Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to a lack of comparable weights and quality. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower and bull calves were 7.00-9.00 lower. Feeder calf prices are starting to reflect the buyers concerns of calf health during the month of October. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower and no trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $219.21/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$219.21

103 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.54

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	505	236.49	1,194	61
Medium and Large 2	508	206.09	1,046	25
Medium and Large 2-3	579	176.49	1,022	17thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $172 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 sale103 hd

219.21

—

KY average24 barns · 3,509 hd

211.66

+7.54

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	1,993	119.50	2,381	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	93.60	1,155	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,547	90.40	1,398	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	67.01	721	10

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)	1,445	$1,310	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	984	$1,103	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$985	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,062	$882	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$1,429	10

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	411	221.78/cwt	220.00–231.00	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	204.02/cwt	200.00–205.00	994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	540	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	223.68/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,174	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	207.00/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	172.11/cwt	167.00–182.50	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	178.31/cwt	175.00–190.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,014	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	205.90/cwt	201.50–212.50	1,262	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	246.33/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	221.54/cwt	220.50–224.00	1,269	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,060	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,434	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	997	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	71.84/cwt	70.00–75.00	806	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	84.24/cwt	83.50–85.00	1,515	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	91.94/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,364	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	89.84/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,135	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	61.60/cwt	57.50–68.00	646	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	939	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	99.23/cwt	97.00–102.50	1,181	4
Bulls	—	—	2,005	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	2,276	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	2,485	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,008	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	860	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	883	954.60/head	825.00–1,075.00	955	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,325	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,535.87/head	1,410.00–1,725.00	1,536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	208.57/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,016	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,170	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	237.76/cwt	236.00–239.00	996	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	175.88/cwt	170.00–185.00	920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	177.99/cwt	168.00–184.00	1,000	8

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 157Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 21Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 16Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	411	220.00–231.00	221.78
2	—	360	207.50	207.50
1	—	770	187.00	187.00
3	—	533	198.00	198.00
8	—	487	206.00–213.00	208.57
4	—	665	190.50	190.50
1	—	580	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	172.00	172.00
1	—	630	173.00	173.00
5	—	523	170.00–185.00	175.88
1	—	660	180.00	180.00
8	—	562	168.00–184.00	177.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	251.00	251.00
16	—	573	220.50–224.00	221.54
11	—	406	261.00	261.00
6	—	703	204.00	204.00
1	—	230	260.00	260.00
3	—	640	212.00	212.00
16	—	499	234.50	234.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	150.00	150.00
5	—	487	200.00–205.00	204.02
3	—	390	207.50	207.50
2	—	255	210.00	210.00
5	—	756	183.00	183.00
1	—	915	171.00	171.00
2	—	665	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	214.00	214.00
3	—	493	224.00	224.00
2	—	355	230.00	230.00
14	—	525	217.00–230.00	223.68
6	—	678	203.00–209.00	207.00
24	—	613	201.50–212.50	205.90
10	—	419	236.00–239.00	237.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	182.50	182.50
3	—	562	167.00–182.50	172.11
5	—	465	175.00–190.00	178.31
2	—	443	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	646	234.00	234.00
6	—	529	244.00–249.00	246.33
3	—	415	270.00	270.00
1	—	880	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	841	239.50	239.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	70.00–75.00	71.84
6	—	1,049	57.50–68.00	61.60
1	—	1,105	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	83.50–85.00	84.24
8	—	1,484	87.00–95.00	91.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	86.00–93.00	89.84
4	—	1,190	97.00–102.50	99.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	113.50	113.50
1	—	1,980	125.50	125.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	985.00	985.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	883	825.00–1,075.00	954.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,343	1,410.00–1,725.00	1,535.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,925.00	1,925.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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