Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons today due to last week's sale being a special replacement female sale only. A good quality feeder offering today saw strong demand from the buyers.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $270.79/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −156.18 against this barn's trailing median of $426.97.

Average price

$270.79

20 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$11.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.71

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	542	274.92	1,489	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	524	263.12	1,379	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.81/cwt here — about $111 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 sale20 hd

270.79

—

KY average12 barns · 254 hd

256.08

+14.71

This barn, trailing median20 sales

426.97

−156.18

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	1,629	127.00	2,069	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	119.71	1,770	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	112.12	1,345	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	95.24	890	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$1,867	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$1,788	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,373	$1,764	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,110	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,450	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,675	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	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	224.00/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,280	9
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	550–600	566	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,381	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	233.65/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	275.38/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	302.93/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,290	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	256.51/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	249.40/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,551	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,503	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	264.97/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,373	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	272.08/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,020	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	128.81/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,516	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	106.39/cwt	104.00–110.00	947	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	125.57/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,728	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,163	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	81.06/cwt	76.00–88.00	784	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	116.20/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,789	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	116.24/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,334	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,024	1
Bulls	—	—	2,100	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	104.75/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,298	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	128.13/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,134	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,629	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,787.70/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,763.98/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,764	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	1,866.78/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,867	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	301.84/cwt	296.00–308.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	307.00/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,326	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,411	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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 0Year ago 1,021

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 25Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 267Year ago 5

No comparisons today due to last week's sale being a special replacement female sale only. A good quality feeder offering today saw strong demand from the buyers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	470	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	575	223.00	223.00
1	700–750	745	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	370	306.00	306.00
3	400–450	412	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	470	265.00	265.00
9	500–550	511	250.50	250.50
13	550–600	566	244.00	244.00
6	600–650	623	227.00–235.00	233.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	340	292.50	292.50
2	350–400	380	296.00–308.00	301.84
11	400–450	432	295.00–310.00	307.00
5	500–550	511	286.00	286.00
8	550–600	561	268.00	268.00
9	600–650	622	242.00–254.00	249.40
1	700–750	735	236.00	236.00
3	750–800	770	223.00–226.00	224.00
3	800–850	812	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	270.00–274.00	272.08
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
6	500–550	518	255.00–269.00	264.97
1	550–600	560	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	426	296.00–310.00	302.93
6	550–600	576	268.00–279.00	275.38
4	600–650	617	255.00–258.00	256.51
1	650–700	685	251.00	251.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	800	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	122.00–136.00	128.81
1	—	1,250	93.00	93.00
5	—	1,148	113.00–120.00	116.24
7	—	1,239	100.00–107.00	104.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	890	104.00–110.00	106.39
7	—	967	76.00–88.00	81.06
2	—	885	123.00–134.00	128.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,376	123.00–130.00	125.57
10	—	1,540	111.00–119.00	116.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	131.00	131.00
1	—	2,100	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,435	113.00–114.00	113.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,787.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,373	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,763.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,328	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,866.78
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

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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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