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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

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

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Nov 20Nov 27Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

221 head

▲ 204 vs last sale 17▲ 133 vs year ago 88 · +151.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 26▲ 3 vs year ago 22 · +13.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 158▲ 15 vs year ago 7 · +214.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder cattle due to low receipts last week. 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 $193.90/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$193.90

135 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$38.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.84

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	584	197.50	1,153	115
Medium and Large 2	530	180.77	958	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	469	159.29	748	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.21/cwt here — about $405 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 sale135 hd

193.90

—

KY average12 barns · 1,487 hd

187.07

+6.84

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	1,839	112.24	2,064	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	98.00	1,334	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	90.84	1,047	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	81.51	853	8thin

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)	1,320	$1,396	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,124	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,104	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,088	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,413	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,027	$988	3thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	230.57/cwt	220.00–241.00	883	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,159	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,134	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	192.81/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,008	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,281	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,198	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,421	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	834	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	196.65/cwt	187.50–199.00	759	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	742	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	195.04/cwt	189.00–198.00	911	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	886	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	980	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,127	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	598	198.85/cwt	198.85–198.85	1,189	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	915	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	186.43/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,152	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	160.02/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,144	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	887	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	223.57/cwt	212.50–229.00	935	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	215.92/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,034	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	211.34/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,207	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	191.41/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,198	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,237	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,043	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,748	113.57/cwt	111.50–116.50	1,985	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,693	1
Bulls	—	—	2,130	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,716	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	611	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	84.41/cwt	80.00–87.00	878	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	980	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	845	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	98.03/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,122	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	83.65/cwt	83.00–84.50	970	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	102.00/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,371	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	85.99/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,217	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	790	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	880	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	960	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,004.50/head	925.00–1,075.00	1,005	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,070	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,104.17/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,104	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,396.02/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,396	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,261.18/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,261	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	970	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	800	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,065	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	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 Nov 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 17Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 26Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 158Year ago 7

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder cattle due to low receipts last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	211.00–225.00	215.92
1	—	515	215.00	215.00
1	—	310	220.00	220.00
6	—	418	212.50–229.00	223.57
8	—	571	207.00–214.00	211.34
5	—	651	190.00	190.00
4	—	626	185.00–206.00	191.41
4	—	371	239.00	239.00
1	—	775	160.00	160.00
2	—	285	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	190.00	190.00
1	—	330	205.00	205.00
1	—	390	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	158.00	158.00
2	—	530	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	194.00	194.00
1	—	310	215.00	215.00
3	—	467	189.00–198.00	195.04
9	—	618	186.00–190.00	186.43
7	—	516	190.00	190.00
2	—	375	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	598	198.85	198.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
2	—	600	152.50	152.50
4	—	464	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	180.00	180.00
1	—	955	150.00	150.00
6	—	386	187.50–199.00	196.65
3	—	715	155.00–162.50	160.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	177.50	177.50
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
1	—	585	185.00	185.00
2	—	523	185.00–201.00	192.81
1	—	465	205.00	205.00
1	—	435	210.00	210.00
1	—	760	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	218.00	218.00
1	—	725	216.00	216.00
2	—	485	239.00	239.00
1	—	585	219.00	219.00
2	—	383	220.00–241.00	230.57
1	—	305	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	92.00	92.00
5	—	1,040	80.00–87.00	84.41
1	—	1,035	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,070	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	83.00–84.50	83.65
2	—	1,145	97.00–99.00	98.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,344	91.00–110.00	102.00
2	—	1,415	84.00–88.00	85.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	93.00	93.00
1	—	2,130	127.50	127.50
3	—	1,748	111.50–116.50	113.57

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	—	960	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	925.00–1,075.00	1,004.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,396.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,345	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,261.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,104.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	970.00	970.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,425.00	1,425.00

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.