Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on feeder calves due to low receipts last week. The feeder buyers are still reacting to the falling cattle futures with softer demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher with strong demand and no test on slaughter bulls also due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $272.10/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −154.87 against this barn's trailing median of $426.97.

Average price

$272.10

20 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$65.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.51

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	539	289.36	1,559	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	522	233.40	1,218	5thin
Medium 1-2	565	224.00	1,266	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.36/cwt here — about $293 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 sale20 hd

272.10

—

KY average26 barns · 476 hd

253.59

+18.51

This barn, trailing median20 sales

426.97

−154.87

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	—	High	1,718	158.40	2,721	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	154.03	2,267	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	141.38	1,643	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	120.08	1,220	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,243	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,060	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,825	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 1-2Fleshy	800–850	825	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	553	226.51/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	232.72/cwt	225.00–240.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	251.55/cwt	250.00–253.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	233.40/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,218	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	236.97/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,438	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	339	270.80/cwt	260.00–276.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	1,531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	558	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,576	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	254.54/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,191	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	300.47/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,421	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	228.22/cwt	222.00–230.50	1,550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,510	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	148.33/cwt	136.00–155.00	2,373	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,073	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	137.82/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,348	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	143.76/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,847	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	154.03/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,267	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	120.08/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,220	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 73Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	225.00–240.00	232.72
2	350–400	398	233.00	233.00
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	545	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	553	225.00–228.00	226.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	368	250.00–253.00	251.55
6	500–550	512	260.00	260.00
6	550–600	564	252.00	252.00
3	600–650	607	228.00	228.00
2	650–700	668	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,005	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	308.00	308.00
1	250–300	270	289.00	289.00
3	350–400	375	297.00–308.00	300.47
1	400–450	445	293.00	293.00
2	450–500	463	280.00	280.00
7	600–650	607	233.00–240.00	236.97
6	650–700	679	222.00–230.50	228.22
2	700–750	743	218.00	218.00
2	800–850	820	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	339	260.00–276.00	270.80
4	450–500	468	253.00–256.00	254.54
5	500–550	522	230.00–242.50	233.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	513	298.50	298.50
8	550–600	558	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	302.00	302.00
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	525	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	670	251.00	251.00
3	750–800	793	233.00	233.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,510.00	1,510.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,600	136.00–155.00	148.33
1	—	1,840	167.00	167.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	137.00–139.00	137.82
3	—	1,285	141.00–148.00	143.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,472	145.00–160.00	154.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	117.00–123.00	120.08

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