Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. The feeder calf quality was better overall and demand was much higher when compared to last week. Slaughter cows sold 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 $256.17/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −133.20 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$256.17

57 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$57.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.75

vs KY average

−20.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	266.55	1,479	40
Medium and Large 2	557	238.46	1,329	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	213.00	1,118	1thin
Large 1-2	552	209.00	1,154	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.55/cwt here — about $325 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale57 hd

256.17

—

KY average26 barns · 1,713 hd

265.92

−9.75

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−20.29

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−133.20

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	1,398	148.31	2,073	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	136.55	1,866	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	120.91	1,355	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	117.28	1,194	8thin

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)	1,270	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,645	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,214	7

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2	600–650	644	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	312.37/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	246.97/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	264.29/cwt	262.50–268.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	245.03/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	261.56/cwt	252.00–270.50	1,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,402	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	205.53/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,562	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,173.73/head	2,050.00–2,310.00	2,174	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,803	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	283.42/cwt	282.00–284.00	1,287	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,955	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,430	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	138.81/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,934	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,488	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,277	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	119.73/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,185	4
Bulls	—	—	1,398	148.31/cwt	139.00–154.00	2,073	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	552	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,154	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	122.15/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,364	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	109.78/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,562	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	900	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	573	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	555	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	304.80/cwt	296.50–310.50	1,722	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	265.66/cwt	262.50–271.00	1,666	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,644.64/head	1,350.00–2,025.00	1,645	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,514	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	241.78/cwt	234.00–258.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	236.79/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	272.35/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	264.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	198.51/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	289.78/cwt	287.00–292.50	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	267.16/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	239.20/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,366	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,546	6

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 May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 94Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 31Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 2Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	339.00	339.00
6	450–500	467	331.00	331.00
3	500–550	522	311.00–315.00	312.37
15	550–600	565	296.50–310.50	304.80
8	600–650	644	277.00	277.00
3	700–750	727	248.00	248.00
3	750–800	780	230.00	230.00
3	900–950	940	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	274.00	274.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	520	247.00	247.00
1	600–650	615	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	266.00–279.00	272.35
2	500–550	525	287.00–292.50	289.78
8	550–600	576	254.00–269.00	267.16
4	700–750	740	226.00	226.00
2	850–900	865	197.00–200.00	198.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	375	260.00–270.00	264.93
4	400–450	447	241.00–265.00	246.97
4	500–550	527	231.00–240.00	236.79
9	550–600	571	231.00–241.00	239.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	403	280.00	280.00
7	450–500	454	282.00–284.00	283.42
11	500–550	522	268.50	268.50
7	550–600	571	260.50	260.50
5	600–650	623	241.00–246.00	245.03
4	700–750	724	222.00	222.00
2	750–800	760	201.00–210.00	205.53
1	1050–1100	1,095	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	552	209.00	209.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	845	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	566	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	262.50–268.00	264.29
2	500–550	528	252.00–270.50	261.56
1	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	370	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
6	450–500	496	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	520	289.00	289.00
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
13	600–650	627	262.50–271.00	265.66
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	224.00	224.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	360	261.00	261.00
3	400–450	432	234.00–258.00	241.78
1	500–550	525	243.00	243.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,215	2,050.00–2,310.00	2,173.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,260	1,350.00–2,025.00	1,644.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	130.00	130.00
4	—	990	118.00–122.00	119.73
3	—	1,028	108.00–112.00	109.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	135.00–146.00	138.81
1	—	1,210	123.00	123.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	111.00	111.00
8	—	1,117	116.00–128.00	122.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	139.00–154.00	148.31

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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Replacement Cattle

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