Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available because of the holiday last Monday. An overall plain feeder calf offering saw average demand from the buyers. Good demand for the slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.44/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −122.93 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$266.44

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$27.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs KY average

−6.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	271.22	1,469	24
Medium and Large 2	588	243.50	1,432	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $38 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 sale29 hd

266.44

—

KY average26 barns · 1,368 hd

268.12

−1.67

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−6.59

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−122.93

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	2,168	160.00	3,468	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	138.91	1,969	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	130.12	1,599	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	124.71	1,210	11

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,327	$1,674	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,508	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,510	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	850–900	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	301.86/cwt	293.00–308.00	1,712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	241.89/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,512	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	208.45/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	284.29/cwt	227.50–299.00	1,575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	322.54/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,529	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	278.53/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,249	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	268.45/cwt	262.00–269.00	1,493	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,716	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	303.97/cwt	301.00–316.00	1,483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,441	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	1,674.42/head	1,385.00–1,975.00	1,674	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	124.46/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,265	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,588	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	997	1
Bulls	—	—	2,275	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	3,481	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	132.06/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,881	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	120.62/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,450	3
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	523	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,187	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	656	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	135.00/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,338	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	142.34/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,013	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	144.75/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	818	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	329.19/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	297.28/cwt	294.00–304.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	295.33/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	271.08/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	282.14/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,230	4

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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 217Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 27Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 6

No comparisons available because of the holiday last Monday. An overall plain feeder calf offering saw average demand from the buyers. Good demand for the slaughter cows and bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	312.50	312.50
6	400–450	411	304.00	304.00
11	500–550	525	274.50	274.50
13	550–600	556	262.00–269.00	268.45
12	600–650	625	235.00–248.00	241.89
1	650–700	685	228.00	228.00
3	700–750	717	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	790	209.00	209.00
1	800–850	810	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	293.00	293.00
2	350–400	368	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	436	273.00–285.00	282.14
3	450–500	465	245.00	245.00
5	550–600	588	243.50	243.50
1	600–650	620	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	390	286.00–300.00	295.33
2	500–550	528	270.00	270.00
7	550–600	591	262.00–272.50	271.08
2	600–650	608	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	675	244.00	244.00
1	700–750	710	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	334.00	334.00
2	250–300	293	338.00	338.00
5	350–400	387	329.00–330.00	329.19
6	450–500	488	301.00–316.00	303.97
3	500–550	519	294.00–304.00	297.28
5	550–600	554	227.50–299.00	284.29
3	650–700	653	260.00	260.00
7	700–750	709	242.00	242.00
5	750–800	779	206.00–218.00	208.45
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	455	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	525	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	266.00	266.00
1	750–800	790	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	330.00	330.00
10	450–500	474	315.00–326.00	322.54
2	500–550	503	318.00	318.00
5	550–600	567	293.00–308.00	301.86
5	600–650	615	272.00–281.00	278.53
2	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	870	229.00	229.00
1	900–950	935	217.00	217.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	256.00	256.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,327	1,385.00–1,975.00	1,674.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,510.00	1,510.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	765	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	122.00–128.00	124.46
1	—	845	118.00	118.00
1	—	810	81.00	81.00
5	—	991	131.00–136.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,222	125.00–135.00	129.96
3	—	1,202	120.00–122.00	120.62
2	—	1,288	142.00–147.00	144.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,424	128.00–136.00	132.06
14	—	1,414	138.00–149.00	142.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,275	153.00	153.00
1	—	2,060	167.00	167.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle