Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to the limited number offered today. Feeder heifers 500 lbs. and under sold 2.00-4.00 lower and those over 500 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded fully steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $228.34/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$228.34

35 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+28.04

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	535	228.34	1,222	35

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale35 hd

228.34

—

KY average26 barns · 2,795 hd

200.30

+28.04

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	86.49	1,214	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	80.85	983	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,042	71.62	746	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,487	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,124	$1,198	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,113	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$762	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,520	$1,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,245	$1,501	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$1,655	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$1,642	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,502.06/head	1,275.00–1,800.00	1,502	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	1,553.05/head	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	252.29/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	761	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,674.89/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,675	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,500.50/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,205	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	211.03/cwt	204.00–214.50	1,188	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,298	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,416	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	528	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	903	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	93.76/cwt	90.50–97.00	1,194	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	63.95/cwt	59.00–67.50	648	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	85.35/cwt	81.50–88.50	1,156	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	74.80/cwt	68.50–79.00	903	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	82.69/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,001	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	74.06/cwt	69.00–77.50	782	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	836	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	76.09/cwt	74.50–79.00	1,046	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	95.91/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,469	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	761.77/head	725.00–800.00	762	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,638.63/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,639	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,769.64/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,770	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	903	1,112.67/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,267.70/head	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,268	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,241.23/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,241	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 189Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 26Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 6Year ago 17

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,348	1,275.00–1,800.00	1,502.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,245	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,267.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	725.00–800.00	761.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,241.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,413	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,553.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,260	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,674.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,769.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,638.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,520	1,750.00	1,750.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,245	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,500.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	246.00–256.00	252.29
1	—	420	231.00	231.00
4	—	594	229.00	229.00
8	—	541	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	234.00	234.00
4	—	638	199.00	199.00
4	—	526	219.00	219.00
9	—	563	204.00–214.50	211.03
1	—	470	225.00	225.00
4	—	437	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	215.00	215.00
3	—	490	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	234.00	234.00
1	—	330	251.00	251.00
2	—	580	215.00	215.00
3	—	612	217.00	217.00
6	—	665	213.00	213.00
6	—	445	255.00	255.00
3	—	467	251.00	251.00
3	—	393	251.00	251.00
2	—	750	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	90.50–97.00	93.76
7	—	1,207	68.50–79.00	74.80
9	—	1,211	80.00–86.50	82.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	59.00–67.50	63.95
6	—	1,056	69.00–77.50	74.06
1	—	1,045	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,354	81.50–88.50	85.35
4	—	1,375	74.50–79.00	76.09
6	—	1,532	91.00–101.00	95.91

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

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Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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