Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were 7.00-9.00 lower. Demand remained good for the weaned calves and the calves in "green" condition. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.15/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −141.22 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$248.15

29 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$19.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.96

vs KY average

−12.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	251.52	1,357	24
Medium and Large 2-3	524	231.95	1,215	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.57/cwt here — about $141 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 sale29 hd

248.15

—

KY average26 barns · 1,668 hd

239.19

+8.96

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−12.31

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−141.22

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	1,386	140.90	1,952	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	122.68	1,773	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	118.31	1,376	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,060	103.43	1,097	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	919	$1,631	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$1,475	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,146	$1,195	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	813	$1,350	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,218	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	600–650	636	198.23/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,261	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1050–1100	1,075	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	205	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	209.06/cwt	208.50–210.00	1,459	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	224.93/cwt	217.00–230.50	1,381	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	460	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	254.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,347	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,162	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,140	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	235.89/cwt	232.00–240.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	246.99/cwt	245.50–250.00	1,371	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	237.44/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	693	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	608	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,953	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	256.25/cwt	256.25–256.25	1,671	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	263.73/cwt	251.00–276.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	270.88/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	224.92/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,318	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	247.04/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,291	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	120.48/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,770	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	110.96/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,448	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	134.84/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,402	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	121.56/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,415	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	108.45/cwt	99.00–113.00	1,317	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	93.31/cwt	85.00–99.00	911	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	106.64/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,151	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	119.13/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,447	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	131.28/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,950	4
Bulls	—	—	1,035	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	147.99/cwt	139.00–152.00	2,261	6
Bulls	—	—	1,285	129.18/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,660	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	923	1,487.33/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,487	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,008	1,787.10/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,787	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,242.71/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,243	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	813	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,080	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	1,527.62/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,528	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,674.54/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	244.63/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,429	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	293.71/cwt	289.00–298.00	1,251	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 259Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 21Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 5Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	258.00	258.00
1	300–350	315	262.00	262.00
2	350–400	390	263.00	263.00
4	400–450	419	232.00–240.00	235.89
4	500–550	510	233.00–239.00	237.44
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
10	600–650	636	175.00–210.00	198.23
2	650–700	693	187.00	187.00
1	850–900	890	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,075	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
9	400–450	407	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	470	265.00	265.00
15	500–550	530	250.00–260.00	254.24
9	550–600	555	245.50–250.00	246.99
11	600–650	614	217.00–230.50	224.93
8	650–700	698	208.50–210.00	209.06
6	750–800	786	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	447	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	285.00	285.00
1	250–300	250	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	370	292.00	292.00
2	400–450	405	268.00	268.00
2	450–500	463	240.00–254.00	247.04
2	500–550	533	224.00	224.00
4	550–600	586	210.00–230.00	224.92
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	310.00	310.00
3	250–300	283	312.00	312.00
8	400–450	426	289.00–298.00	293.71
4	500–550	516	263.00	263.00
12	550–600	584	241.00–250.00	244.63
3	600–650	628	237.00	237.00
4	650–700	695	231.00	231.00
2	700–750	700	219.00	219.00
3	750–800	798	208.00	208.00
2	800–850	805	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	284.00	284.00
2	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	342	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	408	251.00–276.00	263.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	378	314.00	314.00
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
8	550–600	564	265.00–273.00	270.88
1	600–650	630	264.00	264.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	229.00	229.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	652	256.25	256.25
31	750–800	766	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	262.00	262.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	115.00–126.00	120.48
2	—	1,305	109.00–113.00	110.96
4	—	1,485	129.00–136.00	131.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	129.00–142.00	134.84
6	—	1,164	116.00–124.00	121.56
7	—	1,214	99.00–113.00	108.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	976	85.00–99.00	93.31
6	—	1,079	100.00–112.00	106.64
2	—	1,215	115.00–123.00	119.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	157.00	157.00
6	—	1,528	139.00–152.00	147.99
5	—	1,285	126.00–132.00	129.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	923	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,487.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	860	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,527.62
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,787.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,188	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,242.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	813	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,218	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,674.54

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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