Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: A light test on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower with exception of the 400-500 lb. calves and they sold sharply higher. The difference in feeder prices today was strictly based on quality and condition. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-9.00 higher and no trend on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $292.99/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −133.98 against this barn's trailing median of $426.97.

Average price

$292.99

26 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$24.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.80

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	296.82	1,567	22
Medium and Large 2	540	271.94	1,469	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.88/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $487.31, low $376.99, median $426.97 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

292.99

—

KY average26 barns · 659 hd

276.19

+16.80

This barn, trailing median20 sales

426.97

−133.98

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	1,517	127.52	1,934	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	124.18	1,697	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	113.24	1,339	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	91.65	942	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,470	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,212	$1,767	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$1,297	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,049	$2,467	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	285.90/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	200.78/cwt	197.00–203.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	238.60/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,119	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	270.33/cwt	266.50–278.50	1,717	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	693	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	237.72/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,345	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	238.87/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	297.03/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,375	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,229	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	274.56/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	258.46/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,368	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,297.33/head	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	279.35/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,173	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	313.67/cwt	313.00–316.00	1,368	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,825.57/head	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,826	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	331.02/cwt	330.00–334.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,359	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,218	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	96.50/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,010	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	121.78/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,687	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,474	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	131.57/cwt	126.00–146.00	1,799	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	114.95/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,570	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	995	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	115.84/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,370	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,121	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	899	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	72.44/cwt	70.00–75.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	503	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,544	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	1,354	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,161.20/head	2,150.00–2,175.00	2,161	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,113	2,844.83/head	2,725.00–2,950.00	2,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	486	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	273.25/cwt	262.50–279.00	1,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	282.22/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	193.35/cwt	187.50–199.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	230.14/cwt	225.00–235.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	272.54/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	204.74/cwt	202.00–213.00	1,441	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

Mon Mar 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 141Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 3Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	439	265.00–291.00	285.90
3	450–500	485	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	708	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	319.00	319.00
8	550–600	589	306.00	306.00
2	650–700	693	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	440	311.00	311.00
1	500–550	535	293.00	293.00
6	550–600	578	272.50–285.00	274.56
2	650–700	683	260.50	260.50
7	750–800	764	236.00–240.00	238.87
2	900–950	945	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
3	350–400	370	225.00–235.00	230.14
5	450–500	469	220.00–245.00	238.60
1	550–600	550	227.50	227.50
3	650–700	662	197.00–203.00	200.78
1	700–750	745	193.00	193.00
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	287.00	287.00
7	350–400	370	272.00–274.00	272.54
30	400–450	420	276.00–282.00	279.35
9	450–500	488	278.50	278.50
2	500–550	523	250.00–267.00	258.46
5	550–600	566	230.00–247.00	237.72
5	600–650	635	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
4	700–750	704	202.00–213.00	204.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	197.00	197.00
2	650–700	670	190.00–192.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	330.00–334.00	331.02
6	350–400	377	326.00	326.00
17	400–450	436	313.00–316.00	313.67
7	450–500	463	295.00–309.00	297.03
9	500–550	546	287.00	287.00
2	550–600	583	285.00	285.00
9	600–650	635	266.50–278.50	270.33
1	650–700	685	259.00	259.00
1	750–800	770	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	411	329.50	329.50
11	500–550	503	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	302.00	302.00
3	350–400	359	275.00–286.00	282.22
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	470	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	522	262.50–279.00	273.25
1	550–600	595	268.00	268.00
1	650–700	670	199.00	199.00
2	800–850	825	187.50–199.00	193.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	430	224.00	224.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,297.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,825.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,470	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	2,150.00–2,175.00	2,161.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,725.00–2,950.00	2,844.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	116.00	116.00
3	—	1,047	91.00–100.00	96.50
1	—	1,045	86.00	86.00
3	—	987	70.00–75.00	72.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	126.00–146.00	131.57
4	—	1,366	112.00–120.00	114.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,183	111.00–118.00	115.84
1	—	1,180	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	121.00–123.00	121.78
1	—	1,780	139.00	139.00

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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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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