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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

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

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Dec 9Dec 16Dec 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 535 vs last sale 686▲ 63 vs year ago 88 · +71.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 25▲ 20 vs year ago 23 · +87.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 10 · +10.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts today. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Today's sale lacked the quality and the uniform groups that sold in last week's special feeder sale. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 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 $262.59/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −111.39 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.

Average price

$262.59

15 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$24.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

vs KY average

−22.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	267.50	1,486	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	518	242.97	1,259	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.53/cwt here — about $227 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 sale15 hd

262.59

—

KY average29 barns · 2,021 hd

257.04

+5.55

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−22.36

This barn, trailing median27 sales

373.98

−111.39

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	1,786	138.58	2,475	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	116.61	1,718	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,091	111.69	1,218	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	101.98	1,069	11

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)	1,090	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$1,673	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,125	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,194	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,329	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,591	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,423	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	304.22/cwt	301.00–306.00	986	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	336	272.46/cwt	270.00–280.00	915	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	379	267.31/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,013	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,154	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	279.92/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,170	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,213	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	242.97/cwt	232.50–251.00	1,259	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	268.66/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,408	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	267.11/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,512	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	247.03/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,514	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	216.62/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,458	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	321.18/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,240	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	393	276.25/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,086	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,124	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,270	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	294.83/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,548	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	243.56/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,291	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,650	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	241.01/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,501	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	230.96/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,554	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	693	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,518	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,730	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,656	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	918	189.78/cwt	187.50–192.00	1,742	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,242	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	147.17/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,642	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,338	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	955	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,203	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	998	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,026	115.98/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,190	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	114.30/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,193	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	92.73/cwt	87.00–99.00	995	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	95.94/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,236	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	108.04/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,559	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	116.16/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,683	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,436	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	127.51/cwt	124.00–131.00	2,010	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,060	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,393	1,673.06/head	1,300.00–1,925.00	1,673	3

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 686Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 25Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 1Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
9	350–400	393	274.00–284.00	276.25
1	400–450	405	277.50	277.50
2	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	530	235.00–260.00	243.56
2	650–700	693	219.00	219.00
2	900–950	918	187.50–192.00	189.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
9	350–400	386	310.00–324.00	321.18
3	400–450	415	306.00	306.00
3	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
10	500–550	525	289.00–300.00	294.83
3	550–600	598	276.00	276.00
2	600–650	623	239.00–243.00	241.01
2	650–700	673	227.00–235.00	230.96
4	700–750	724	239.00	239.00
1	800–850	800	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00
4	300–350	336	270.00–280.00	272.46
6	350–400	379	260.00–274.00	267.31
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	470	258.00	258.00
3	500–550	518	232.50–251.00	242.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	324	301.00–306.00	304.22
3	350–400	398	290.00	290.00
17	400–450	418	278.00–288.00	279.92
3	500–550	524	268.00–270.00	268.66
9	550–600	566	264.00–268.00	267.11
4	600–650	613	239.00–255.00	247.03
3	650–700	673	210.00–227.00	216.62
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	440	302.00	302.00
1	500–550	515	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	124.00–131.00	127.51
15	—	1,449	110.00–122.00	116.16
2	—	1,443	107.00–109.00	108.04
1	—	1,480	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	113.00–119.00	115.98
1	—	955	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,288	94.00–98.00	95.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	87.00–99.00	92.73
4	—	1,044	111.00–117.00	114.30
2	—	993	100.00–101.00	100.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,590	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,795	144.00–150.00	147.17

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	—	1,060	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	1	—	1,300	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,393	1,300.00–1,925.00	1,673.06

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.