Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Today's offering contained several plain quality calves that limited comparisons but the good quality calves sold similar the last week. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to no receipts last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.29/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −150.08 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.

Average price

$239.29

30 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$19.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

vs KY average

−27.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	244.55	1,302	22
Medium and Large 2-3	556	224.83	1,251	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.71/cwt here — about $51 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 sale30 hd

239.29

—

KY average26 barns · 1,670 hd

241.16

−1.87

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−27.76

This barn, trailing median24 sales

389.37

−150.08

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	1,973	127.72	2,519	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,468	110.17	1,617	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	106.18	1,293	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	106.00	1,060	1thin

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)	1,113	$2,195	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$2,123	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,347	$1,302	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$1,268	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Large 1-2	650–700	688	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	264.05/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	277.71/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,286	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	244.68/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	235.68/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,350	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	211.98/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	222.33/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,303	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	255.80/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	316.35/cwt	311.00–322.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	259.28/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,274	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	293.54/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	237.96/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,442	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	239.95/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,232	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	86.92/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,311	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	108.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,614	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	106.74/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,320	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,207	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,728	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	93.82/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,206	2
Bulls	—	—	2,018	130.06/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,625	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,060	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	116.73/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,676	8
Bulls	—	—	1,745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,024	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	975	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,018	2,131.11/head	2,075.00–2,150.00	2,131	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	2,105.32/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,105	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	1,302.37/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,302	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	2,277.95/head	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,278	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	404	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,216	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,196	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	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 Nov 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 158Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 18Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 4Year ago 158

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	688	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	293.00	293.00
3	350–400	393	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	435	272.00	272.00
7	450–500	469	255.00	255.00
14	500–550	518	246.00	246.00
8	550–600	558	242.00	242.00
2	650–700	680	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	210.00	210.00
3	450–500	484	231.00–245.00	235.68
3	500–550	507	229.00	229.00
5	550–600	586	217.00–226.00	222.33
3	600–650	625	210.00–216.00	211.98
3	650–700	677	191.00	191.00
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
3	900–950	900	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	404	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	351	306.00	306.00
3	400–450	440	290.00–301.00	293.54
4	450–500	469	260.00–268.00	264.05
2	500–550	505	258.00	258.00
5	550–600	580	231.00–246.00	239.95
8	600–650	606	231.00–239.00	237.96
4	650–700	699	227.50	227.50
2	800–850	803	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	424	276.00–281.00	277.71
1	500–550	520	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	700	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	311.00–322.00	316.35
6	400–450	419	307.00	307.00
5	450–500	460	298.00	298.00
3	550–600	570	262.00	262.00
5	600–650	611	254.00–259.00	255.80
5	650–700	673	242.00–255.00	244.68
2	700–750	743	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	255.00–265.00	259.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	86.00–88.00	86.92
11	—	1,494	105.00–110.00	108.00
1	—	1,350	128.00	128.00
8	—	1,436	112.00–124.00	116.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,237	105.00–109.00	106.74
1	—	950	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,285	91.00–96.00	93.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	106.00	106.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,018	126.00–136.00	130.06
1	—	1,745	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,018	2,075.00–2,150.00	2,131.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,433	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,105.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,347	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,302.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,136	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,277.95
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,310.00	1,310.00

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

Replacement Cattle