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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 19

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

229 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 102▲ 41 vs year ago 188 · +21.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 25▼ 3 vs year ago 30 · −10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 6▲ 13 vs year ago 13 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: A small number of like comparisons available due to low receipts last week but steers and heifers were unevenly steady with a few individuals selling higher. Good demand for feeder calves despite volatility again today in futures trading. Today's offering contained a few plain quality and colored calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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 $244.36/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −129.62 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$244.36

41 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$26.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.67

vs KY average

−0.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	252.00	1,361	29
Medium and Large 2-3	558	225.92	1,260	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.08/cwt here — about $101 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 sale41 hd

244.36

—

KY average25 barns · 1,192 hd

252.04

−7.67

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−0.05

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−129.62

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	1,671	158.34	2,645	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	150.40	2,016	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	143.90	1,725	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	128.10	1,343	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,803	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,705	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$2,270	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$3,200	2thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,424	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	261.62/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,227	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,423	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,293	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	525	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,187	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,568	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	282.17/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,569	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	249.36/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,416	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	236.49/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,431	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,585	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	247.55/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,651	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,751	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,990	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	298.96/cwt	290.00–301.00	807	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	896	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	329	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,036	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	904	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	390	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	979	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,034	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	247.95/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,079	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	246.63/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,162	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	229.00/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,134	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,163	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,308	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	562	225.73/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,269	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	248.26/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,408	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	225.59/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,392	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	221.65/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,494	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,629	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	758	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	886	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,013	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	414	275.26/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,140	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,315	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	253.18/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,210	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,495	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	252.06/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,321	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,565	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,448	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	234.93/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,341	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	236.32/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,501	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,573	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	227.12/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,615	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,646	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,828	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	149.56/cwt	139.00–160.00	2,233	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,344	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,298	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	139.75/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,391	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	129.37/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,364	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	118.63/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,278	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,170	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,568	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	148.57/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,777	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,656	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	155.87/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,178	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	2,389.63/head	2,235.00–2,525.00	2,390	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,005	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,120	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,823.65/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,824	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	1,954.37/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,954	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 102Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 25Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 6Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	469	260.00–270.00	261.62
1	500–550	515	251.00	251.00
2	550–600	568	243.00–256.00	249.36
4	600–650	605	235.00–237.00	236.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	510	279.00	279.00
2	750–800	768	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	305.00	305.00
4	500–550	539	291.00	291.00
7	550–600	556	281.00–285.00	282.17
10	600–650	624	254.00	254.00
13	650–700	667	239.00–250.00	247.55
2	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
4	800–850	836	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	251.00	251.00
3	400–450	435	246.00–252.00	247.95
2	450–500	495	220.00–238.00	229.00
1	500–550	510	228.00	228.00
11	550–600	562	220.00–230.00	225.73
1	900–950	915	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	290.00–301.00	298.96
1	300–350	310	289.00	289.00
3	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
14	500–550	511	256.00	256.00
15	550–600	567	246.00–250.00	248.26
4	600–650	617	220.00–232.00	225.59
13	650–700	674	212.00–226.00	221.65
3	800–850	800	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	263.00	263.00
8	450–500	471	244.00–247.00	246.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	414	275.00–276.00	275.26
6	450–500	478	246.00–261.00	253.18
4	500–550	524	240.00–262.00	252.06
8	550–600	571	221.00–240.00	234.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	316.00	316.00
1	250–300	270	328.00	328.00
1	300–350	305	332.00	332.00
1	450–500	455	289.00	289.00
4	550–600	560	279.50	279.50
6	600–650	635	232.00–242.00	236.32
1	650–700	690	228.00	228.00
10	700–750	711	219.00–230.00	227.12
1	750–800	755	218.00	218.00
2	850–900	858	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	145.00–151.00	148.57
3	—	1,203	137.00–138.00	137.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	134.00	134.00
3	—	1,397	151.00–159.00	155.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	115.00–121.00	118.63
2	—	995	137.00–142.00	139.75
4	—	1,054	126.00–132.00	129.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,900	176.00	176.00
3	—	1,493	139.00–160.00	149.56

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	2,235.00–2,525.00	2,389.63

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	—	1,050	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,925.00	1,925.00

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)	3	—	1,233	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,823.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,277	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,954.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	3,200.00	3,200.00

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.