Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-7.00 higher. With cooler temperatures in the forecast and a very good quality offering buyers displayed strong demand across all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady and a light test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.35/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −150.02 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$239.35

28 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$37.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.10

vs KY average

−18.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	249.97	1,334	20
Medium and Large 2-3	562	212.80	1,195	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.17/cwt here — about $139 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 sale28 hd

239.35

—

KY average26 barns · 1,297 hd

235.25

+4.10

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−18.46

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−150.02

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	1,491	137.30	2,047	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	119.53	1,814	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	114.03	1,401	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	993	99.47	988	14

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)	1,200	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$1,526	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,468	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,393	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,456	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$2,313	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	500–550	534	224.78/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	452	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	259.51/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,209	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	291.93/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,083	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	248.69/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,395	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	286.70/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,239	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	292.90/cwt	290.00–296.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	310.87/cwt	299.00–313.00	1,138	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	263.54/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,539	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	206.00/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	251.25/cwt	250.50–252.00	1,271	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	295.91/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	589	200.81/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,378	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	208	306.23/cwt	305.00–307.50	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	242.90/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,180	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	295.28/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,258	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,487	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,462	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	86.00/cwt	79.00–92.50	826	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	106.95/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,081	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	119.53/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,814	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	151.82/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,494	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	127.62/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,774	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,670.08/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,670	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	2,594.32/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,594	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,310	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,185	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	1,594.34/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,594	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,576.42/head	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,576	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,110	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	243.28/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,421	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	267.47/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,375	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,499	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	300.38/cwt	298.00–303.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	3

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 Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 204Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 59Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 22Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	252.00	252.00
5	450–500	452	205.00	205.00
4	500–550	534	212.00–229.00	224.78
4	550–600	589	195.00–218.00	200.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	315	290.00–296.00	292.90
7	350–400	371	286.00–296.00	291.93
12	400–450	432	280.00–288.00	286.70
8	450–500	466	256.00–260.00	259.51
10	500–550	506	250.50–252.00	251.25
10	550–600	561	236.00–256.00	248.69
10	600–650	638	235.00	235.00
8	650–700	694	200.00–208.00	206.00
2	850–900	898	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	315	298.00–303.00	300.38
3	350–400	363	302.00	302.00
9	400–450	426	289.00–305.00	295.28
6	500–550	514	265.00–268.00	267.47
10	550–600	584	238.00–256.00	243.28
1	600–650	630	232.00	232.00
2	650–700	673	228.00	228.00
3	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	276.00	276.00
6	450–500	486	235.00–247.00	242.90
1	550–600	595	226.00	226.00
2	700–750	705	210.00–212.00	210.99
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	305.00–307.50	306.23
7	350–400	366	299.00–313.00	310.87
3	400–450	419	294.00–300.00	295.91
1	450–500	455	288.00	288.00
6	500–550	503	274.00	274.00
10	550–600	584	254.00–268.00	263.54
1	700–750	715	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	680	259.50	259.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	262.00	262.00
2	500–550	535	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	650	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	120.00–124.00	122.04
1	—	1,290	98.00	98.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	960	79.00–92.50	86.00
9	—	1,011	100.00–113.00	106.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,518	115.00–127.00	119.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	148.00–154.00	151.82
3	—	1,390	125.00–131.00	127.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,310.00	1,310.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,297	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,594.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,230	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,576.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,253	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,670.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,327	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,594.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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