Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher on limited comparisons due to fewer calves being offered today. Slaughter cows sold fully steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.54/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −140.84 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$248.54

14 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$8.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.32

vs KY average

−19.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	249.79	1,405	12thin
Medium and Large 2	528	241.00	1,272	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.79/cwt here — about $133 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 sale14 hd

248.54

—

KY average26 barns · 1,550 hd

263.86

−15.32

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−19.84

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−140.84

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	2,063	147.49	3,043	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,355	127.12	1,723	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	117.60	1,398	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	104.99	1,085	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,125	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,485	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	142.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,823	2
Bulls	—	—	2,220	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	3,508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,424	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	124.14/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,621	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	134.39/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,463	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,095	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	285.30/cwt	282.00–292.50	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	308.19/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	276.69/cwt	261.00–279.00	1,309	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	272.98/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	244.38/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	281.99/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	246.39/cwt	243.00–250.50	1,417	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,487	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	896	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	106.65/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,098	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,045	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	114.90/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,383	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	905	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,525	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 145Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 38Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,306	119.00–129.50	124.14
4	—	1,406	131.00–141.00	134.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	122.00–124.00	123.01
4	—	1,204	111.00–118.00	114.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	104.00–108.00	106.65
1	—	1,045	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,985	140.00–145.00	142.23
1	—	2,220	158.00	158.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	337.50	337.50
4	400–450	405	329.00	329.00
3	450–500	460	295.00–315.00	308.19
3	500–550	530	282.00–292.50	285.30
1	600–650	620	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	570	241.00–248.00	244.38
2	700–750	748	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	463	316.00	316.00
6	500–550	524	307.00	307.00
3	600–650	627	272.00–275.00	272.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	279.00–285.00	281.99
1	650–700	660	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	679	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	772	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	302.50	302.50
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
8	450–500	473	261.00–279.00	276.69
3	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
9	550–600	575	243.00–250.50	246.39
1	650–700	655	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	256.00	256.00
2	500–550	528	241.00	241.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	765	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	228.00	228.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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