Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: A low number of similar comparisons on the steers and heifers today. Feeder buyers showed good demand on an average quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $258.68/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −88.36 against this barn's trailing median of $347.04.

Average price

$258.68

48 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.14

vs KY average

−6.95 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	766	258.68	1,982	48

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

4 sales

Steers 700–800 lb: high $375.75, low $313.92, median $347.04 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale48 hd

258.68

—

KY average20 barns · 902 hd

259.83

−1.14

National average130 barns · 6,294 hd

265.63

−6.95

This barn, trailing median4 sales

347.04

−88.36

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	1,548	150.02	2,322	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	130.72	1,917	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	120.51	1,453	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	98.33	929	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,355	170.00	2,304	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	250–300	292	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	281.64/cwt	281.00–283.00	1,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,489	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	137.62/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,925	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,881	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,875	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	125.78/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,478	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,286	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	251.85/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,947	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,593	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,524	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	129.59/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,911	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	112.51/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,406	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,253	144.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,805	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,021	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	254.15/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	259.85/cwt	259.85–259.85	1,988	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	257.33/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	226.48/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	285.43/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	238.45/cwt	231.00–242.50	1,152	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 100Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 44Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	302.50	302.50
4	350–400	364	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	424	281.00–283.00	281.64
1	500–550	530	264.00	264.00
4	550–600	566	263.00	263.00
1	600–650	610	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	278.00	278.00
2	400–450	435	250.00–265.00	257.33
6	450–500	483	231.00–242.50	238.45
1	500–550	505	235.00	235.00
4	550–600	582	223.00–230.00	226.48
2	600–650	623	212.50	212.50
1	900–950	945	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	340	331.00	331.00
6	350–400	391	329.00	329.00
3	400–450	448	306.00	306.00
4	500–550	508	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	567	281.00	281.00
5	600–650	607	247.00–256.00	254.15
4	700–750	715	237.00	237.00
1	750–800	770	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	412	282.00–289.00	285.43
2	450–500	475	281.00	281.00
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	530	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	773	251.00–253.00	251.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	750–800	765	259.85	259.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,399	134.00–145.00	137.62
1	—	1,695	111.00	111.00
13	—	1,475	123.00–132.00	129.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	124.00–127.50	125.78
1	—	1,090	142.00	142.00
4	—	1,250	110.00–118.00	112.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	100.00	100.00
1	—	865	118.00	118.00
1	—	870	77.00	77.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	155.00–157.00	155.99
2	—	1,253	140.00–150.00	144.05

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,275.00	2,275.00

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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

What quality paid 700–800 lb

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

How it compared 700–800 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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Slaughter Cattle

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