Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-7.00 lower. The demand for steers and heifers was somewhat lower on an average quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.49/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −146.88 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$242.49

58 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.05

vs KY average

−21.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	242.49	1,301	58

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale58 hd

242.49

—

KY average24 barns · 1,317 hd

250.54

−8.05

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−21.47

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−146.88

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	1,473	136.83	2,015	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	125.92	1,808	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	116.84	1,399	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	101.90	973	16

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)	1,258	$1,537	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$1,317	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,389	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	650–700	678	249.74/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,693	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	270.22/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	288.27/cwt	285.00–290.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,492	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	266.66/cwt	260.50–273.00	1,664	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	237.36/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,733	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	313.20/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	298.04/cwt	294.00–303.00	1,574	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	249.80/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	296.66/cwt	287.50–299.00	976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	216.39/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,489	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,683	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,570	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	236.56/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,476	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	237.57/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,361	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	217.15/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,523	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	1,598.72/head	1,350.00–1,810.00	1,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	332.46/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,044	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	246.22/cwt	242.00–249.50	1,253	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	288.36/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,047	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,481	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	212.47/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	270.70/cwt	254.50–278.00	1,140	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	882	1,317.01/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,392	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	109.37/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,093	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	129.48/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,898	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	118.79/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,633	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	92.87/cwt	88.00–96.00	826	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	132.80/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,872	7
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	483	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,362	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	553	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,250	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	146.23/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,369	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	123.86/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,339	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	112.94/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,425	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	75.82/cwt	75.00–77.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,315	10
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,190	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,389.10/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,389	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,080	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	668	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	955	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,839	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	296.11/cwt	289.00–301.00	1,368	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	760	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	250.58/cwt	235.00–266.00	1,453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	204.98/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,289	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	265.43/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	262.27/cwt	255.00–266.00	952	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	289.97/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	246.12/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,029	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,319	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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 182Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 27Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 13Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	378	289.00–291.00	289.97
2	400–450	448	289.00	289.00
3	450–500	478	276.00	276.00
1	500–550	525	261.00	261.00
6	550–600	580	235.00–266.00	250.58
8	650–700	678	238.00–252.00	249.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	324.00	324.00
4	400–450	415	302.00–317.00	313.20
7	450–500	462	289.00–301.00	296.11
14	500–550	528	294.00–303.00	298.04
10	550–600	559	301.00	301.00
13	600–650	624	260.50–273.00	266.66
13	700–750	730	225.00–240.00	237.36
2	750–800	773	228.00	228.00
2	800–850	828	209.00–216.00	212.47
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	282.00	282.00
2	550–600	553	226.00	226.00
2	650–700	668	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	650–700	658	279.50	279.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	260.00–271.00	265.43
1	550–600	595	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	433	257.50–282.50	270.22
4	450–500	493	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	520	266.00	266.00
18	550–600	592	252.00	252.00
2	600–650	648	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	314	325.00–339.00	332.46
4	400–450	402	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	455	306.00	306.00
20	500–550	502	295.00	295.00
28	550–600	551	285.00	285.00
8	650–700	654	246.00	246.00
4	700–750	724	210.00–225.00	217.15
3	800–850	810	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	407	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	390	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	500	239.00	239.00
1	550–600	550	223.00	223.00
1	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	985	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	284	285.00–290.00	288.27
6	350–400	363	255.00–266.00	262.27
10	400–450	418	242.00–250.00	246.12
6	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
6	600–650	629	200.00–206.00	204.98
4	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	287.50–299.00	296.66
9	350–400	363	285.00–291.00	288.36
24	400–450	421	254.50–278.00	270.70
7	450–500	461	244.00–260.00	249.80
33	500–550	509	242.00–249.50	246.22
25	550–600	573	235.00–247.00	237.57
27	600–650	624	233.00–243.00	236.56
15	650–700	688	209.00–221.00	216.39
3	750–800	763	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	955	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	388	252.00	252.00
1	750–800	770	155.00	155.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,317	1,350.00–1,810.00	1,598.72
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	882	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,317.01
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	885	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,389.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	999	103.00–115.00	109.37
4	—	889	88.00–96.00	92.87
1	—	785	123.00	123.00
2	—	973	75.00–77.00	75.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,466	125.00–134.00	129.48
4	—	1,375	118.00–120.00	118.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,081	122.00–126.00	123.86
9	—	1,262	106.00–118.00	112.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,410	124.00–138.00	132.80
3	—	1,620	145.00–149.00	146.23

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

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