Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week for the Labor Day holiday. The demand for all classes of feeder calves was lower mainly due to the large number of calves being marketed recently and the downward falling futures market. Slaughter cows continued to see strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.70/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −160.67 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$228.70

67 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$31.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

vs KY average

−9.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	234.35	1,302	55
Medium and Large 2-3	546	202.79	1,108	12thin

One grade step is worth $31.56/cwt here — about $194 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

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 sale67 hd

228.70

—

KY average23 barns · 1,578 hd

236.42

−7.73

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−9.91

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−160.67

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	1,859	156.13	2,903	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	144.00	2,054	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	133.04	1,599	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	120.68	1,338	13

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)	1,445	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,848	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$3,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,329	$2,936	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,291	$2,487	6

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2-3	450–500	458	226.70/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	242.43/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,234	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	233.58/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,338	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	216.43/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,368	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	244.69/cwt	244.00–245.00	893	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	222.80/cwt	205.00–230.00	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	173.19/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	232.95/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,470	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	226.96/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,680	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,122	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	177.99/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	541	211.06/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,142	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	258.08/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,471	17
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,832	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	235.63/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	228.11/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,243	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	207.11/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,508	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,167	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	401	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	966	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	142.20/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,742	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,370	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	146.28/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,149	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	137.47/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,795	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	101.31/cwt	95.00–106.00	957	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	116.72/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,335	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	132.37/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,579	9
Bulls	—	—	1,936	156.46/cwt	153.00–161.00	3,029	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,578	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	142.56/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,689	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	148.52/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	2,564.24/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,564	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,877.56/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,878	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	2,983.54/head	2,300.00–3,400.00	2,984	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,008	2,297.52/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,298	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	3,097.72/head	2,400.00–3,800.00	3,098	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	260.35/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,120	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	607	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	220.70/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,404	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	324.59/cwt	320.00–327.50	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	838	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 143Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 19Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 14Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	205.00–230.00	222.80
3	450–500	458	218.00–231.00	226.70
9	500–550	541	210.00–215.00	211.06
3	550–600	562	175.00–184.00	177.99
3	700–750	745	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	270.00	270.00
10	350–400	365	244.00–245.00	244.69
12	450–500	458	245.00	245.00
14	500–550	509	239.00–243.00	242.43
6	550–600	561	220.00	220.00
14	600–650	632	210.00–220.00	216.43
1	650–700	685	209.00	209.00
5	750–800	766	165.00–177.00	173.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	550–600	573	232.50–235.00	233.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	320.00–327.50	324.59
8	400–450	430	260.00–261.00	260.35
4	450–500	473	250.00	250.00
11	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
14	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
16	600–650	636	220.00–221.00	220.70
3	700–750	708	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	920	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	261.00	261.00
5	400–450	401	241.00	241.00
5	450–500	466	230.00	230.00
7	500–550	521	224.00	224.00
4	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	607	207.00	207.00
1	700–750	715	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
3	800–850	838	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	261.00	261.00
4	500–550	510	254.00	254.00
17	550–600	570	255.00–260.00	258.08
11	600–650	631	231.00–234.00	232.95
4	650–700	664	230.00	230.00
19	700–750	740	218.00–229.00	226.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	463	240.00	240.00
7	500–550	545	210.00–231.00	228.11
3	550–600	565	231.00–238.00	235.63
1	650–700	685	209.00	209.00
6	700–750	728	200.00–215.00	207.11
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	750–800	773	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	140.00–144.00	142.20
2	—	1,035	130.00–135.00	132.39
2	—	945	95.00–106.00	101.31
7	—	1,144	110.00–126.00	116.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,469	141.00–154.00	146.28
7	—	1,306	132.00–140.00	137.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,193	129.00–135.00	132.37
1	—	1,315	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,185	141.00–144.00	142.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,936	153.00–161.00	156.46
2	—	1,678	148.00–149.00	148.52
1	—	1,685	169.00	169.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,210	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,877.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,297.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,331	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,564.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,535	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,498	2,300.00–3,400.00	2,983.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,348	2,400.00–3,800.00	3,097.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,900.00	2,900.00

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

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