Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. The demand for steers and bull calves remained good while the demand for heifers wasn't as strong as last week. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $240.27/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −186.70 against this barn's trailing median of $426.97.

Average price

$240.27

14 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$15.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

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	562	245.97	1,382	9thin
Medium and Large 2	591	230.00	1,359	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about $23 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

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 sale14 hd

240.27

—

KY average25 barns · 797 hd

245.76

−5.49

This barn, trailing median20 sales

426.97

−186.70

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	1,519	139.65	2,122	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	122.73	1,768	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	110.23	1,352	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,022	100.20	1,024	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,525	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	928	$1,763	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	300–350	327	284.24/cwt	277.00–288.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	227.23/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	218.35/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	241.65/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,375	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	290.68/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	217.96/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	217.38/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,393	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	339	224.79/cwt	224.00–226.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,359	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	244.34/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,202	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	357	276.73/cwt	270.00–280.00	988	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	90.33/cwt	86.00–94.00	856	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,219	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	120.26/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,708	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,488	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,259	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	102.16/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,016	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	111.45/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,321	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,132	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,421	1
Bulls	—	—	1,457	130.09/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,895	3
Bulls	—	—	1,315	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,524.81/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,762.60/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	313.76/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	245.97/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,382	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	301.62/cwt	299.00–305.50	1,270	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	240.70/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,495	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	282	275.36/cwt	260.00–290.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	264.54/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,312	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	231.67/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,245	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	277.23/cwt	270.00–285.00	762	2

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 193Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 33Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 36Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	277.00–288.00	284.24
6	350–400	390	290.00–291.00	290.68
5	400–450	448	261.00	261.00
16	450–500	496	251.00	251.00
1	500–550	535	246.00	246.00
12	550–600	569	230.00–245.00	241.65
5	600–650	631	235.00	235.00
7	650–700	664	213.00–223.00	217.38
8	750–800	786	213.00–221.00	217.96
4	900–950	934	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	270.00–285.00	277.23
5	300–350	339	224.00–226.00	224.79
1	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
6	450–500	488	226.00–234.00	227.23
4	500–550	531	214.00–223.00	218.35
3	550–600	573	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	633	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	238.00	238.00
2	500–550	505	205.00–210.00	207.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	451	293.00	293.00
4	500–550	549	264.00	264.00
5	750–800	759	239.00	239.00
1	900–950	905	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	591	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	255	317.00	317.00
5	300–350	338	308.00–315.00	313.76
2	350–400	353	299.00	299.00
22	400–450	421	299.00–305.50	301.62
24	450–500	496	257.00–267.00	264.54
9	550–600	562	238.00–250.00	245.97
12	600–650	621	237.00–242.00	240.70
9	650–700	679	229.00–232.00	231.67
2	700–750	748	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	755	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	260.00–290.00	275.36
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	357	270.00–280.00	276.73
6	450–500	492	243.00–245.00	244.34
2	600–650	620	224.00	224.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	86.00–94.00	90.33
2	—	995	100.00–105.00	102.16
1	—	1,225	116.00	116.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	140.00	140.00
7	—	1,420	115.00–128.00	120.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,325	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,185	111.00–112.00	111.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,457	120.00–138.00	130.09
1	—	1,315	144.00	144.00

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)	2	—	1,305	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,524.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	928	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,762.60

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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