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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 19
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 191▲ 38 vs year ago 116 · +32.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 19▲ 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 162▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----2.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers----2.00--3.00 lower . Slaughter cows 4.00 lower and bulls 3.00 lower . Todays receipts ----179 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.71/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$138.71
57 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$239
per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2385140.005391thin
Medium and Large 1-2500139.1769655
Medium and Large 2-3695112.007781thin
One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about −$239 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 sale57 hd
138.71
—
KY average26 barns · 7,381 hd
138.38
+0.33
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—High1,44472.011,0403thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27867.078573thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15648.345597thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average88636.653256thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415152.00/cwt152.00–152.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421174.69/cwt171.00–176.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477168.22/cwt163.00–169.508025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579155.45/cwt154.50–160.0090011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720127.49/cwt127.00–128.009182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265162.00/cwt162.00–162.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334154.21/cwt146.00–157.005156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005892
Heifers—Small 1-2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450149.25/cwt149.25–149.2567210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513136.84/cwt129.00–141.0070218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574132.17/cwt122.00–135.007599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660112.00/cwt112.00–112.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695112.00/cwt112.00–112.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765111.34/cwt111.00–111.508523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875102.00/cwt102.00–102.008931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315181.00/cwt181.00–181.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370145.00/cwt145.00–145.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395175.00/cwt172.00–177.0069110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405174.00/cwt174.00–174.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2448169.00/cwt169.00–169.007576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473168.00/cwt168.00–168.007952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508155.02/cwt140.00–158.007886
Bulls—Small 1-2542132.66/cwt130.00–134.007193
Bulls—Small 1-2560132.00/cwt132.00–132.007391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567150.06/cwt137.00–153.0085111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614136.39/cwt135.00–137.008375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650131.50/cwt131.50–131.508553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2701120.50/cwt120.50–120.508451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——64541.00/cwt41.00–41.002641
Bulls——1,84387.51/cwt85.50–90.001,6132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79526.00/cwt26.00–26.002071
Cows—Lean 85-90%87332.47/cwt30.00–34.502833
Cows—Lean 85-90%89038.50/cwt38.50–38.503431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01058.00/cwt58.00–58.005861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13559.00/cwt59.00–59.006701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15946.56/cwt40.00–59.505406
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27867.07/cwt65.00–71.008573
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,8061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160800.11/cwt775.00–875.009,2814
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,095825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,0341

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.