Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers 500 lbs. and under traded 3.00-5.00 higher and those over 500 lbs. were 8.00-10.00 lower. Today was back to a regular sale offering that contained several unweaned, plain quality calves which the buyers are still discounting heavily. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and no trend on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.39/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$195.39

50 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$24.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.75

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	502	200.38	1,006	40
Medium and Large 2-3	562	175.41	986	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.97/cwt here — about $20 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 sale50 hd

195.39

—

KY average28 barns · 7,056 hd

187.64

+7.75

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	1,472	101.33	1,491	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	83.91	1,177	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	76.58	915	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,038	68.21	708	9thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,635	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2-3	—	510	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	181.16/cwt	172.50–184.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	206.89/cwt	205.00–212.00	888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	220.26/cwt	220.00–221.00	839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	206.27/cwt	202.50–209.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	198.78/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,065	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	200.05/cwt	188.00–205.00	1,158	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	635	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	189.32/cwt	189.00–190.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	932	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	52.77/cwt	50.00–55.00	510	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,286	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	83.61/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,194	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	787	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	73.91/cwt	72.00–76.00	884	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,139	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	73.11/cwt	70.00–77.00	792	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	923	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	77.27/cwt	76.50–78.00	1,047	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,660	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,179	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	223.38/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,101	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	200.94/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,065	4

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 1,021Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 49Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	182.50	182.50
4	—	490	172.50–184.00	181.16
1	—	750	144.00	144.00
3	—	593	181.00	181.00
1	—	620	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	205.00–212.00	206.89
6	—	621	180.00	180.00
1	—	670	162.00	162.00
1	—	595	192.00	192.00
4	—	828	154.00	154.00
7	—	381	220.00–221.00	220.26
5	—	471	202.50–209.00	206.27
5	—	325	228.00	228.00
4	—	530	198.00–204.00	200.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	237.00	237.00
7	—	579	188.00–205.00	200.05
2	—	388	245.00	245.00
1	—	755	161.00	161.00
1	—	685	176.00	176.00
3	—	347	249.00	249.00
5	—	493	223.00–225.00	223.38
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	185.00	185.00
3	—	485	189.00–190.00	189.32
2	—	420	197.50	197.50
3	—	595	170.00	170.00
1	—	320	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	197.00	197.00
1	—	340	215.00	215.00
1	—	590	190.00	190.00
4	—	536	195.00–200.00	198.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	249.00	249.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,175	67.00	67.00
4	—	1,196	72.00–76.00	73.91
1	—	1,265	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	50.00–55.00	52.77
5	—	1,083	70.00–77.00	73.11
1	—	1,025	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,428	80.00–89.00	83.61
2	—	1,355	76.50–78.00	77.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	107.00–110.00	108.50
1	—	1,355	87.00	87.00

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	—	1,335	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,635.00	1,635.00

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle