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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

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

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

686 head

▲ 519 vs last sale 167▲ 579 vs year ago 107 · +541.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 52▼ 5 vs year ago 30 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 19▼ 9 vs year ago 10 · −90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder calves under 600 lbs. sold sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 higher. Today's sale was the annual December feeder calf sale with several weaned packages and good quality calves in the offering. The demand for feeders was very strong with premiums paid for the weaned and highest quality calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

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 $257.19/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −116.79 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$257.19

100 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$41.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs KY average

−23.11 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	263.24	1,421	81
Medium and Large 2-3	546	232.50	1,269	17thin
Medium 1-2	515	222.00	1,143	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.24/cwt here — about $278 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 sale100 hd

257.19

—

KY average25 barns · 2,459 hd

256.25

+0.93

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−23.11

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−116.79

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	—	Low	1,679	138.41	2,323	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,366	120.10	1,641	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	114.64	1,360	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	100.51	1,121	6thin

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)	1,210	$1,975	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	341.29/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,276	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	328.01/cwt	322.00–334.00	1,332	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,241	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	459	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,547	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	318.47/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,519	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,654	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	268.02/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,399	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	308.30/cwt	303.50–312.00	1,665	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	281.37/cwt	281.00–281.50	1,632	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	270.88/cwt	268.00–273.50	1,604	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	266.24/cwt	262.50–268.00	1,667	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,608	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	260.10/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,714	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	247.73/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,791	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,709	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,876	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	238.37/cwt	237.00–239.50	1,981	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,033	15
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,102	2
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 2-3	1,160	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,960	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	338.38/cwt	330.00–350.00	907	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,119	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	334.30/cwt	328.00–343.00	1,073	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	276.17/cwt	275.00–280.00	925	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	353	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,193	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	313.82/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,158	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	280.00/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,078	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,156	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,328	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,210	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,295	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	236.56/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,107	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	269.09/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,362	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	507	232.99/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,181	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	515	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,143	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,492	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,449	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	232.24/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,317	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	239.01/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,491	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	648	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,458	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,648	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,563	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,675	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	213.52/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,633	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,753	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,881	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,980	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	282	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	998	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,128	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	335.32/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,281	21
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	285.36/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,179	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,259	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	446	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,463	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	448	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,042	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	269.78/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,279	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,488	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,293	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,502	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	286.25/cwt	286.25–286.25	1,580	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	248.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,429	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,558	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	637	234.40/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,493	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1-2	685	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,480	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	241.09/cwt	239.50–252.00	1,666	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,491	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,643	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,791	8
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,744	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,109	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	142.11/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,434	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,274	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,192	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	92.31/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,034	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	101.81/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,152	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,153	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	118.87/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,417	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	105.54/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,314	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,677	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	117.46/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,627	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	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 Dec 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 686Last week 167Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 52Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 19Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	330.00–350.00	338.38
9	300–350	321	328.00–343.00	334.30
10	350–400	369	305.00–316.00	313.82
10	400–450	420	288.00	288.00
13	450–500	456	284.00	284.00
35	500–550	506	266.00–270.00	269.09
30	550–600	566	256.00	256.00
20	600–650	624	235.00–243.00	239.01
6	700–750	712	219.50	219.50
4	750–800	765	212.00–216.00	213.52
7	800–850	823	213.00	213.00
2	950–1000	950	198.00	198.00
4	1050–1100	1,070	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	392	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	565	264.00	264.00
9	650–700	662	249.00	249.00
12	700–750	730	229.50	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	275.00–280.00	276.17
3	350–400	385	270.00–285.00	280.00
9	450–500	468	230.00–240.00	236.56
6	500–550	507	228.00–234.00	232.99
11	550–600	567	230.00–235.00	232.24
4	600–650	648	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	352.00	352.00
6	350–400	353	338.00	338.00
11	400–450	410	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
8	350–400	374	330.00–345.00	341.29
7	400–450	406	322.00–334.00	328.01
5	450–500	477	300.00–323.00	318.47
30	500–550	540	303.50–312.00	308.30
31	550–600	592	268.00–273.50	270.88
11	600–650	626	262.50–268.00	266.24
31	650–700	659	259.00–261.00	260.10
25	700–750	723	245.00–250.00	247.73
10	750–800	764	245.50	245.50
11	800–850	831	237.00–239.50	238.37
15	850–900	858	237.00	237.00
2	900–950	918	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	459	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	428	290.00	290.00
7	500–550	522	250.00–274.00	268.02
3	650–700	655	245.50	245.50
1	700–750	735	232.50	232.50
1	1150–1200	1,160	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	505	327.50	327.50
11	550–600	580	281.00–281.50	281.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	354.00	354.00
3	300–350	347	325.00	325.00
21	350–400	382	334.00–340.00	335.32
5	400–450	421	299.00	299.00
16	500–550	515	289.00	289.00
17	550–600	552	286.25	286.25
9	600–650	604	258.00	258.00
17	650–700	691	239.50–252.00	241.09
3	700–750	702	234.00	234.00
8	750–800	784	228.50	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
7	400–450	413	285.00–287.50	285.36
1	550–600	550	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	448	232.50	232.50
7	450–500	474	268.00–272.00	269.78
1	500–550	515	251.00	251.00
5	550–600	576	240.00–250.00	248.06
12	600–650	637	220.00–237.00	234.40
1	700–750	700	213.00	213.00
1	900–950	930	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	446	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	685	216.00	216.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,165	99.00	99.00
3	—	1,245	101.00–111.00	105.54
7	—	1,192	112.00–123.00	118.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,385	113.00–121.00	117.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,120	85.00–98.00	92.31
3	—	1,132	100.00–105.00	101.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	131.00	131.00
2	—	1,713	141.00–143.00	142.11

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,975.00	1,975.00

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.