Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.99/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −147.39 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$241.99

19 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$4.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.87

vs KY average

−28.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	242.21	1,341	18thin
Medium and Large 2	510	238.00	1,214	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.21/cwt here — about $128 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd

241.99

—

KY average26 barns · 1,408 hd

255.85

−13.87

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−28.60

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−147.39

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	1,460	138.52	2,023	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,614	127.22	2,053	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,106	118.02	1,305	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	104.09	1,075	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,475	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,788	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	895	$1,585	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,872	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	350–400	384	297.71/cwt	293.00–308.00	1,143	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	255.56/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,229	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	339.11/cwt	333.00–341.00	1,295	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	337.92/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,146	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	265.87/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,172	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	305.56/cwt	300.00–310.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	280.98/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,510	7
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	104.13/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,129	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	127.22/cwt	120.00–137.00	2,053	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	123.31/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,311	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	113.78/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,297	5
Bulls	—	—	1,522	144.70/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,202	3
Bulls	—	—	1,275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	940	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	753	183.19/cwt	168.00–197.50	1,379	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	755	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	916	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	115.06/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	267.97/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	220.75/cwt	211.00–224.50	1,492	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	254.44/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,333	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,872.10/head	1,600.00–2,085.00	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	237.50/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	241.69/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,356	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 282Year ago 534

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 26Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 24Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	263	300.00–310.00	305.56
9	350–400	384	293.00–308.00	297.71
14	400–450	441	265.00–270.00	265.87
13	450–500	481	245.00–262.00	255.56
4	500–550	524	251.00–258.00	254.44
13	550–600	561	237.00–245.00	241.69
7	600–650	615	245.50	245.50
7	650–700	676	211.00–224.50	220.75
1	700–750	705	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	272.00	272.00
1	500–550	510	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	370	286.00	286.00
4	450–500	468	265.00–271.00	267.97
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	351.00	351.00
13	300–350	339	327.50–347.50	337.92
8	350–400	382	333.00–341.00	339.11
4	400–450	422	310.00–315.00	312.52
1	450–500	470	291.00	291.00
7	500–550	534	283.00	283.00
3	550–600	578	271.00	271.00
1	600–650	635	253.00	253.00
4	650–700	687	230.00–240.00	237.50
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	415	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	473	280.00–282.00	280.98
3	500–550	548	286.00	286.00
1	600–650	630	271.00	271.00
5	700–750	712	250.50	250.50
2	750–800	768	233.00	233.00
5	850–900	872	220.50	220.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	227.00	227.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	139.00	139.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	125.00	125.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	168.00–197.50	183.19
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	895	1,585.00	1,585.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	1,600.00–2,085.00	1,872.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,084	100.00–109.00	104.13
2	—	985	93.00	93.00
2	—	925	113.00–117.00	115.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,614	120.00–137.00	127.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,063	122.00–125.00	123.31
5	—	1,140	111.00–117.00	113.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	135.00–150.00	144.70
1	—	1,275	120.00	120.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle