Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends unavailable due to the market closure last week for the July 4th holiday. Today's feeder calf quality varied greatly. The higher quality calves sold well and saw good demand but the plainer quality calves were discounted heavily. Slaughter cows continued to sell very well.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $295.63/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −131.34 against this barn's trailing median of $426.97.

Average price

$295.63

16 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$52.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.85

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	302.18	1,605	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	249.75	1,367	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.43/cwt here — about $237 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

20 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $487.31, low $376.99, median $426.97 across 20 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 sale16 hd

295.63

—

KY average9 barns · 256 hd

277.77

+17.85

This barn, trailing median20 sales

426.97

−131.34

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	—	Low	1,760	153.49	2,702	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	138.81	2,006	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	124.34	1,495	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	103.79	1,011	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	169.00	2,062	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	174.00	2,184	1thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,160	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	850–900	890	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	269.55/cwt	269.50–270.00	1,819	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	226.02/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	277.83/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,161	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,440	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	125.80/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,477	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	405	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	834	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	443	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,181	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,220	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,062	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,184	1
Bulls	—	—	1,953	162.73/cwt	160.00–165.00	3,178	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,288	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,527	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	116.31/cwt	106.00–122.00	1,493	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	142.31/cwt	138.00–153.00	2,054	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	132.82/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,925	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,255	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	86.57/cwt	77.00–95.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	279.42/cwt	274.00–289.00	1,607	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,361	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	245.24/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,812	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,155	156.33/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	266.00/cwt	265.00–268.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	310.62/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,420	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,278	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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 109Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 6Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	265.00–268.00	266.00
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	269.00	269.00
3	550–600	578	249.00	249.00
1	850–900	890	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	252.50	252.50
4	550–600	577	222.00–230.00	226.02
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	310.00	310.00
5	450–500	458	291.00	291.00
5	500–550	508	268.00	268.00
10	550–600	570	261.00	261.00
5	600–650	633	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	970	183.00	183.00
3	1150–1200	1,155	151.00–167.00	156.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	307.00	307.00
1	450–500	485	306.00	306.00
2	500–550	513	302.00	302.00
9	550–600	575	274.00–289.00	279.42
1	600–650	605	282.00	282.00
18	650–700	675	269.50–270.00	269.55
9	700–750	739	239.00–258.00	245.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	216.00	216.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	418	277.00–281.00	277.83
1	500–550	500	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	595	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	358	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	405	311.00	311.00
15	450–500	457	307.00–312.00	310.62
9	500–550	515	307.00	307.00
5	550–600	560	293.50	293.50
4	600–650	618	257.00	257.00
3	650–700	655	248.00	248.00
4	700–750	749	238.00	238.00
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,174	124.00–129.00	125.80
2	—	1,123	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,284	106.00–122.00	116.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	125.00	125.00
2	—	965	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,010	99.00	99.00
4	—	956	77.00–95.00	86.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,443	138.00–153.00	142.31
7	—	1,449	127.00–136.00	132.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,953	160.00–165.00	162.73
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	169.00	169.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	174.00	174.00

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

Bulls · 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