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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 4

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 212▼ 93 vs year ago 172 · −54.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 24▲ 7 vs year ago 12 · +58.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts today. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. The overall quality of today's offering was a slightly lower and several calves was carrying too much condition which the buyer's discounted them for. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.37/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −127.61 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$246.37

19 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.86

vs KY average

−25.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	246.37	1,338	19thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

246.37

—

KY average9 barns · 608 hd

250.23

−3.86

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−25.54

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−127.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.71, low $330.64, median $373.98 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	2,070	127.38	2,637	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	125.39	1,866	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,119	108.85	1,218	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	956	91.29	873	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,642	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,160	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,675	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$960	1thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,434	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	266.55/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,658	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,713	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	264.75/cwt	257.00–272.50	887	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	260.23/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,017	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,003	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,249	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	253.18/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,296	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,389	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,430	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	645	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,219	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	193.19/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,422	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,606	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,033	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	1,367	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,283	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	261.95/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,318	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	263.08/cwt	254.00–265.50	1,536	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,697	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,070	127.38/cwt	120.00–133.50	2,637	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	948	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	945	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	81.58/cwt	77.00–87.00	795	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	117.69/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,257	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,177	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,150	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	125.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,866	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	995	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	1,642.28/head	1,635.00–1,650.00	1,642	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	840	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 212Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,488	120.00–130.00	125.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	103.00	103.00
3	—	975	77.00–87.00	81.58
2	—	945	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,090	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,068	114.00–121.00	117.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,070	120.00–133.50	127.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	257.00–272.50	264.75
4	350–400	391	255.00–262.00	260.23
7	450–500	473	264.00	264.00
11	500–550	512	241.00–257.00	253.18
8	550–600	586	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	630	227.00	227.00
4	700–750	736	191.00–200.00	193.19
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
2	1200–1250	1,235	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	328.00	328.00
2	500–550	503	251.00–273.00	261.95
9	550–600	584	254.00–265.50	263.08
1	600–650	640	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	458	298.50	298.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	543	264.00	264.00
3	600–650	622	262.50–275.00	266.55
1	700–750	705	243.00	243.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	1,635.00–1,650.00	1,642.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	—	1,160	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	960.00	960.00

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	—	1,000	1,675.00	1,675.00

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.