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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 14
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 275▼ 20 vs year ago 157 · −12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 37▲ 52 vs year ago 10 · +520.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 25▲ 113 vs year ago 18 · +627.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers -----Steady and Feeder Heifers---Steady to 1.00--2.00 lower . Slaughter cows 3.00--5.00 Higher and Bulls 3.00 higher. Todays receipts ---330 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.16/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$128.16
50 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$11
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1-2
$25.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.92
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2502136.006836thin
Medium and Large 1-2518129.2767038
Medium and Large 2-3429113.704885thin
Small 1-2605111.006721thin
One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $11 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 sale50 hd
128.16
—
KY average26 barns · 5,465 hd
132.08
−3.92
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—Average1,57395.531,5035thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,25576.009541thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38065.429039thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average85052.504461thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428153.82/cwt150.00–162.006587
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550144.00/cwt144.00–144.007927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655119.81/cwt114.50–132.0078510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315148.18/cwt148.00–148.504673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365141.00/cwt141.00–141.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368120.00/cwt120.00–120.004422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405141.30/cwt135.00–144.505723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405112.50/cwt112.50–112.504561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464136.09/cwt134.00–140.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2502136.00/cwt136.00–136.006836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513129.56/cwt116.00–137.0066512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555106.00/cwt106.00–106.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576124.07/cwt121.00–125.0071513
Heifers—Small 1-2605111.00/cwt111.00–111.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765112.00/cwt112.00–112.008571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327171.00/cwt171.00–171.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350164.00/cwt164.00–164.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413137.09/cwt128.50–146.005664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420157.00/cwt157.00–157.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459144.43/cwt135.00–154.006635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507150.00/cwt150.00–150.007613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570136.98/cwt128.00–140.007815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Bulls—Small 1-2710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728110.50/cwt110.50–110.508045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25086.54/cwt83.00–90.001,0822
Bulls——1,788101.53/cwt96.00–107.001,8153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%85052.50/cwt52.50–52.504461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11557.50/cwt57.50–57.506411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25576.00/cwt76.00–76.009541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41366.41/cwt62.50–72.009388
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-21,0251,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs22 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2825893.35/cwt875.00–910.007,3702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28851,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0011,0631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28951,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0011,1881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29371,154.72/cwt850.00–1,375.0010,8203
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 19651,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,8911
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29751,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29851,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0401,034.80/cwt975.00–1,100.0010,7622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,0451
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,296.83/cwt1,025.00–1,550.0014,5892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1271,333.21/cwt1,250.00–1,375.0015,0253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,188.73/cwt1,150.00–1,225.0013,6472
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1721,261.77/cwt1,075.00–1,525.0014,78810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,321.56/cwt1,075.00–1,550.0015,5942
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,113.77/cwt985.00–1,225.0013,3432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2351,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0016,0551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,535.00/cwt1,535.00–1,535.0019,1111
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,4331
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3351,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0018,3561
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0015,8631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4251,460.00/cwt1,460.00–1,460.0020,8052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,5201,458.76/cwt1,375.00–1,550.0022,1732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2875888.79/cwt775.00–1,000.007,7772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,122866.56/cwt735.00–925.009,7233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,016.88/cwt1,000.00–1,035.0011,4404
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,157828.11/cwt710.00–900.009,5815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,165925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,7761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165908.05/cwt900.00–925.0010,5793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,106.25/cwt675.00–1,260.0013,69513
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3341,030.62/cwt925.00–1,100.0013,7484
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,350985.00/cwt985.00–985.0013,2981
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2735775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,6961
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2815685.00/cwt685.00–685.005,5831

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.