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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 9

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Aug 26Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

367 head

▲ 224 vs last sale 143▲ 207 vs year ago 160 · +129.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 19▲ 44 vs year ago 21 · +209.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 14▲ 43 vs year ago 15 · +286.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week for the Labor Day holiday. The demand for all classes of feeder calves was lower mainly due to the large number of calves being marketed recently and the downward falling futures market. Slaughter cows continued to see strong demand.

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 $228.70/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −145.28 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$228.70

67 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$31.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

vs KY average

−9.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	234.35	1,302	55
Medium and Large 2-3	546	202.79	1,108	12thin

One grade step is worth $31.56/cwt here — about $194 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 sale67 hd

228.70

—

KY average23 barns · 1,578 hd

236.42

−7.73

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−9.91

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−145.28

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	1,859	156.13	2,903	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	144.00	2,054	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	133.04	1,599	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	120.68	1,338	13

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)	1,445	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,848	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$3,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,329	$2,936	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,291	$2,487	6

Every lot

74 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,111	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,240	3
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,295	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	228.11/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,243	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	235.63/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,331	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	258.08/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,471	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	232.95/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,470	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,527	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,432	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	728	207.11/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,508	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	226.96/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,680	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,832	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	791	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	244.69/cwt	244.00–245.00	893	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	222.80/cwt	205.00–230.00	954	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,122	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	458	226.70/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,038	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	242.43/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,234	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	541	211.06/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,142	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,234	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	562	177.99/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,000	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	233.58/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,338	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	216.43/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,368	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,432	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,136	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	173.19/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,327	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	324.59/cwt	320.00–327.50	886	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	966	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	401	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	966	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	260.35/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,120	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,072	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,183	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	521	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,167	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	607	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,256	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	220.70/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,404	16
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,487	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	838	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,425	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,817	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,678	148.52/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,936	156.46/cwt	153.00–161.00	3,029	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	101.31/cwt	95.00–106.00	957	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,370	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	116.72/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,335	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	142.56/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,689	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	132.37/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,579	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	142.20/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,742	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,306	137.47/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,795	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,578	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	146.28/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,149	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,877.56/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,878	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,008	2,297.52/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,298	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,015	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,090	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,331	2,564.24/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,564	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	3,097.72/head	2,400.00–3,800.00	3,098	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,498	2,983.54/head	2,300.00–3,400.00	2,984	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 143Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 19Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 14Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	205.00–230.00	222.80
3	450–500	458	218.00–231.00	226.70
9	500–550	541	210.00–215.00	211.06
3	550–600	562	175.00–184.00	177.99
3	700–750	745	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	270.00	270.00
10	350–400	365	244.00–245.00	244.69
12	450–500	458	245.00	245.00
14	500–550	509	239.00–243.00	242.43
6	550–600	561	220.00	220.00
14	600–650	632	210.00–220.00	216.43
1	650–700	685	209.00	209.00
5	750–800	766	165.00–177.00	173.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	550–600	573	232.50–235.00	233.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	320.00–327.50	324.59
8	400–450	430	260.00–261.00	260.35
4	450–500	473	250.00	250.00
11	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
14	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
16	600–650	636	220.00–221.00	220.70
3	700–750	708	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	920	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	261.00	261.00
5	400–450	401	241.00	241.00
5	450–500	466	230.00	230.00
7	500–550	521	224.00	224.00
4	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	607	207.00	207.00
1	700–750	715	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
3	800–850	838	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	261.00	261.00
4	500–550	510	254.00	254.00
17	550–600	570	255.00–260.00	258.08
11	600–650	631	231.00–234.00	232.95
4	650–700	664	230.00	230.00
19	700–750	740	218.00–229.00	226.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	463	240.00	240.00
7	500–550	545	210.00–231.00	228.11
3	550–600	565	231.00–238.00	235.63
1	650–700	685	209.00	209.00
6	700–750	728	200.00–215.00	207.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	750–800	773	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	140.00–144.00	142.20
2	—	1,035	130.00–135.00	132.39
2	—	945	95.00–106.00	101.31
7	—	1,144	110.00–126.00	116.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,469	141.00–154.00	146.28
7	—	1,306	132.00–140.00	137.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,193	129.00–135.00	132.37
1	—	1,315	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,185	141.00–144.00	142.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,936	153.00–161.00	156.46
2	—	1,678	148.00–149.00	148.52
1	—	1,685	169.00	169.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,210	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,877.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,297.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,400.00	3,400.00

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	5	—	1,331	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,564.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,535	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,498	2,300.00–3,400.00	2,983.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,348	2,400.00–3,800.00	3,097.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.