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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 28

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

272 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 259▲ 167 vs year ago 105 · +159.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 21▼ 14 vs year ago 74 · −18.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 5▼ 29 vs year ago 55 · −52.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were 7.00-9.00 lower. Demand remained good for the weaned calves and the calves in "green" condition. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $248.15/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −125.83 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$248.15

29 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$19.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.96

vs KY average

−12.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	251.52	1,357	24
Medium and Large 2-3	524	231.95	1,215	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.57/cwt here — about $141 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 sale29 hd

248.15

—

KY average26 barns · 1,668 hd

239.19

+8.96

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−12.31

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−125.83

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	—	High	1,386	140.90	1,952	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	122.68	1,773	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	118.31	1,376	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,060	103.43	1,097	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	919	$1,631	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$1,475	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,146	$1,195	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	813	$1,350	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,218	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,200	1thin

Every lot

84 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	677	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	225	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	608	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	342	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	923	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,187	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	408	263.73/cwt	251.00–276.00	1,076	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	520	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,191	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,389	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	270.88/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,528	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,663	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	256.25/cwt	256.25–256.25	1,671	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,953	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	273	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	704	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	825	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,026	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,140	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	419	235.89/cwt	232.00–240.00	988	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,162	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	460	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,040	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	237.44/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,211	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	254.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,347	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	246.99/cwt	245.50–250.00	1,371	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	224.93/cwt	217.00–230.50	1,381	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	636	198.23/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,261	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	693	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,296	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	209.06/cwt	208.50–210.00	1,459	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,611	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	890	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,558	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,075	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,892	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	205	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	584	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	698	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	700	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	883	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,080	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,291	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,085	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,187	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	293.71/cwt	289.00–298.00	1,251	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	247.04/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,144	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,357	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,194	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	244.63/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,429	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	586	224.92/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,318	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,488	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,605	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,533	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,660	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,618	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,035	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	129.18/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,660	5
Bulls	—	—	1,528	147.99/cwt	139.00–152.00	2,261	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	93.31/cwt	85.00–99.00	911	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	134.84/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,402	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	106.64/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,151	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	121.56/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,415	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	108.45/cwt	99.00–113.00	1,317	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	119.13/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,447	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	110.96/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,448	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	120.48/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,770	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	131.28/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,950	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,674.54/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	860	1,527.62/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,528	3
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	915	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	923	1,487.33/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,487	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,008	1,787.10/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,787	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,040	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,055	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,080	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,242.71/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,243	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	910	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	770	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	813	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	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 Oct 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 259Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 21Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 5Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	258.00	258.00
1	300–350	315	262.00	262.00
2	350–400	390	263.00	263.00
4	400–450	419	232.00–240.00	235.89
4	500–550	510	233.00–239.00	237.44
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
10	600–650	636	175.00–210.00	198.23
2	650–700	693	187.00	187.00
1	850–900	890	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,075	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
9	400–450	407	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	470	265.00	265.00
15	500–550	530	250.00–260.00	254.24
9	550–600	555	245.50–250.00	246.99
11	600–650	614	217.00–230.50	224.93
8	650–700	698	208.50–210.00	209.06
6	750–800	786	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	447	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	285.00	285.00
1	250–300	250	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	370	292.00	292.00
2	400–450	405	268.00	268.00
2	450–500	463	240.00–254.00	247.04
2	500–550	533	224.00	224.00
4	550–600	586	210.00–230.00	224.92
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	310.00	310.00
3	250–300	283	312.00	312.00
8	400–450	426	289.00–298.00	293.71
4	500–550	516	263.00	263.00
12	550–600	584	241.00–250.00	244.63
3	600–650	628	237.00	237.00
4	650–700	695	231.00	231.00
2	700–750	700	219.00	219.00
3	750–800	798	208.00	208.00
2	800–850	805	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	284.00	284.00
2	600–650	640	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	342	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	408	251.00–276.00	263.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	378	314.00	314.00
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
8	550–600	564	265.00–273.00	270.88
1	600–650	630	264.00	264.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	229.00	229.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	652	256.25	256.25
31	750–800	766	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	262.00	262.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	115.00–126.00	120.48
2	—	1,305	109.00–113.00	110.96
4	—	1,485	129.00–136.00	131.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	129.00–142.00	134.84
6	—	1,164	116.00–124.00	121.56
7	—	1,214	99.00–113.00	108.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	976	85.00–99.00	93.31
6	—	1,079	100.00–112.00	106.64
2	—	1,215	115.00–123.00	119.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	157.00	157.00
6	—	1,528	139.00–152.00	147.99
5	—	1,285	126.00–132.00	129.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	923	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,487.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	860	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,527.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,787.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,188	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,242.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	813	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	950.00	950.00

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	—	1,125	2,225.00	2,225.00

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	2	—	1,218	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,674.54

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