Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers traded sharply lower on a very light test. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher and bull calves under 500 lbs. were sharply lower with those over 500 lbs. selling 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower and no test 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 $212.97/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$212.97

90 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$71.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.75

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	516	230.21	1,187	61
Medium and Large 2	636	184.20	1,171	19thin
Medium 1-2	513	179.00	918	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	527	158.38	834	8thin

One grade step is worth $71.83/cwt here — about $353 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 sale90 hd

212.97

—

KY average26 barns · 3,304 hd

205.22

+7.75

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	—	Low	1,369	103.44	1,416	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	90.24	1,262	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	87.04	1,032	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	67.38	691	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,383	$1,225	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,088	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,327	$1,554	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$860	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$860	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	218.17/cwt	217.50–219.00	1,370	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	227.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	699	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,074	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	231.59/cwt	226.50–246.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	193.70/cwt	184.00–203.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	228.76/cwt	217.00–239.00	1,411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	225.16/cwt	221.00–234.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	213.63/cwt	206.00–215.50	1,329	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	224.08/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	232.09/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,406	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	237.28/cwt	236.00–245.00	992	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	806	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,411	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	243.36/cwt	240.00–250.00	905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	901	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	72.85/cwt	70.00–76.00	889	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	69.35/cwt	64.00–79.00	724	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	84.64/cwt	80.50–89.00	908	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	58.01/cwt	48.00–63.00	566	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	98.12/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,368	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	103.28/cwt	96.00–117.00	1,278	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	84.13/cwt	80.00–90.00	971	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	86.30/cwt	80.00–92.50	1,208	8
Bulls	—	—	1,188	100.16/cwt	92.50–106.50	1,190	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,903	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	835	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,149.91/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	825	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	835	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	1,554.05/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	513	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	197.45/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,137	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	236.77/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,125	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	473	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	354	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,230	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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 272Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 37Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 28Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	205.00	205.00
5	—	806	175.00	175.00
2	—	720	177.50	177.50
4	—	469	180.00	180.00
4	—	576	194.00–201.00	197.45
3	—	677	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	628	217.50–219.00	218.17
7	—	418	236.00–245.00	237.28
3	—	702	200.00	200.00
6	—	372	240.00–250.00	243.36
1	—	235	235.00	235.00
1	—	550	227.50	227.50
4	—	300	256.00	256.00
11	—	475	233.00–242.00	236.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	279.00	279.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	161.00	161.00
2	—	583	162.00	162.00
2	—	408	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	185.00	185.00
2	—	530	150.00	150.00
2	—	490	150.00	150.00
2	—	445	155.00	155.00
1	—	630	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	220.00–230.00	227.59
6	—	458	234.50	234.50
9	—	409	236.50	236.50
3	—	380	221.00–234.00	225.16
19	—	622	206.00–215.50	213.63
7	—	524	222.00–229.00	224.08
5	—	564	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	699	194.00	194.00
1	—	880	171.00	171.00
4	—	538	184.00–203.00	193.70
1	—	590	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	354	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	226.50–246.00	231.59
4	—	466	257.00	257.00
1	—	1,010	193.00	193.00
4	—	617	217.00–239.00	228.76
2	—	440	224.00–240.00	232.09
6	—	567	248.00	248.00
1	—	745	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
3	—	427	220.00	220.00
1	—	520	220.00	220.00
1	—	455	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	70.00–76.00	72.85
3	—	1,237	96.00–117.00	103.28
7	—	1,154	80.00–90.00	84.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,044	64.00–79.00	69.35
2	—	1,073	80.50–89.00	84.64
6	—	975	48.00–63.00	58.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	96.00–103.00	98.12
8	—	1,400	80.00–92.50	86.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	92.50–106.50	100.16
1	—	1,730	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	985.00	985.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	735.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,149.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,383	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,327	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,554.05

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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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