last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	174.00–190.00	181.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	190.00	190.00
2	—	363	220.00	220.00
3	—	402	217.50–230.00	225.80
2	—	473	199.00–200.00	199.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	263.00–274.00	270.58
4	—	610	224.00–230.00	226.95
1	—	795	180.00	180.00
2	—	670	223.00	223.00
13	—	539	228.00–240.00	237.46
2	—	705	220.00	220.00
6	—	588	235.00	235.00
2	—	480	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	278.00	278.00
6	—	508	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
1	—	790	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	514	235.00–241.00	240.26
1	—	615	212.00	212.00
4	—	390	240.00–241.00	240.77
4	—	773	204.50	204.50
3	—	577	230.00	230.00
3	—	453	230.00–247.00	241.25
3	—	723	186.00	186.00
1	—	660	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	151.00	151.00
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	580	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	210.50	210.50
2	—	498	190.00	190.00
1	—	690	198.00	198.00
4	—	374	217.50–220.00	219.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	259.00	259.00
6	—	618	255.00	255.00
4	—	513	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	245.00	245.00
1	—	885	214.00	214.00
1	—	520	243.00	243.00
4	—	471	245.00–256.00	253.20
8	—	640	233.00–247.00	243.47
4	—	580	239.00	239.00
1	—	705	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	210.00	210.00
1	—	520	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	119.00	119.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	90.00–91.00	90.45
1	—	755	61.50	61.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,145	106.00–119.00	112.04
6	—	1,233	97.00–105.00	102.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,968	124.50–127.00	125.86
1	—	1,710	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,600	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,227	1,100.00–1,640.00	1,485.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,262	1,375.00–1,730.00	1,531.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	885.00	885.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	1,210.00	1,210.00

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

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Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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