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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 1
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
237 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 123▲ 130 vs year ago 107 · +121.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 20▼ 13 vs year ago 26 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 12▼ 17 vs year ago 36 · −47.2%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.00/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$139.00
95 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$51.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2505142.0771780
Medium and Large 2-3553126.0069611thin
Small and Medium 2-3440121.005323thin
Medium and Large 369091.006281thin
One grade step is worth $51.07/cwt here — about $89 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 sale95 hd
139.00
—
KY average25 barns · 2,812 hd
132.35
+6.65
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—High1,83887.751,6122thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50957.408664thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18849.925934thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02831.773273thin

Every lot

57 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 1-2Fancy325181.00/cwt181.00–181.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398154.00/cwt154.00–154.006132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475143.00/cwt143.00–143.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505116.78/cwt111.00–128.005903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530137.00/cwt137.00–137.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568135.36/cwt133.00–140.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614130.99/cwt125.00–134.008043
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3653120.00/cwt120.00–120.007842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712132.00/cwt132.00–132.009405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-333587.50/cwt87.50–87.502931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389138.79/cwt138.50–139.5054020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423110.01/cwt100.00–119.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Full43592.50/cwt92.50–92.504021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462134.09/cwt124.00–135.0061913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3464116.10/cwt110.00–120.005395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511130.00/cwt130.00–130.0066410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575126.51/cwt123.00–130.0072710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609115.49/cwt111.00–117.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800111.00/cwt111.00–111.008881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270175.00/cwt175.00–175.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3328156.00/cwt156.00–156.005123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2349171.00/cwt171.00–171.005974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360147.00/cwt147.00–147.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006409
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415138.00/cwt138.00–138.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434152.04/cwt147.00–154.0066020
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3440121.00/cwt121.00–121.005323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460132.00/cwt132.00–132.006071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465145.46/cwt140.00–149.006765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518137.52/cwt127.00–140.5071218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587130.00/cwt130.00–130.007637
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2637118.77/cwt114.00–126.007575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688119.50/cwt119.50–119.508224
Bulls—Medium and Large 369091.00/cwt91.00–91.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715119.50/cwt119.50–119.508544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760106.00/cwt106.00–106.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280594.00/cwt94.00–94.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398077.50/cwt77.50–77.507602
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5611
Bulls——1,96084.50/cwt84.50–84.501,6561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93529.41/cwt28.00–30.502752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17253.23/cwt50.00–55.006243
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21536.50/cwt36.50–36.504431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23540.00/cwt40.00–40.004941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48054.53/cwt54.00–55.008073
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59566.00/cwt66.00–66.001,0531
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28051,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.008,6541
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,003.20/cwt925.00–1,100.0011,5672
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,160946.03/cwt825.00–1,085.0010,9742
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2738506.32/cwt475.00–550.003,7373
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960420.00/cwt420.00–420.004,0321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2868625.22/cwt600.00–650.005,4272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,104767.63/cwt650.00–825.008,4758

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.