Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder buyers showed strong interest in the large, high quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $216.09/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$216.09

377 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$43.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.57

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	649	219.93	1,426	331
Medium and Large 2	697	190.34	1,327	40
Medium and Large 2-3	724	176.23	1,276	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.69/cwt here — about $150 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 sale377 hd

216.09

—

KY average25 barns · 8,058 hd

219.66

−3.57

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	1,626	104.33	1,696	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	92.20	1,272	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	77.28	919	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	71.74	728	16

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	880	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	511	197.04/cwt	180.00–200.50	1,007	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	167.82/cwt	166.50–170.00	1,150	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	168.91/cwt	157.50–178.00	804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	180.17/cwt	180.00–180.50	1,247	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	160.23/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	189.68/cwt	185.00–195.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	238.91/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,249	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	183.00/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	191.46/cwt	181.00–192.00	1,585	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	197.80/cwt	194.00–200.00	916	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	242.59/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,133	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	224.36/cwt	219.00–234.00	1,059	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	223.31/cwt	205.00–225.50	1,434	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	223.17/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,294	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	966	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	188.80/cwt	188.50–191.00	1,486	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	185.82/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	212.72/cwt	211.00–213.50	1,536	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,355	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	189.73/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,366	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	210.25/cwt	210.25–210.25	1,627	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	261.91/cwt	259.00–262.50	1,019	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	179.35/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,233	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	212.25/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,420	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	644	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,095	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	716	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	900	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	247.97/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,032	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	75.95/cwt	73.50–79.50	879	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	964	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,157	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	94.97/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,340	7
Bulls	—	—	1,405	100.94/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,418	6
Bulls	—	—	2,415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,657	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	82.51/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,046	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	81.76/cwt	81.00–82.50	836	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	62.56/cwt	50.00–69.00	601	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	73.97/cwt	71.00–76.50	805	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	984	1
Bulls	—	—	2,160	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,570	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	226.05/cwt	223.00–226.50	1,078	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	230.00/cwt	223.00–245.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	188.83/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,176	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,220	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	218.84/cwt	209.00–220.50	1,107	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,168	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	224	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	188.13/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	186.21/cwt	185.00–187.50	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	957	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	206.75/cwt	200.00–215.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	189.88/cwt	187.50–195.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	210.54/cwt	200.00–215.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	166.90/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,216	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,333	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	208.10/cwt	206.00–212.00	855	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	192.13/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,103	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	249	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	213.29/cwt	200.00–218.00	872	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	192.11/cwt	187.00–195.50	1,183	44

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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 221Year ago 843

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 25Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 22Year ago 24

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder buyers showed strong interest in the large, high quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	511	180.00–200.50	197.04
2	—	280	230.00	230.00
39	—	692	180.00–180.50	180.17
4	—	795	159.00–164.00	160.23
50	—	463	194.00–200.00	197.80
3	—	800	174.00	174.00
9	—	356	200.00–215.00	210.54
43	—	574	180.00–197.00	192.13
4	—	249	228.00	228.00
31	—	409	200.00–218.00	213.29
44	—	616	187.00–195.50	192.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	685	166.50–170.00	167.82
11	—	476	157.50–178.00	168.91
1	—	870	165.00	165.00
2	—	273	185.00–195.00	189.68
8	—	568	170.00	170.00
1	—	515	165.00	165.00
4	—	625	165.00–172.50	166.90
2	—	318	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	582	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	523	238.00–239.00	238.91
3	—	967	179.00–185.00	183.00
41	—	828	181.00–192.00	191.46
9	—	472	219.00–234.00	224.36
49	—	642	205.00–225.50	223.31
41	—	580	210.00–231.00	223.17
3	—	447	232.00	232.00
36	—	722	211.00–213.50	212.72
39	—	774	210.25	210.25
11	—	389	259.00–262.50	261.91
30	—	669	210.00–214.00	212.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	467	242.00–244.00	242.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	787	188.50–191.00	188.80
3	—	627	182.50–192.50	185.82
1	—	585	195.00	195.00
2	—	688	192.00	192.00
2	—	510	200.00	200.00
22	—	720	188.00–190.00	189.73
1	—	490	192.50	192.50
1	—	410	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	573	236.50	236.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	167.50	167.50
4	—	766	177.50–180.00	179.35
1	—	715	172.50	172.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	121.00	121.00
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	195.00	195.00
5	—	644	170.00	170.00
3	—	573	172.50	172.50
1	—	935	142.50	142.50
2	—	465	185.00–187.50	186.21
5	—	529	181.00	181.00
3	—	379	187.50–195.00	189.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	153.00	153.00
2	—	540	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	353	255.00	255.00
23	—	416	245.00–250.00	247.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	240.00	240.00
16	—	477	223.00–226.50	226.05
3	—	335	223.00–245.00	230.00
42	—	623	184.00–190.00	188.83
1	—	730	163.00	163.00
13	—	691	176.50	176.50
28	—	506	209.00–220.50	218.84
14	—	559	209.00	209.00
4	—	414	223.00	223.00
7	—	775	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	192.00	192.00
4	—	224	210.00	210.00
4	—	563	187.50–190.00	188.13
3	—	323	200.00–215.00	206.75
13	—	411	206.00–212.00	208.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,157	73.50–79.50	75.95
1	—	1,285	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,275	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,165	84.50	84.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	102.50	102.50
2	—	1,023	81.00–82.50	81.76
7	—	961	50.00–69.00	62.56
6	—	1,088	71.00–76.50	73.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,411	91.00–97.00	94.97
2	—	1,268	82.00–83.00	82.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,405	95.00–106.00	100.94
1	—	2,415	110.00	110.00
1	—	2,160	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	900.00	900.00

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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Steers · 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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