Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on feeder cattle due to this week's sale consisting of mainly replacement cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.20/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$138.20

10 head · 961 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−58.90

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	961	138.20	1,329	10thin

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 sale10 hd

138.20

—

KY average25 barns · 5,189 hd

197.10

−58.90

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	2,075	126.00	2,615	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	96.92	1,391	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	85.64	1,019	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	73.74	716	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,224	$2,019	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,237	$1,719	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,032	$1,681	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,396	50
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,110	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,100	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,050	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,240	$1,900	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$1,250	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,259	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$2,094	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,708	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,699	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,038	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,047	1,177.93/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,178	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Fancy	—	983	1,854.07/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,854	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,240	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,285	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	992	1,257.77/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,258	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,882.42/head	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,882	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	920	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	966	1,358.18/head	1,060.00–1,450.00	1,358	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	1,184.62/head	925.00–1,400.00	1,185	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,503.38/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,503	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,487.50/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,373.41/head	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,373	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,102	1,568.47/head	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,568	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	680	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,075	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2Fancy	—	835	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,235	2,542.11/head	2,375.00–2,700.00	2,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,313	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	232.62/cwt	231.00–236.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	988	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	82.52/cwt	82.00–83.00	813	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	82.33/cwt	80.00–84.00	978	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	72.59/cwt	70.00–75.50	864	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	649	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	71.46/cwt	70.00–74.00	674	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	96.92/cwt	91.50–105.00	1,391	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	96.29/cwt	91.00–107.00	1,147	4
Bulls	—	—	2,075	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,615	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,325	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	675	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,086.25/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,086	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,466.49/head	1,525.00–2,825.00	2,466	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,055	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	1,678.80/head	1,475.00–2,075.00	1,679	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	735	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	995	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	990	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	965	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	1,717.92/head	1,450.00–1,925.00	1,718	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,738.75/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,739	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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.

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Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Nov 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 222Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 37Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 158Last week 10Year ago 210

No trend on feeder cattle due to this week's sale consisting of mainly replacement cattle.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,047	925.00–1,375.00	1,177.93
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	983	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,854.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,207	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,882.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,230	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,503.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,212	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,373.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,156	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,738.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,250	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,240	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,285	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,250	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	992	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,257.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,487.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	966	1,060.00–1,450.00	1,358.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	815	925.00–1,400.00	1,184.62
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,900.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,240	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,102	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,568.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	2,375.00–2,700.00	2,542.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,088	1,525.00–2,825.00	2,466.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,314	1,475.00–2,075.00	1,678.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,286	1,450.00–1,925.00	1,717.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,475.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,000	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,086.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	990	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,505	1,600.00	1,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,103	119.00	119.00
2	—	395	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	231.00–236.00	232.62
2	—	445	222.00	222.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	82.00–83.00	82.52
1	—	1,030	63.00	63.00
3	—	943	70.00–74.00	71.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,188	80.00–84.00	82.33
2	—	1,190	70.00–75.50	72.59
4	—	1,191	91.00–107.00	96.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,435	91.50–105.00	96.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	126.00	126.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

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