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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, May 6

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 83▲ 97 vs year ago 68 · +142.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 24▲ 18 vs year ago 16 · +112.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 6▲ 36 vs year ago 16 · +225.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. An overall plain quality feeder offering saw moderate demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and no trend 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 $253.06/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −120.92 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$253.06

24 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$53.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.34

vs KY average

−14.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	258.78	1,400	20
Medium and Large 2	560	231.00	1,294	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	205.00	1,087	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.77/cwt here — about $313 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

253.06

—

KY average25 barns · 1,144 hd

259.40

−6.34

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−14.53

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−120.92

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	1,585	148.67	2,356	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	128.31	1,802	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	115.97	1,305	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	108.27	1,110	2thin

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)	1,308	$2,543	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,841	10
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$2,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,963	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$2,746	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,344	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	302.35/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,463	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,348	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,632	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,729	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,809	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,750	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,891	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	805	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	297.23/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,070	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,195	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,315	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	263.90/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,227	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,367	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,294	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	250.55/cwt	249.50–253.00	1,428	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,563	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	235.23/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,447	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	226.00/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,514	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,198	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	304.97/cwt	296.00–311.00	1,299	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	279.10/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,217	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,229	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,494	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,441	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	277.99/cwt	264.00–284.00	1,560	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	1,603	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,542	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,699	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,569	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,245	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,631	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,764	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	108.27/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,110	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,375	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	117.95/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,320	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	105.52/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,222	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	124.39/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,648	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	132.66/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,979	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	853	1,696.04/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,696	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	890	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	930	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	975	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,425.45/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	3,043.64/head	2,350.00–3,300.00	3,044	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,806.40/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,806	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	3,114.70/head	2,300.00–3,500.00	3,115	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,082	1,766.41/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,766	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	1,872.85/head	1,600.00–2,275.00	1,873	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	2,542.68/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,543	6

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 83Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 24Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 6Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	484	300.00–310.00	302.35
8	500–550	544	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	590	293.00	293.00
1	800–850	815	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	609	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	278.00	278.00
2	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	720	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	282.50	282.50
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	465	261.00–270.00	263.90
3	550–600	560	231.00	231.00
3	600–650	615	230.00–238.00	235.23
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	295.00–298.00	297.23
9	400–450	412	290.00	290.00
10	450–500	455	289.00	289.00
10	500–550	512	267.00	267.00
10	550–600	570	249.50–253.00	250.55
4	600–650	613	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	670	225.00–227.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	362	331.00	331.00
5	400–450	426	296.00–311.00	304.97
2	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
8	500–550	508	294.00	294.00
7	550–600	561	264.00–284.00	277.99
12	600–650	617	259.75	259.75
2	700–750	705	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	260.00–286.00	279.10
3	450–500	482	255.00	255.00
5	500–550	524	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	645	239.00	239.00
1	700–750	740	212.00	212.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,196	2,350.00–3,300.00	3,043.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,806.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,262	2,300.00–3,500.00	3,114.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,696.04

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)	Open	1	—	930	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	6	—	1,308	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,542.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,305	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,269	1,600.00–2,275.00	1,872.85

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)	3	—	1,082	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,766.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	106.00–111.00	108.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,325	119.00–128.00	124.39
9	—	1,492	130.00–138.00	132.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	103.00–108.00	105.52
1	—	1,100	125.00	125.00
6	—	1,119	114.00–122.00	117.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	157.00–158.00	157.50
1	—	1,245	131.00	131.00

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.