Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. The demand for feeders was much better with buyers showing strong interest in today's offering. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-5.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $241.28/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$241.28

40 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$67.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+40.79

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	442	248.20	1,098	35
Medium and Large 2	390	242.50	946	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	603	180.50	1,088	4thin

One grade step is worth $67.70/cwt here — about $11 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 sale40 hd

241.28

—

KY average24 barns · 2,352 hd

200.49

+40.79

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	1,825	114.67	2,093	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	88.51	1,269	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	82.92	934	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	72.36	772	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,351	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,560	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$825	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	309	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	232.03/cwt	220.00–240.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	236.72/cwt	225.00–242.00	895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	222.89/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,016	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	263.48/cwt	252.50–270.00	970	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,288.65/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,289	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	855	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	2,125	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,336	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	72.92/cwt	70.00–76.00	824	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	82.12/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,132	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	97.02/cwt	94.50–99.00	1,463	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	910	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,272	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	73.35/cwt	72.00–74.00	794	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	64.54/cwt	62.00–67.00	673	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	83.90/cwt	81.00–89.00	979	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,000	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 Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 107Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 30Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	309	284.00	284.00
3	—	355	281.00	281.00
4	—	458	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	275.00	275.00
3	—	505	229.00	229.00
4	—	439	231.00	231.00
4	—	569	219.00	219.00
1	—	475	240.00	240.00
3	—	613	204.00	204.00
1	—	720	181.00	181.00
6	—	368	252.50–270.00	263.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
1	—	545	200.00	200.00
2	—	710	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	215.00	215.00
1	—	370	215.00	215.00
2	—	653	166.00	166.00
2	—	538	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	220.00–240.00	232.03
9	—	378	225.00–242.00	236.72
8	—	456	216.00–227.00	222.89
4	—	530	203.00	203.00
1	—	710	170.00	170.00
3	—	605	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,560.00	1,560.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,475.00	1,475.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,125	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,285	104.00	104.00
1	—	2,065	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	70.00–76.00	72.92
3	—	1,167	81.00–89.00	83.90
1	—	1,000	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	80.00–85.00	82.12
3	—	1,508	94.50–99.00	97.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,082	72.00–74.00	73.35
2	—	1,043	62.00–67.00	64.54

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle