Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to a low number of comparisons. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. The quality of today's offering varied greatly. The buyers showed good demand on the highest quality calves. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady on a light test and no trend on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.55/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −128.82 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$260.55

24 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$10.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.96

vs KY average

−4.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	261.42	1,470	22
Medium and Large 2	510	251.00	1,280	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.42/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale24 hd

260.55

—

KY average24 barns · 1,264 hd

266.51

−5.96

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−4.82

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−128.82

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	134.33	1,962	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	129.79	1,591	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	122.74	1,391	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,377	$1,849	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$1,773	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,463	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	893	$1,450	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,240	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,086	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	232.50/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	242.69/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,223	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	256.01/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,508	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	243.46/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,536	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	1,848.90/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,849	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	309.63/cwt	302.00–312.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,429	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,120	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	311.12/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,674	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	1,842.42/head	1,525.00–2,025.00	1,842	9
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	870	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	465	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,128	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	122.74/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,391	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,163	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	133.19/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,923	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	129.79/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	238.48/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,626	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	855	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	725	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	234.16/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	271.42/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	257.40/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,030	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,379	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	280.41/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,764	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	260.91/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	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 Jun 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 160Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 58Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 15

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	325	334.00	334.00
4	350–400	398	326.00	326.00
2	400–450	448	319.00	319.00
4	450–500	475	309.00	309.00
1	500–550	510	302.00	302.00
5	600–650	603	258.00	258.00
6	650–700	653	249.00	249.00
6	700–750	715	236.00–241.00	238.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	294.00	294.00
4	500–550	548	286.00	286.00
4	550–600	579	253.00–264.00	257.40
5	650–700	669	227.00–236.00	232.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	418	250.00–272.50	260.91
2	600–650	605	217.50	217.50
1	850–900	895	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	538	309.00–316.00	311.12
15	600–650	629	280.00–281.00	280.41
1	800–850	835	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	590	267.00	267.00
1	600–650	630	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	472	240.00–244.00	242.69
2	500–550	510	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	302.00–312.00	309.63
4	300–350	320	322.00	322.00
6	350–400	397	308.00	308.00
3	450–500	465	270.00–274.00	271.42
7	500–550	505	273.00	273.00
15	550–600	589	255.00–257.00	256.01
7	600–650	631	241.00–250.00	243.46
5	650–700	672	227.00–239.00	234.16
2	700–750	748	213.00	213.00
2	750–800	750	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	182.50	182.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	1,700.00	1,700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,377	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,848.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,271	1,525.00–2,025.00	1,842.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	120.00–126.00	122.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,444	127.00–136.00	133.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	127.00–131.00	129.79

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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Replacement Cattle

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