Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: A small number of like comparisons available due to low receipts last week but steers and heifers were unevenly steady with a few individuals selling higher. Good demand for feeder calves despite volatility again today in futures trading. Today's offering contained a few plain quality and colored calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.36/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −145.01 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$244.36

41 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$26.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.67

vs KY average

−0.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	252.00	1,361	29
Medium and Large 2-3	558	225.92	1,260	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.08/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale41 hd

244.36

—

KY average25 barns · 1,192 hd

252.04

−7.67

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−0.05

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−145.01

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	1,671	158.34	2,645	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	150.40	2,016	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	143.90	1,725	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	128.10	1,343	9thin

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)	1,005	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,803	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,705	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$2,270	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$3,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	261.62/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,227	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,308	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	247.55/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,651	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	390	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	225.73/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,269	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	275.26/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	225.59/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	246.63/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	248.26/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,408	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	229.00/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	282.17/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,569	7
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	298.96/cwt	290.00–301.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	236.49/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	249.36/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,585	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	221.65/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,494	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,495	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	148.57/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,777	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,568	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,656	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	118.63/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,278	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	139.75/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,391	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	129.37/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,364	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	155.87/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,178	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,298	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,344	1
Bulls	—	—	1,493	149.56/cwt	139.00–160.00	2,233	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,823.65/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,824	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,120	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	1,954.37/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,954	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,389.63/head	2,235.00–2,525.00	2,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	236.32/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	234.93/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,341	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	253.18/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,210	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	247.95/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	329	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	252.06/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,321	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	227.12/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	896	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 Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 102Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 25Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 6Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	469	260.00–270.00	261.62
1	500–550	515	251.00	251.00
2	550–600	568	243.00–256.00	249.36
4	600–650	605	235.00–237.00	236.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	510	279.00	279.00
2	750–800	768	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	305.00	305.00
4	500–550	539	291.00	291.00
7	550–600	556	281.00–285.00	282.17
10	600–650	624	254.00	254.00
13	650–700	667	239.00–250.00	247.55
2	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
4	800–850	836	238.00	238.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	251.00	251.00
3	400–450	435	246.00–252.00	247.95
2	450–500	495	220.00–238.00	229.00
1	500–550	510	228.00	228.00
11	550–600	562	220.00–230.00	225.73
1	900–950	915	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	290.00–301.00	298.96
1	300–350	310	289.00	289.00
3	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
14	500–550	511	256.00	256.00
15	550–600	567	246.00–250.00	248.26
4	600–650	617	220.00–232.00	225.59
13	650–700	674	212.00–226.00	221.65
3	800–850	800	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	263.00	263.00
8	450–500	471	244.00–247.00	246.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	414	275.00–276.00	275.26
6	450–500	478	246.00–261.00	253.18
4	500–550	524	240.00–262.00	252.06
8	550–600	571	221.00–240.00	234.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	316.00	316.00
1	250–300	270	328.00	328.00
1	300–350	305	332.00	332.00
1	450–500	455	289.00	289.00
4	550–600	560	279.50	279.50
6	600–650	635	232.00–242.00	236.32
1	650–700	690	228.00	228.00
10	700–750	711	219.00–230.00	227.12
1	750–800	755	218.00	218.00
2	850–900	858	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	299.00	299.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	145.00–151.00	148.57
3	—	1,203	137.00–138.00	137.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	134.00	134.00
3	—	1,397	151.00–159.00	155.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	115.00–121.00	118.63
2	—	995	137.00–142.00	139.75
4	—	1,054	126.00–132.00	129.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,900	176.00	176.00
3	—	1,493	139.00–160.00	149.56

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)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	2,235.00–2,525.00	2,389.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,823.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,277	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,954.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,950.00	1,950.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	3,200.00	3,200.00

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

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