Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00-9.00 higher and bull calves were sharply higher. Feeder calf buyers showed much stronger demand for all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.88/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$220.88

40 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$37.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.71

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	581	224.60	1,304	36
Medium and Large 2-3	543	187.43	1,017	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.17/cwt here — about $287 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 sale40 hd

220.88

—

KY average26 barns · 5,906 hd

211.17

+9.71

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	1,610	113.11	1,821	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	91.71	1,382	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	84.33	988	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	77.73	794	8thin

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)	1,215	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$810	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	96.39/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,387	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	73.80/cwt	71.00–78.00	733	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,104	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,249	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,056	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	85.66/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,058	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	85.47/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,366	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	122.22/cwt	121.50–123.00	2,240	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	730	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,105	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	236.22/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,127	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	239.15/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	225.64/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	224.59/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,276	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	179.91/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	247.50/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	271.96/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,178	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	235.98/cwt	230.00–245.00	899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	184.22/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,334	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,413	1

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 216Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 43Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 22Year ago 26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,439	92.00–100.00	96.39
3	—	1,598	84.00–87.00	85.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	993	71.00–78.00	73.80
1	—	1,150	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,060	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,135	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,235	83.00–88.00	85.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,460	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,833	121.50–123.00	122.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	875.00	875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	145.00	145.00
2	—	928	169.00	169.00
2	—	858	184.00	184.00
13	—	477	230.00–242.00	236.22
6	—	620	223.00–227.00	225.64
5	—	568	224.00–225.00	224.59
3	—	343	267.00	267.00
3	—	392	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	210.00	210.00
3	—	585	170.00–185.00	179.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	201.00	201.00
7	—	724	175.00–188.00	184.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	269.00	269.00
2	—	538	247.00–248.00	247.50
1	—	710	200.00	200.00
8	—	433	262.00–275.00	271.96
5	—	381	230.00–245.00	235.98
1	—	635	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	237.50–240.00	239.15
3	—	655	240.00	240.00
2	—	395	263.00	263.00
2	—	310	235.00	235.00
1	—	550	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	172.50	172.50

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

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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