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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 12

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 296▼ 39 vs year ago 155 · −25.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 19▼ 6 vs year ago 22 · −27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 9▼ 9 vs year ago 12 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 lower. Today's overall feeder quality was lower and the buyers reacted accordingly. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $223.82/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$223.82

43 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$34.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

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	538	228.66	1,229	37
Medium and Large 2-3	639	194.00	1,240	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.66/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale43 hd

223.82

—

KY average26 barns · 10,192 hd

225.17

−1.35

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	1,723	126.20	2,174	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	106.09	1,436	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	90.97	1,010	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	82.01	884	4thin

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)	920	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,350	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,273	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	276.35/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,293	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	248.75/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,381	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,600	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,395	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	210.50/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,753	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	247.38/cwt	235.00–255.00	903	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	992	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	240.52/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,138	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	231.37/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,201	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,296	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	587	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,203	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,386	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,402	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	193.28/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	308	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,009	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,239	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,303	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,166	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	265.75/cwt	263.00–272.50	1,284	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,224	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	559	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,437	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	227.75/cwt	223.00–241.00	1,312	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,327	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,526	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,519	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,723	126.20/cwt	124.00–127.50	2,174	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	80.02/cwt	79.00–81.00	779	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	770	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	96.63/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,095	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,147	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	837	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,210	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,210	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	107.31/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,483	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	920	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 296Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	212.00	212.00
2	—	468	272.50–280.00	276.35
3	—	388	328.00	328.00
2	—	833	210.00–211.00	210.50
4	—	690	235.00	235.00
1	—	610	250.00	250.00
2	—	555	242.50–255.00	248.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	192.50	192.50
1	—	640	218.00	218.00
1	—	690	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	205.00	205.00
1	—	855	179.00	179.00
2	—	610	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	235.00–255.00	247.38
5	—	519	225.00–235.00	231.37
4	—	571	227.00	227.00
2	—	700	195.00	195.00
10	—	473	233.00–245.00	240.52
3	—	778	190.00–197.50	193.28
3	—	405	245.00	245.00
3	—	658	213.00	213.00
3	—	633	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	214.00	214.00
1	—	450	220.00	220.00
3	—	415	281.00	281.00
1	—	760	170.00	170.00
2	—	805	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	314.00	314.00
2	—	308	327.50	327.50
5	—	559	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	483	263.00–272.50	265.75
1	—	320	315.00	315.00
7	—	576	223.00–241.00	227.75
2	—	413	300.00	300.00
2	—	678	225.00	225.00
1	—	810	187.50	187.50
3	—	512	239.00	239.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,425.00	1,425.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,723	124.00–127.50	126.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,382	103.00–109.00	107.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	98.00	98.00
2	—	973	79.00–81.00	80.02
1	—	1,195	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	96.00–97.00	96.63
1	—	1,040	74.00	74.00

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.