Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due the market closing for the holidays. Feeder buyers showed moderate demand for a good quality offering.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $223.28/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$223.28

22 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$79.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.47

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	457	247.44	1,130	11thin
Medium and Large 2	527	205.93	1,086	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	630	169.00	1,065	1thin
Medium 1-2	600	168.00	1,008	1thin

One grade step is worth $79.44/cwt here — about $122 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 sale22 hd

223.28

—

KY average26 barns · 2,230 hd

210.81

+12.47

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	1,150	115.00	1,323	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	89.94	1,245	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	82.43	989	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	923	61.50	567	2thin

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)	1,270	$1,188	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,875	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 2-3	—	630	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	210.19/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	231.10/cwt	220.00–240.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	225.34/cwt	224.00–229.00	924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	237.27/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	600	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,125	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,150	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,323	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	92.86/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,298	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	437	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,094	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	77.01/cwt	76.00–78.00	911	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	85.55/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,166	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	85.47/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,037	3

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 Jan 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 88Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 47

No trend available due the market closing for the holidays. Feeder buyers showed moderate demand for a good quality offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	182.00	182.00
1	—	655	184.00	184.00
2	—	550	206.00	206.00
1	—	720	174.00	174.00
4	—	410	224.00–229.00	225.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	230.50	230.50
2	—	398	264.00	264.00
3	—	483	235.00–242.00	237.27
2	—	303	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	256.00	256.00
2	—	638	212.00	212.00
2	—	568	220.00	220.00
1	—	695	210.00	210.00
9	—	841	208.50	208.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	191.00	191.00
2	—	763	165.00	165.00
2	—	535	200.00–220.00	210.19
2	—	300	245.00	245.00
3	—	435	225.00	225.00
3	—	383	220.00–240.00	231.10
1	—	875	162.00	162.00
2	—	740	195.00	195.00
2	—	450	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	165.00	165.00
1	—	380	215.00	215.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	115.00	115.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	91.00–96.00	92.86
2	—	1,363	83.00–88.00	85.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	53.00	53.00
1	—	1,020	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,183	76.00–78.00	77.01
1	—	1,160	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,213	80.00–88.00	85.47

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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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

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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

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