Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.34/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$203.34

65 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$30.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.88

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	518	216.89	1,123	36
Medium and Large 2-3	518	186.52	965	29

One grade step is worth $30.37/cwt here — about $157 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 sale65 hd

203.34

—

KY average25 barns · 4,869 hd

207.23

−3.88

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	—	High	1,878	117.03	2,198	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,551	93.81	1,455	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	87.91	1,141	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	69.80	687	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	773	$1,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,788	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,260	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	212.00/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	232.54/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	189.67/cwt	182.00–197.50	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	225.97/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,216	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	250.05/cwt	247.50–252.50	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	186.06/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,057	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,092	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	94.89/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,440	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	54.63/cwt	45.00–63.00	507	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	75.89/cwt	75.00–77.00	694	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	86.08/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,110	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	948	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	117.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,198	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	773	1,050.40/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	233.34/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	177.98/cwt	174.00–190.00	1,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	221.37/cwt	220.00–224.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	224.26/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,027	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	233.35/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,465	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	192.35/cwt	182.50–194.00	1,016	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,202	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	174.42/cwt	170.00–181.00	996	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	238.40/cwt	228.50–242.75	1,407	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	242.94/cwt	231.50–250.00	1,278	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	236.74/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,062	2

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 216Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 43Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 8

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	162.50	162.50
2	—	568	180.00–192.50	186.06
1	—	395	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	628	220.00–238.00	233.35
1	—	780	211.00	211.00
21	—	590	228.50–242.75	238.40
2	—	703	206.00	206.00
16	—	526	231.50–250.00	242.94
4	—	463	231.00–246.00	236.74
2	—	423	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	206.00–218.00	212.00
4	—	469	229.00–236.00	232.54
15	—	538	220.00–228.00	225.97
1	—	645	206.00	206.00
2	—	270	247.50–252.50	250.05
4	—	433	229.00–238.00	233.34
1	—	305	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	182.00–197.50	189.67
1	—	385	187.50	187.50
3	—	600	176.00	176.00
4	—	659	174.00–190.00	177.98
1	—	545	190.00	190.00
2	—	408	201.00	201.00
1	—	880	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	221.00	221.00
3	—	410	220.00–224.00	221.37
5	—	516	216.00	216.00
6	—	458	222.50–226.00	224.26
1	—	340	210.00	210.00
13	—	558	215.50	215.50
6	—	635	211.00	211.00
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	175.00	175.00
5	—	481	198.00	198.00
4	—	386	200.00	200.00
7	—	528	182.50–194.00	192.35
1	—	655	176.00	176.00
10	—	571	170.00–181.00	174.42
1	—	300	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	106.00	106.00
6	—	928	45.00–63.00	54.63
2	—	915	75.00–77.00	75.89
3	—	1,128	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	92.00–98.00	94.89
1	—	1,685	89.50	89.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	112.00	112.00
5	—	1,290	82.00–88.00	86.08
1	—	1,425	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	115.00–119.00	117.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	773	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,260.00	1,260.00

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