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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 27

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

171 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 124▼ 73 vs year ago 244 · −29.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 18▼ 6 vs year ago 45 · −13.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 6▼ 1 vs year ago 23 · −4.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold steady on a light test. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 lower and bull calves were mostly steady. A lower quality offering saw lighter demand from buyers. Slaughter cows were steady and no test 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 $169.58/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$169.58

74 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$20.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.13

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	581	174.51	1,014	56
Medium and Large 2-3	523	154.27	806	18thin

One grade step is worth $20.24/cwt here — about $208 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 sale74 hd

169.58

—

KY average24 barns · 7,433 hd

188.72

−19.13

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	—	Low	2,188	103.00	2,253	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	89.87	1,381	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	77.34	914	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	71.83	684	7thin

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)	1,018	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,057	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$876	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$830	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,140	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	247.18/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,036	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	789	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,019	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,287	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	201.21/cwt	200.00–202.50	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	173.35/cwt	172.00–176.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	755	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	838	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	161.52/cwt	155.00–165.00	675	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	187.65/cwt	180.00–191.00	893	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	157.32/cwt	155.00–162.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	942	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,029	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	909	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	165.27/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,031	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	166.32/cwt	151.00–169.50	1,094	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	719	133.32/cwt	126.00–140.00	959	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	139.25/cwt	139.00–139.50	1,146	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,384	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	907	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	364	174.56/cwt	171.00–185.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	899	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	252.10/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,051	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	208.11/cwt	200.00–216.00	961	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	898	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	526	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,149	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	561	206.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,156	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	629	203.91/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,283	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,124	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	160.75/cwt	159.00–162.50	1,185	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,030	1
Bulls	—	—	2,530	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	2,429	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	55.49/cwt	55.00–56.00	468	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	85.44/cwt	85.00–86.00	799	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	633	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	78.97/cwt	77.00–81.00	829	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	80.64/cwt	77.00–84.00	943	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	71.84/cwt	71.00–72.50	864	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	93.90/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,360	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	85.84/cwt	78.50–88.50	1,395	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	945	836.72/head	785.00–900.00	837	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	875.93/head	850.00–900.00	876	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	1,204.15/head	1,000.00–1,360.00	1,204	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	700	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	820	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	850	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 124Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 18Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 6Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	200.00–210.00	206.04
1	—	345	250.00	250.00
9	—	417	245.00–256.00	252.10
8	—	629	202.00–210.00	203.91
3	—	350	259.00	259.00
2	—	255	231.00	231.00
4	—	526	218.50	218.50
4	—	462	200.00–216.00	208.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	165.00	165.00
1	—	395	227.50	227.50
4	—	737	159.00–162.50	160.75
1	—	665	169.00	169.00
4	—	488	184.00	184.00
1	—	425	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	161.00	161.00
4	—	364	171.00–185.00	174.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	162.00–168.00	165.27
4	—	575	179.00	179.00
6	—	1,025	135.00	135.00
9	—	476	180.00–191.00	187.65
2	—	823	139.00–139.50	139.25
6	—	658	151.00–169.50	166.32
1	—	760	146.00	146.00
3	—	360	172.00–176.00	173.35
1	—	430	185.00	185.00
3	—	512	184.00	184.00
2	—	263	200.00–202.50	201.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
5	—	418	155.00–165.00	161.52
4	—	575	158.00	158.00
4	—	719	126.00–140.00	133.32
3	—	478	155.00–162.00	157.32
1	—	395	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	201.00	201.00
2	—	363	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	210.00	210.00
9	—	419	236.00–254.00	247.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	189.00	189.00
1	—	440	221.00	221.00
2	—	548	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	71.00–72.50	71.84
5	—	1,169	77.00–84.00	80.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	63.00	63.00
2	—	935	85.00–86.00	85.44
2	—	1,050	77.00–81.00	78.97
2	—	843	55.00–56.00	55.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,625	78.50–88.50	85.84
8	—	1,448	90.00–101.00	93.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,530	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,845	110.00	110.00

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)	1	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	1,000.00–1,360.00	1,204.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	850.00–900.00	875.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,375.00	1,375.00

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	—	980	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	785.00–900.00	836.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	685.00	685.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	975.00	975.00

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	1	—	1,335	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	1,110.00	1,110.00

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.