Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower and bull calves were 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded sharply lower. Feeder buyers backed up on prices today in response to the lower futures market. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $219.87/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$219.87

72 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$57.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.27

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	520	237.02	1,233	45
Medium and Large 2	539	211.57	1,140	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	651	179.33	1,168	17thin

One grade step is worth $57.69/cwt here — about $65 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 sale72 hd

219.87

—

KY average26 barns · 2,912 hd

202.59

+17.27

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	1,869	114.94	2,149	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,354	91.79	1,243	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,117	84.03	939	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	75.52	805	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$1,200	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,108	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,163	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,022	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	248.77/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,496	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	240.00/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	258.76/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	176.36/cwt	170.00–182.50	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	253.60/cwt	251.00–255.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	230.03/cwt	227.50–233.50	1,336	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	259.54/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,217	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	84.34/cwt	83.00–85.50	875	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	421	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	93.69/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,291	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	829	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	72.03/cwt	65.00–76.00	814	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	86.29/cwt	82.50–88.00	966	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,148	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	113.42/cwt	109.50–116.50	2,051	4
Bulls	—	—	2,115	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,559	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	185.29/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,177	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	226.25/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	207.90/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,168	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	210.14/cwt	205.00–212.50	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,217	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,150	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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 95Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 24Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	176.00	176.00
1	—	520	200.00	200.00
1	—	720	175.00	175.00
3	—	380	197.50	197.50
3	—	339	205.00–212.50	210.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	513	216.00	216.00
2	—	375	230.00	230.00
2	—	300	237.50	237.50
3	—	400	229.00	229.00
12	—	627	185.50	185.50
7	—	451	226.50	226.50
12	—	767	195.00	195.00
5	—	599	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	165.00	165.00
1	—	665	165.00	165.00
1	—	495	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	230.00	230.00
2	—	585	247.50–250.00	248.77
1	—	525	268.00	268.00
7	—	817	222.50	222.50
4	—	639	235.00–242.00	240.00
3	—	397	258.00	258.00
3	—	478	245.00–266.00	258.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	247.00	247.00
3	—	362	251.00–255.00	253.60
16	—	581	227.50–233.50	230.03
5	—	646	221.50	221.50
4	—	469	255.00–261.00	259.54
2	—	308	232.00	232.00
12	—	508	239.50	239.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	170.00–182.50	176.36
1	—	1,000	137.50	137.50
3	—	698	188.00	188.00
2	—	978	149.00	149.00
5	—	635	180.00–188.00	185.29
1	—	750	170.00	170.00
3	—	325	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	222.50–230.00	226.25
8	—	562	200.00–209.00	207.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	83.00–85.50	84.34
1	—	860	49.00	49.00
7	—	1,130	65.00–76.00	72.03
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	92.00–95.50	93.69
1	—	1,305	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,120	82.50–88.00	86.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,808	109.50–116.50	113.42
1	—	2,115	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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Bulls · 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

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