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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 16

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 203 vs last sale 367▲ 7 vs year ago 157 · +4.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 65▲ 22 vs year ago 21 · +104.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 58▼ 1 vs year ago 16 · −6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers due to the low number of comparisons. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. The feeder buyers showed a little stronger demand today for an average quality offering. Slaughter cows traded 5.00-6.00 lower 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 $251.74/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −155.61 against this barn's trailing median of $407.34.

Average price

$251.74

23 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$15.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.88

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	544	253.04	1,378	21
Medium and Large 2-3	513	238.00	1,221	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.04/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale23 hd

251.74

—

KY average25 barns · 814 hd

235.85

+15.88

This barn, trailing median25 sales

407.34

−155.61

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	—	Low	1,698	149.04	2,530	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,524	127.57	1,945	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	121.71	1,365	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	107.68	1,048	8thin

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)	1,735	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,110	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$2,345	8

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,138	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,442	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,322	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	615	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,248	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	229.67/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,578	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	723	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,518	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,781	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	289.96/cwt	285.00–300.00	789	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	940	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	266.58/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,008	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,109	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	223.43/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,070	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,205	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,145	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	1,296	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,348	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	643	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,382	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,481	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,741	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	769	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	258	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	815	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	729	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,018	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	276.44/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,031	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,123	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	246.06/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,038	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,271	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	249.74/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,161	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,338	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,221	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	245.07/cwt	224.00–257.50	1,397	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	222.70/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,421	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,520	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	737	185.32/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,366	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,560	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	151.05/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,553	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,460	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	89.72/cwt	81.00–101.00	807	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	113.08/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,138	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,484	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	116.07/cwt	107.00–122.00	1,291	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	130.18/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,478	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	118.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,750	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	128.31/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,944	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	134.86/cwt	134.00–136.00	2,259	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	825	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,020	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	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	1,735	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	880	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	921	2,378.46/head	2,200.00–2,525.00	2,378	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	885	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 367Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 65Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 58Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	285.00–300.00	289.96
5	350–400	378	266.00–267.00	266.58
1	400–450	430	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	468	237.00	237.00
12	500–550	515	234.00	234.00
9	550–600	563	230.25	230.25
4	600–650	610	221.00	221.00
3	650–700	697	212.50	212.50
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	370	254.00	254.00
4	450–500	479	221.00–226.00	223.43
3	500–550	518	221.00	221.00
6	600–650	643	215.00	215.00
4	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	314.00	314.00
2	250–300	258	316.00	316.00
1	300–350	335	304.00	304.00
9	350–400	373	273.00–288.00	276.44
6	400–450	404	278.00	278.00
3	450–500	462	275.00	275.00
8	500–550	503	266.00	266.00
13	550–600	570	224.00–257.50	245.07
9	600–650	638	218.00–224.00	222.70
4	650–700	694	219.00	219.00
2	750–800	788	198.00	198.00
1	800–850	820	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	239.00	239.00
3	400–450	422	238.00–250.00	246.06
4	450–500	465	249.00–250.00	249.74
2	500–550	513	238.00	238.00
3	700–750	737	180.00–188.00	185.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	288.00	288.00
5	500–550	544	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	687	229.00–230.00	229.67
1	800–850	840	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	232.00	232.00
2	700–750	723	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	203.00	203.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,006	106.00–120.00	113.08
3	—	900	81.00–101.00	89.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	115.00–120.00	118.25
18	—	1,515	123.00–132.00	128.31
2	—	1,675	134.00–136.00	134.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	128.00–132.00	130.18
3	—	1,112	107.00–122.00	116.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	143.00	143.00
3	—	1,690	150.00–153.00	151.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,110.00	1,110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,735	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	—	880	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	2,475.00	2,475.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	921	2,200.00–2,525.00	2,378.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.