Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. The overall demand for feeder calves was lower on an average quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.95/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −133.42 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$255.95

30 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$50.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.77

vs KY average

−2.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	260.57	1,390	22
Medium and Large 2	525	248.00	1,302	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	210.00	1,250	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.57/cwt here — about $140 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 sale30 hd

255.95

—

KY average25 barns · 1,942 hd

271.72

−15.77

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−2.51

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−133.42

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	1,920	155.51	2,986	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	139.65	1,933	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	138.82	1,621	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	127.88	1,280	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,535	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,057	$1,656	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$1,563	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,549	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	550–600	560	254.63/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,426	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	275.33/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	264.68/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,363	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	251.95/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	279.44/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,193	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	848	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,744.81/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,501	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	927	1,458.63/head	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,459	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	955	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,734	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	136.28/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,387	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,024	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	139.65/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,933	4
Bulls	—	—	1,958	159.19/cwt	155.00–164.00	3,117	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	146.13/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,699	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	281.77/cwt	278.50–291.00	1,646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	246.96/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	269.42/cwt	265.50–272.50	1,538	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	115.23/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,239	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,859	1
Bulls	—	—	2,295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,548.90/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	259.15/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	259.82/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	942	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	274.08/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	257.01/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	236.01/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,302	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,212	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 Jul 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 140Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 38Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	318.00	318.00
9	400–450	427	271.00–282.00	279.44
13	500–550	515	263.00–265.00	264.68
9	550–600	560	244.00–256.00	254.63
6	600–650	609	235.00–238.00	236.01
3	650–700	667	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	279.00	279.00
1	300–350	340	271.00	271.00
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	433	263.00	263.00
7	500–550	525	248.00	248.00
2	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	780	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	242.00	242.00
3	400–450	448	210.00	210.00
4	450–500	471	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	620	208.00	208.00
1	650–700	670	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	404	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	533	299.00	299.00
5	550–600	584	278.50–291.00	281.77
3	600–650	605	275.00–276.00	275.33
5	650–700	679	258.00–264.00	259.15
2	700–750	735	244.00–250.00	246.96
1	750–800	750	241.00	241.00
1	850–900	855	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	320.00	320.00
7	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	502	292.00	292.00
7	550–600	571	265.50–272.50	269.42
5	600–650	622	250.00–255.00	251.95
2	650–700	695	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	705	233.00	233.00
2	800–850	803	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	279.00	279.00
5	400–450	431	269.00–279.00	274.08
1	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
5	500–550	531	255.00–263.00	259.82
3	550–600	560	256.00–259.00	257.01

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,348	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,744.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,535	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,548.90
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	927	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,458.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	130.00–147.50	136.28
1	—	800	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,075	110.00–119.00	115.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	137.00–142.00	139.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	144.00–148.00	146.13
2	—	1,173	131.00–132.00	131.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,958	155.00–164.00	159.19
1	—	1,430	130.00	130.00
1	—	2,295	170.00	170.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

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