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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 20

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 155▼ 234 vs year ago 327 · −71.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 22▼ 17 vs year ago 32 · −53.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 12▲ 75 vs year ago 21 · +357.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers and bulls calves traded steady. A high quality offering of feeder calves saw good demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.48/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$161.48

42 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$14.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.50

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	162.84	899	38
Medium and Large 2-3	419	148.58	623	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.26/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

161.48

—

KY average24 barns · 6,269 hd

167.97

−6.50

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	1,535	114.00	1,750	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	81.38	1,102	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	73.79	884	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	915	44.00	403	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,480	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,555	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,374	$1,416	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,148	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$950	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,232	$1,509	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,025	1thin

Every lot

52 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	497	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	999	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	972	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	191.20/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,124	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	177.78/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,205	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	158.41/cwt	150.00–167.50	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	167.43/cwt	166.00–171.00	725	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	771	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	872	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	158.40/cwt	149.00–160.00	931	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,068	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	827	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	140.01/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,040	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,181	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	210.36/cwt	202.50–217.00	875	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,008	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,750	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	403	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	77.24/cwt	75.00–80.00	914	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	753	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	82.51/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,107	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,055	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	975	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	975	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,454.34/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,454	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,276	1,592.42/head	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,592	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,085	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	1,171.76/head	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,172	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	1,430.43/head	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,430	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,555	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	875	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	920	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 155Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 22Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 12Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	168.00	168.00
4	—	649	164.50	164.50
2	—	470	164.00	164.00
1	—	930	127.00	127.00
1	—	670	145.00	145.00
6	—	433	166.00–171.00	167.43
3	—	367	185.00	185.00
8	—	588	149.00–160.00	158.40
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
2	—	743	136.00–144.00	140.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
2	—	318	150.00–167.50	158.41
1	—	675	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	201.00	201.00
5	—	588	190.00–196.00	191.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	200.00	200.00
1	—	435	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	180.00	180.00
3	—	528	184.00	184.00
1	—	420	220.00	220.00
8	—	678	172.00–184.00	177.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	160.00	160.00
1	—	540	132.50	132.50
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	220.00	220.00
1	—	340	226.00	226.00
5	—	416	202.50–217.00	210.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	195.00	195.00
1	—	700	144.00	144.00
1	—	530	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,205	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,454.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,276	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,592.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,075.00	1,075.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,555	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,388	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,430.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,262	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,171.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,480	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	875	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	75.00–80.00	77.24
1	—	1,255	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	73.50	73.50
7	—	1,342	80.00–85.00	82.51

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.