Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower mostly due to a lower quality offering today. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher with strong demand from the buyers. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to low receipts last week but slaughter cows sold very well today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.29/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$241.29

111 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$59.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

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	501	255.82	1,281	80
Medium and Large 2	607	204.92	1,245	27
Medium and Large 2-3	564	196.14	1,106	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.68/cwt here — about $175 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 sale111 hd

241.29

—

KY average26 barns · 8,393 hd

243.18

−1.89

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	1,926	116.88	2,251	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	124.32	1,716	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,098	106.03	1,164	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,144	88.55	1,013	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$1,560	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,380	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	621	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	263.69/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,237	13
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	460	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	208.52/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	183.75/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	238.34/cwt	220.00–243.00	999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	885	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	260.61/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	270.43/cwt	265.00–275.00	960	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	211.70/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	268.18/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,113	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	218.67/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	288.50/cwt	288.00–290.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	219.69/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,252	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	271.41/cwt	268.00–273.00	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	240.13/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	257.15/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,471	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,371	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,382	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	127.58/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,741	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	868	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	91.37/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,032	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	112.89/cwt	111.50–114.00	1,618	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,287	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	102.37/cwt	100.50–106.00	1,123	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	106.74/cwt	105.50–108.00	1,754	2
Bulls	—	—	2,225	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	2,970	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	118.70/cwt	115.00–122.50	2,445	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	785	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	239.08/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	194.15/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,302	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	794	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,278	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,238	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	243.20/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,381	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	262.34/cwt	258.00–264.50	1,338	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,355	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Feb 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 135Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 6Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	236.00	236.00
13	—	469	251.00–269.00	263.69
4	—	780	204.00	204.00
11	—	355	265.00–275.00	270.43
9	—	415	265.00–270.00	268.18
4	—	651	231.00	231.00
1	—	865	185.00	185.00
4	—	287	288.00–290.00	288.50
10	—	568	241.00–244.00	243.20
18	—	510	258.00–264.50	262.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	207.00–210.00	208.52
2	—	638	182.50–185.00	183.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	220.00–243.00	238.34
2	—	450	239.00	239.00
1	—	685	195.00	195.00
3	—	530	210.00–215.00	211.70
6	—	570	210.00–226.00	219.69
2	—	633	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	160.00	160.00
7	—	794	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	249.00–260.00	257.15
10	—	506	271.00	271.00
3	—	809	192.50–195.00	194.15
2	—	653	237.00	237.00
2	—	338	302.50	302.50
6	—	388	319.00	319.00
2	—	715	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	266.00	266.00
2	—	535	230.00–248.00	239.08
1	—	295	290.00	290.00
6	—	495	263.00	263.00
2	—	335	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	210.00	210.00
1	—	710	171.00	171.00
1	—	320	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	350	330.00	330.00
12	—	459	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	260.00–261.00	260.61
1	—	815	218.00	218.00
6	—	774	212.00–220.00	218.67
2	—	1,210	166.00	166.00
3	—	530	268.00–273.00	271.41
3	—	630	249.00	249.00
4	—	681	237.50–241.00	240.13
2	—	863	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,365	120.00–139.00	127.58
2	—	1,433	111.50–114.00	112.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,225	80.00	80.00
1	—	995	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,130	90.00–93.00	91.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	117.00	117.00
3	—	1,097	100.50–106.00	102.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	105.50–108.00	106.74
1	—	2,225	133.50	133.50
2	—	2,060	115.00–122.50	118.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,560.00	1,560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,500.00	1,500.00

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

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