Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Today's quality overall was much lower than in previous weeks and the buyers reacted accordingly with lighter demand and lower prices. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.23/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −152.14 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$237.23

40 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$30.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs KY average

−21.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	241.36	1,305	33
Medium and Large 2-3	582	218.91	1,274	6thin
Medium 1-2	555	211.00	1,171	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.36/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale40 hd

237.23

—

KY average24 barns · 1,784 hd

235.98

+1.25

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−21.16

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−152.14

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	1,570	144.20	2,264	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	121.05	1,713	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,211	114.11	1,381	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	109.02	1,115	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	500–550	518	243.10/cwt	240.00–243.50	1,259	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	248.68/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	218.91/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	238.90/cwt	236.00–245.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	255.01/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	853	240.60/cwt	240.60–240.60	2,052	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,238	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	285.66/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,126	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,355	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,258	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,322	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	109.68/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,477	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	130.68/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,741	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	118.72/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,802	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,109	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	90.05/cwt	84.00–95.00	905	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	105.78/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,439	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,359	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,277	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,296	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,164	1
Bulls	—	—	1,343	137.91/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,852	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,425	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	237.44/cwt	236.50–250.00	1,346	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	222.81/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,043	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	652	203.35/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,450	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,045	8

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 272Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 60Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 26Year ago 4

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	340	276.00	276.00
8	350–400	390	268.00	268.00
4	400–450	449	250.00	250.00
17	500–550	518	240.00–243.50	243.10
14	550–600	567	236.50–250.00	237.44
14	600–650	633	229.00	229.00
2	700–750	703	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	236.00–245.00	238.90
3	400–450	422	230.00	230.00
16	450–500	468	220.00–232.00	222.81
6	550–600	582	214.00–223.00	218.91
2	600–650	618	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	652	200.00–210.00	203.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	302.00	302.00
1	400–450	405	291.00	291.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	539	263.00	263.00
3	550–600	595	256.00	256.00
4	600–650	631	254.00–258.00	255.01
3	650–700	690	244.00–251.00	248.68
1	700–750	700	236.00	236.00
2	750–800	770	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	271.00	271.00
5	550–600	572	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	625	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	750	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	675	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	850–900	853	240.60	240.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
6	350–400	394	283.00–291.00	285.66
2	400–450	423	271.00	271.00
5	450–500	469	264.00	264.00
3	500–550	520	256.00	256.00
4	550–600	551	246.00	246.00
7	600–650	609	234.00	234.00
2	650–700	675	228.00	228.00
6	700–750	708	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	508	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	96.00	96.00
5	—	1,102	115.00–125.00	119.95
1	—	1,205	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,360	100.00–111.00	105.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	109.00–110.00	109.68
5	—	1,332	128.00–135.00	130.68
6	—	1,518	113.00–123.00	118.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,005	84.00–95.00	90.05
1	—	1,235	110.00	110.00
1	—	990	129.00	129.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,060	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,535	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,343	137.00–139.00	137.91

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,425.00	1,425.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle