Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.25/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$232.25

66 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$55.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.89

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	237.11	1,136	56
Medium and Large 2	445	210.97	940	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	395	181.25	716	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.86/cwt here — about $420 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 sale66 hd

232.25

—

KY average27 barns · 8,677 hd

227.35

+4.89

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	109.50	1,829	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,231	98.82	1,217	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	84.82	771	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,250	139.00	1,738	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,035	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$960	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	309	249.53/cwt	244.00–251.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,108	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	220.00/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,364	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	233.74/cwt	233.00–234.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	271.20/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	234.69/cwt	234.00–235.50	1,361	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	262.57/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,033	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	855	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	113.75/cwt	112.00–115.50	1,516	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	103.78/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,314	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	84.82/cwt	83.00–89.00	771	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	87.40/cwt	83.00–91.00	991	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	221.95/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,090	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	230.29/cwt	230.00–231.00	910	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	403	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,064	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	198.26/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,219	5

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 160Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	309	244.00–251.00	249.53
1	—	755	199.00	199.00
2	—	375	257.00	257.00
4	—	589	231.00	231.00
2	—	273	231.00	231.00
9	—	457	242.50	242.50
12	—	620	215.00–221.00	220.00
2	—	210	237.50	237.50
1	—	660	202.50	202.50
1	—	720	217.00	217.00
4	—	422	233.00–234.00	233.74
5	—	522	233.50	233.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
1	—	365	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
3	—	318	221.00	221.00
3	—	573	195.00–205.00	198.26
1	—	400	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	403	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	260.00	260.00
4	—	509	260.00	260.00
3	—	802	226.00	226.00
1	—	975	203.00	203.00
1	—	660	241.00	241.00
2	—	453	252.00	252.00
4	—	591	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	299.00	299.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	240.00	240.00
2	—	370	270.00–272.50	271.20
9	—	580	234.00–235.50	234.69
2	—	465	244.00	244.00
3	—	413	258.00–265.00	262.57
1	—	660	223.00	223.00
2	—	298	290.00	290.00
1	—	645	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	491	218.00–228.00	221.95
7	—	395	230.00–231.00	230.29
1	—	340	232.50	232.50
1	—	615	197.00	197.00
3	—	228	240.00	240.00
2	—	448	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	109.50	109.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,333	112.00–115.50	113.75
8	—	1,266	97.00–109.00	103.78
4	—	1,134	83.00–91.00	87.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	909	83.00–89.00	84.82
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	139.00	139.00

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	—	1,030	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle