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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 8

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

510 head

▲ 328 vs last sale 182▲ 367 vs year ago 143 · +256.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 27▲ 27 vs year ago 26 · +103.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 13▼ 28 vs year ago 46 · −60.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-7.00 lower. The demand for steers and heifers was somewhat lower on an average quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

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 $242.49/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −131.49 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$242.49

58 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.05

vs KY average

−21.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	242.49	1,301	58

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 sale58 hd

242.49

—

KY average24 barns · 1,317 hd

250.54

−8.05

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−21.47

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−131.49

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	—	Average	1,473	136.83	2,015	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	125.92	1,808	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	116.84	1,399	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	101.90	973	16

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)	1,258	$1,537	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$1,317	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,389	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,176	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	289.97/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,096	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	265.43/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,035	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	313.20/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,300	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,295	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	296.11/cwt	289.00–301.00	1,368	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,319	3
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	483	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,362	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,370	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	298.04/cwt	294.00–303.00	1,574	14
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	553	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,250	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,683	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	250.58/cwt	235.00–266.00	1,453	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,386	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	266.66/cwt	260.50–273.00	1,664	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,839	37
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	668	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,503	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	249.74/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,693	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	237.36/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,733	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,762	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	212.47/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,759	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	284	288.27/cwt	285.00–290.00	819	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	296.66/cwt	287.50–299.00	976	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	288.36/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,047	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	262.27/cwt	255.00–266.00	952	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	978	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	246.12/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,029	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	270.70/cwt	254.50–278.00	1,140	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	249.80/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,152	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	246.22/cwt	242.00–249.50	1,253	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	237.57/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,361	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	236.56/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,476	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	204.98/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,289	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	216.39/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,489	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	760	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,349	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,549	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,194	1
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1-2	955	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,652	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	314	332.46/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,044	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,246	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,315	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	270.22/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,170	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,392	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,405	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,195	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,481	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,383	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,227	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	551	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,570	28
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1-2	575	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,190	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,492	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,409	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,609	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	217.15/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,572	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,523	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	985	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,330	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	132.80/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,872	7
Bulls	—	—	1,620	146.23/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,369	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	92.87/cwt	88.00–96.00	826	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	75.82/cwt	75.00–77.00	738	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	109.37/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,093	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	123.86/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,339	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	112.94/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,425	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	118.79/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,633	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	129.48/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,898	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	882	1,317.01/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,317	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,080	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	1,598.72/head	1,350.00–1,810.00	1,599	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	885	1,389.10/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,389	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 182Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 27Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 13Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	378	289.00–291.00	289.97
2	400–450	448	289.00	289.00
3	450–500	478	276.00	276.00
1	500–550	525	261.00	261.00
6	550–600	580	235.00–266.00	250.58
8	650–700	678	238.00–252.00	249.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	324.00	324.00
4	400–450	415	302.00–317.00	313.20
7	450–500	462	289.00–301.00	296.11
14	500–550	528	294.00–303.00	298.04
10	550–600	559	301.00	301.00
13	600–650	624	260.50–273.00	266.66
13	700–750	730	225.00–240.00	237.36
2	750–800	773	228.00	228.00
2	800–850	828	209.00–216.00	212.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	282.00	282.00
2	550–600	553	226.00	226.00
2	650–700	668	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	650–700	658	279.50	279.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	260.00–271.00	265.43
1	550–600	595	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	433	257.50–282.50	270.22
4	450–500	493	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	520	266.00	266.00
18	550–600	592	252.00	252.00
2	600–650	648	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	314	325.00–339.00	332.46
4	400–450	402	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	455	306.00	306.00
20	500–550	502	295.00	295.00
28	550–600	551	285.00	285.00
8	650–700	654	246.00	246.00
4	700–750	724	210.00–225.00	217.15
3	800–850	810	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	407	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	390	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	500	239.00	239.00
1	550–600	550	223.00	223.00
1	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	985	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	284	285.00–290.00	288.27
6	350–400	363	255.00–266.00	262.27
10	400–450	418	242.00–250.00	246.12
6	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
6	600–650	629	200.00–206.00	204.98
4	700–750	705	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	287.50–299.00	296.66
9	350–400	363	285.00–291.00	288.36
24	400–450	421	254.50–278.00	270.70
7	450–500	461	244.00–260.00	249.80
33	500–550	509	242.00–249.50	246.22
25	550–600	573	235.00–247.00	237.57
27	600–650	624	233.00–243.00	236.56
15	650–700	688	209.00–221.00	216.39
3	750–800	763	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	955	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	388	252.00	252.00
1	750–800	770	155.00	155.00

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)	3	—	1,317	1,350.00–1,810.00	1,598.72

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)	3	—	882	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,317.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,350.00	1,350.00

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)	4	—	885	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,389.10

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	—	1,280	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	999	103.00–115.00	109.37
4	—	889	88.00–96.00	92.87
1	—	785	123.00	123.00
2	—	973	75.00–77.00	75.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,466	125.00–134.00	129.48
4	—	1,375	118.00–120.00	118.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,081	122.00–126.00	123.86
9	—	1,262	106.00–118.00	112.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,410	124.00–138.00	132.80
3	—	1,620	145.00–149.00	146.23

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.