Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. A very good quality offering saw strong demand from the feeder calf buyers. The buyers still are discounting those calves carrying too much condition. Slaughter cows traded fully steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.69/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −129.68 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$259.69

40 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$11.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.54

vs KY average

−7.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	260.84	1,402	36
Medium and Large 2	524	249.36	1,307	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.48/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.48, low $335.67, median $389.37 across 24 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 sale40 hd

259.69

—

KY average25 barns · 1,536 hd

258.15

+1.54

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−7.18

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−129.68

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	2,055	146.00	3,000	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	131.37	1,885	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	118.19	1,339	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	103.28	1,033	10

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,058	$1,413	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$1,371	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	872	$1,376	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,225	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,888	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,098	$1,703	3thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2	750–800	760	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	268.55/cwt	267.00–270.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	333.14/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,299	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	305.33/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,643	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	229.34/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	258.17/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,472	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,462	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	327.73/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	279.28/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	237.19/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,501	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	315.75/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,392	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,070	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	291.33/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	268.51/cwt	268.00–269.00	1,678	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	111.63/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,060	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	131.37/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,885	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	125.83/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,419	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	113.10/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,285	6
Bulls	—	—	2,055	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	833	1,376.95/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,377	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,360.67/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,361	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	99.25/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,052	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,564	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	584	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	546	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	1,673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	261.19/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	316	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	285.05/cwt	281.00–294.00	1,625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	297	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	249.36/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	300.40/cwt	300.00–302.00	973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	230.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,850	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	267.71/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	261	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	267.11/cwt	266.00–270.50	1,378	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	301.15/cwt	300.00–303.00	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,234	12

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 233Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 30Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 23Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	261	340.00	340.00
5	300–350	312	326.00–329.00	327.73
9	350–400	390	330.00–334.00	333.14
11	400–450	441	305.00–317.00	315.75
6	450–500	480	290.00–294.00	291.33
2	500–550	533	276.00	276.00
2	600–650	625	268.00–269.00	268.51
4	700–750	716	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	760	219.00	219.00
1	800–850	805	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	495	316.00	316.00
5	500–550	546	306.50	306.50
6	550–600	584	299.50	299.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
5	300–350	324	300.00–302.00	300.40
2	450–500	498	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	680	225.00–235.00	230.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	300.00–303.00	301.15
1	350–400	395	291.00	291.00
12	450–500	457	270.00	270.00
20	500–550	516	266.00–270.50	267.11
2	550–600	563	250.00	250.00
7	600–650	633	230.00–239.00	237.19
3	650–700	665	228.00–230.00	229.34
2	700–750	705	211.00	211.00
1	750–800	790	195.00	195.00
2	800–850	818	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	289.00	289.00
6	300–350	313	267.00–270.00	268.55
5	400–450	403	262.00	262.00
5	450–500	452	260.00–263.00	261.19
4	500–550	524	245.00–254.00	249.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	570	258.00–259.00	258.17
8	600–650	620	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	425	316.00	316.00
2	450–500	473	309.00	309.00
9	500–550	538	305.00–308.00	305.33
10	550–600	570	281.00–294.00	285.05
7	600–650	643	275.00–280.00	279.28
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	460	291.00	291.00
2	500–550	525	260.00–275.00	267.71
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	655	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	650–700	674	274.50	274.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,910.00	1,910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,375.00	1,375.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	833	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,376.95
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,360.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	2,175.00	2,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
4	—	950	109.00–114.00	111.63
5	—	1,060	97.00–102.00	99.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,435	126.00–136.00	131.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	121.00–132.00	125.83
6	—	1,136	105.00–118.00	113.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	146.00	146.00

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

Heifers · 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

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle