Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2019-06-24

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 24
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
← earliestJun 24Jul 8 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 0▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light run no trends. Closed next week for July 4th.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.08/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$120.08
31 head · 591 lb average
Value per head Derived
$709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$84
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1-2
$8.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.23
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3473123.815865thin
Medium and Large 1-2616119.6973724
Small 1-2580115.506702thin
One grade step is worth $8.31/cwt here — about −$84 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale31 hd
120.08
—
KY average25 barns · 1,734 hd
126.32
−6.23
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,61585.001,3731thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52861.529402thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,61058.769462thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16644.605203thin

Every lot

46 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2453153.35/cwt150.00–155.006953
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3564111.33/cwt110.00–112.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618129.50/cwt129.50–129.508003
Steers—Small 1-2638126.00/cwt126.00–126.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728126.50/cwt126.50–126.509212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768122.50/cwt122.50–122.509412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810116.00/cwt116.00–116.009401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363126.00/cwt126.00–126.004573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415115.00/cwt115.00–115.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470122.00/cwt122.00–122.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565122.00/cwt122.00–122.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588115.00/cwt115.00–115.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618108.00/cwt108.00–108.006673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660112.20/cwt107.50–114.507413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715104.00/cwt104.00–104.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275098.00/cwt98.00–98.007351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275161.00/cwt161.00–161.004431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380131.00/cwt131.00–131.004982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428138.00/cwt138.00–138.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435127.00/cwt127.00–127.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2498130.00/cwt130.00–130.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525131.00/cwt131.00–131.006881
Bulls—Small 1-2550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576125.00/cwt125.00–125.007204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585115.03/cwt112.00–118.006732
Bulls—Small 1-2610113.00/cwt113.00–113.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633120.50/cwt120.50–120.507636
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740104.00/cwt104.00–104.007707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285093.50/cwt93.50–93.507951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,61585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16644.60/cwt40.00–47.505203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52861.52/cwt60.50–63.009402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,61058.76/cwt58.50–59.009462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2853550.59/cwt400.00–725.004,6972
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2903751.04/cwt725.00–775.006,7822
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3980475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,6551
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,055554.79/cwt510.00–600.005,8532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180648.33/cwt625.00–660.007,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220705.00/cwt705.00–705.008,6011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2720610.00/cwt610.00–610.004,3921
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2870610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,3071

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.