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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

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

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 73▼ 48 vs year ago 150 · −32.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 18▼ 4 vs year ago 29 · −13.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 6 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on feeder calves due to low receipts last week. The feeder buyers are still reacting to the falling cattle futures with softer demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher with strong demand and no test on slaughter bulls also due to low receipts last week.

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 $272.10/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −135.24 against this barn's trailing median of $407.34.

Average price

$272.10

20 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$65.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.51

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	539	289.36	1,559	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	522	233.40	1,218	5thin
Medium 1-2	565	224.00	1,266	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.36/cwt here — about $293 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 sale20 hd

272.10

—

KY average26 barns · 476 hd

253.59

+18.51

This barn, trailing median25 sales

407.34

−135.24

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	—	High	1,718	158.40	2,721	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	154.03	2,267	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	141.38	1,643	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	120.08	1,220	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,243	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,060	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,825	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,268	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,428	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,682	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,848	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	232.72/cwt	225.00–240.00	780	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	251.55/cwt	250.00–253.00	926	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	398	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	927	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,331	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	553	226.51/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,253	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,421	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,384	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,423	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1-2Fleshy	825	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,584	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,005	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,784	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	755	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	780	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	339	270.80/cwt	260.00–276.00	918	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	300.47/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,127	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,304	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,296	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	254.54/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,191	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	1,531	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	233.40/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,218	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	558	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,576	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1-2	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	236.97/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,438	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	228.22/cwt	222.00–230.50	1,550	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,620	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,656	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	148.33/cwt	136.00–155.00	2,373	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,510	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	978	137.82/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,348	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	120.08/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,220	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	143.76/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,847	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	154.03/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,267	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	825	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,050	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	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 Aug 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 73Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	225.00–240.00	232.72
2	350–400	398	233.00	233.00
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	545	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	553	225.00–228.00	226.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	368	250.00–253.00	251.55
6	500–550	512	260.00	260.00
6	550–600	564	252.00	252.00
3	600–650	607	228.00	228.00
2	650–700	668	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,005	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	308.00	308.00
1	250–300	270	289.00	289.00
3	350–400	375	297.00–308.00	300.47
1	400–450	445	293.00	293.00
2	450–500	463	280.00	280.00
7	600–650	607	233.00–240.00	236.97
6	650–700	679	222.00–230.50	228.22
2	700–750	743	218.00	218.00
2	800–850	820	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	339	260.00–276.00	270.80
4	450–500	468	253.00–256.00	254.54
5	500–550	522	230.00–242.50	233.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	513	298.50	298.50
8	550–600	558	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	302.00	302.00
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	525	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	670	251.00	251.00
3	750–800	793	233.00	233.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	950	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,060.00	1,060.00

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	—	1,250	1,510.00	1,510.00

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	—	1,000	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,600	136.00–155.00	148.33
1	—	1,840	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	137.00–139.00	137.82
3	—	1,285	141.00–148.00	143.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,472	145.00–160.00	154.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	117.00–123.00	120.08

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.