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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, May 13

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 165▼ 86 vs year ago 180 · −47.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 34▼ 17 vs year ago 48 · −35.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 52▼ 46 vs year ago 48 · −95.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: A low number of feeder calf receipts today resulted in very limited amount of comparisons. Today's quality was overall plain and the demand was lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $288.54/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −118.81 against this barn's trailing median of $407.34.

Average price

$288.54

13 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$26.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.79

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	290.58	1,530	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	264.00	1,439	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.58/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale13 hd

288.54

—

KY average25 barns · 475 hd

276.75

+11.79

This barn, trailing median25 sales

407.34

−118.81

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $487.31, low $325.33, median $407.34 across 25 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	1,775	159.25	2,827	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	132.15	1,913	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	118.94	1,331	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	873	92.50	807	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,650	1thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,457	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	266.03/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,516	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,616	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	232.47/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,662	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,778	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,038	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	941	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,201	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	269.24/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,376	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,391	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	234.03/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,460	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,448	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,693	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	684	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,010	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	322.20/cwt	319.00–326.00	1,228	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	414	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,035	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	267.46/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,265	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,492	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,439	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,579	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	255.90/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,617	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,597	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	226.76/cwt	226.00–227.50	1,549	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,387	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	3,286	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	739	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,382	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	122.26/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,316	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,130	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,254	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	101.27/cwt	98.50–104.00	1,320	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	137.92/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,982	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	128.30/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,958	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	885	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	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 May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 165Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 34Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 52Year ago 48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	155.00	155.00
1	—	2,010	163.50	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	111.00	111.00
5	—	1,526	125.00–131.00	128.30
7	—	1,437	134.00–147.00	137.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	79.00	79.00
1	—	810	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,076	116.00–127.00	122.26
2	—	1,303	98.50–104.00	101.27
1	—	1,055	131.00	131.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	327.50	327.50
2	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	281.00	281.00
2	700–750	715	231.00–234.00	232.47
2	750–800	773	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	260.00–272.50	266.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	331.00	331.00
7	350–400	381	319.00–326.00	322.20
7	500–550	504	296.00	296.00
5	550–600	558	283.00	283.00
3	600–650	632	254.00–260.00	255.90
2	650–700	668	239.00	239.00
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	291.00	291.00
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	414	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	473	260.00–275.00	267.46
1	500–550	545	264.00	264.00
2	650–700	683	226.00–227.50	226.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	301.00	301.00
18	500–550	511	268.00–270.00	269.24
2	700–750	710	204.00	204.00
2	1050–1100	1,058	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	264.00	264.00
3	550–600	592	235.00	235.00
4	600–650	624	231.00–235.00	234.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	247.50	247.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	885	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.