Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder buyers showed strong demand for the high quality offering which contained several weaned, preconditioned calves. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.96/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$209.96

112 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$45.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

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	519	220.44	1,143	81
Medium and Large 2	407	204.29	831	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	613	175.03	1,074	23

One grade step is worth $45.41/cwt here — about $69 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 sale112 hd

209.96

—

KY average25 barns · 5,574 hd

206.96

+3.00

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	1,675	109.52	1,834	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	88.35	1,210	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	79.27	973	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	75.57	818	5thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,370	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	—	536	217.50/cwt	207.00–220.50	1,166	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	235.83/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,094	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,841	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	179.93/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	274.68/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,244	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	239.10/cwt	231.00–242.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	237.00/cwt	224.00–240.00	998	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	229.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,536	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	238.07/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,262	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	2,015	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	226.33/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	551	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,206	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	354	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	647	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	77.28/cwt	75.00–79.50	821	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	970	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	97.55/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,332	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,158	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,034	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	82.21/cwt	80.50–83.00	1,128	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	74.83/cwt	70.00–79.50	913	5
Bulls	—	—	2,100	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	2,615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	104.52/cwt	98.00–107.50	1,602	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	179.67/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	490	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	216.33/cwt	209.00–226.00	1,237	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	199.20/cwt	199.00–200.00	944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	180.34/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,131	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	176.78/cwt	172.00–190.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,171	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,203	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	214.76/cwt	209.00–217.50	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 105Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 74Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 55Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	536	207.00–220.50	217.50
5	—	851	187.50	187.50
14	—	464	233.00–238.00	235.83
5	—	708	177.00–191.00	179.93
4	—	658	203.00	203.00
7	—	274	231.00–242.00	239.10
3	—	763	186.00	186.00
17	—	421	224.00–240.00	237.00
8	—	557	216.00	216.00
4	—	366	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	180.00	180.00
3	—	833	149.00	149.00
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
1	—	490	172.50	172.50
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
12	—	627	176.00–185.00	180.34
4	—	518	172.00–190.00	176.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	195.00	195.00
2	—	490	200.00	200.00
3	—	367	209.00–217.50	214.76
1	—	535	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	790	233.00	233.00
8	—	810	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	270.00–277.00	274.68
1	—	410	270.00	270.00
23	—	669	220.00–235.00	229.64
5	—	739	219.00	219.00
3	—	885	216.00	216.00
1	—	965	206.00	206.00
10	—	530	233.00–248.00	238.07
7	—	944	213.50	213.50
6	—	600	226.00–227.00	226.33
1	—	350	267.50	267.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	205.00	205.00
2	—	598	203.00	203.00
1	—	520	212.50	212.50
4	—	428	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	186.00	186.00
4	—	676	182.00	182.00
3	—	512	205.00	205.00
3	—	715	179.00–181.00	179.67
2	—	448	210.00	210.00
5	—	474	199.00–200.00	199.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	210.00	210.00
4	—	476	245.00	245.00
5	—	572	209.00–226.00	216.33
1	—	445	257.00	257.00
1	—	335	230.00	230.00
2	—	385	233.00	233.00
6	—	508	230.50	230.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	292.00	292.00
4	—	354	272.00	272.00
2	—	305	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	160.00	160.00
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	207.50	207.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	57.00	57.00
3	—	1,063	75.00–79.50	77.28
1	—	1,090	89.00	89.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	95.00–100.00	97.55
3	—	1,372	80.50–83.00	82.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,238	83.50	83.50
5	—	1,220	70.00–79.50	74.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	124.50	124.50
3	—	1,533	98.00–107.50	104.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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

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