Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. The feeder calf buyers showed much less demand today with another round of very warm weather setting in and the typical late summer health concerns. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.77/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −151.61 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$237.77

17 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$21.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.55

vs KY average

−4.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	242.85	1,302	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	221.25	1,233	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.61/cwt here — about $69 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 sale17 hd

237.77

—

KY average26 barns · 1,076 hd

240.32

−2.55

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−4.11

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−151.61

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	1,055	160.00	1,688	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	145.95	2,024	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,060	127.02	1,346	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	119.95	1,304	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,533	$2,231	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,115	$1,513	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	576	234.51/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	283.53/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	215.03/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,375	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	218.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,255	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,186	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	215.86/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,459	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,381	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	229.15/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,393	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	266.00/cwt	258.00–282.00	878	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,944	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	148.23/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,032	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	127.32/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,509	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	127.02/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,346	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	107.88/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,030	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,293	1
Bulls	—	—	1,055	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,688	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,512.50/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,513	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,533	2,231.42/head	2,000.00–2,410.00	2,231	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,824.76/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	840	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,461	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,264	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	730	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	364	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,147	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.

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Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Aug 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 229Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 27Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 26Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	306.00	306.00
2	300–350	313	290.00	290.00
7	400–450	407	276.00–289.00	283.53
7	450–500	456	260.00	260.00
7	500–550	502	250.00	250.00
6	550–600	576	230.00–239.00	234.51
11	600–650	622	221.00	221.00
3	650–700	680	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	241.00	241.00
3	450–500	487	210.00–225.00	215.03
2	500–550	535	224.00	224.00
2	550–600	580	217.00–220.00	218.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	730	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	505	283.00	283.00
3	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	630	244.00	244.00
1	950–1000	950	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	560	244.00	244.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	324.00	324.00
2	350–400	353	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	440	281.00	281.00
4	450–500	470	269.00	269.00
5	500–550	519	266.00	266.00
7	550–600	564	259.00	259.00
6	600–650	608	226.00–231.00	229.15
6	650–700	676	214.00–217.00	215.86
2	800–850	830	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	258.00–282.00	266.00
1	400–450	435	256.00	256.00
1	450–500	460	246.00	246.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	573	216.00	216.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	130.00	130.00
7	—	1,371	144.00–155.00	148.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	126.00–129.00	127.32
2	—	955	107.00–109.00	107.88
1	—	1,060	122.00	122.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	126.00–128.00	127.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	160.00	160.00

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)	2	—	1,115	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,512.50
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,533	2,000.00–2,410.00	2,231.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,293	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,824.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle