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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

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

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 144▼ 97 vs year ago 221 · −43.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 23▼ 10 vs year ago 28 · −35.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 203 vs year ago 209 · −97.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 lower with a few being sharply lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher and bull calves were mostly steady. An overall lower quality offering of feeder calves saw lighter demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light test and no trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

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 $187.98/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$187.98

46 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$38.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

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	520	190.47	990	43
Medium and Large 2-3	572	152.34	871	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.13/cwt here — about $119 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 sale46 hd

187.98

—

KY average24 barns · 7,037 hd

188.41

−0.43

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	1,880	117.00	2,200	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	90.37	1,325	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	81.63	966	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	921	62.89	579	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$705	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,225	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,080	$1,200	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	474	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,048	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	821	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	529	211.50/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,119	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,168	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,222	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	196.46/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,234	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	187.24/cwt	185.50–189.00	1,288	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,426	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	920	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	189.41/cwt	188.00–190.00	814	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	959	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	926	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,022	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,033	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	152.34/cwt	147.00–155.00	871	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	177.82/cwt	170.00–181.50	1,078	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	168.03/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,107	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	150.75/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,111	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,505	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	250.54/cwt	240.00–260.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	381	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,045	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,119	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	187.07/cwt	183.50–194.00	898	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	170.25/cwt	170.00–170.50	856	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	185.95/cwt	182.00–194.00	980	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,060	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	981	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	184.31/cwt	177.00–193.50	1,143	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	183.64/cwt	180.00–185.50	1,230	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	996	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,242	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,880	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,200	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	877	55.65/cwt	51.50–59.00	488	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	820	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	631	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	79.50/cwt	77.00–81.50	928	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,087	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	93.34/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,356	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	84.44/cwt	83.50–85.50	1,261	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	725	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	735	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1

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 Mar 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 144Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 23Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 209

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	381	170.00	170.00
2	—	613	160.00	160.00
1	—	675	147.50	147.50
1	—	465	177.50	177.50
1	—	445	161.00	161.00
2	—	503	170.00–170.50	170.25
1	—	575	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	130.00	130.00
1	—	260	210.00	210.00
8	—	620	177.00–193.50	184.31
3	—	480	183.50–194.00	187.07
3	—	670	180.00–185.50	183.64
1	—	435	220.00	220.00
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
3	—	558	190.00	190.00
3	—	527	182.00–194.00	185.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	246.00	246.00
3	—	418	250.00	250.00
2	—	323	240.00–260.00	250.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	219.50	219.50
5	—	461	208.00	208.00
1	—	350	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
2	—	538	190.00	190.00
2	—	470	197.00	197.00
3	—	737	140.00–156.00	150.75
1	—	1,115	135.00	135.00
7	—	430	188.00–190.00	189.41
4	—	566	182.50	182.50
6	—	606	170.00–181.50	177.82
3	—	659	164.00–170.00	168.03
2	—	280	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	147.00–155.00	152.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	221.00	221.00
1	—	605	202.00	202.00
4	—	529	210.00–212.00	211.50
1	—	390	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	199.00	199.00
2	—	688	185.50–189.00	187.24
1	—	715	190.00	190.00
4	—	628	192.00–198.00	196.46
1	—	810	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	83.50–85.50	84.44
4	—	1,453	91.00–97.50	93.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	85.00	85.00
3	—	877	51.50–59.00	55.65
1	—	1,010	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	77.00–81.50	79.50
1	—	1,235	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	700.00	700.00

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	—	1,235	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	—	900	1,225.00	1,225.00

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.