Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2022-02-14

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 14
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
270 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 123▲ 270 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 8▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 29▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 $155.36/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$155.36
96 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$854
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.30
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552158.1687284
Medium and Large 2-3537135.7572912thin
One grade step is worth $22.41/cwt here — about $143 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 sale96 hd
155.36
—
KY average25 barns · 2,406 hd
155.06
+0.30
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—High1,65899.331,6473thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41669.199807thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26962.998007thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01357.185796thin

Every lot

53 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 1-2463179.00/cwt179.00–179.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516176.00/cwt176.00–176.009084
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540137.98/cwt134.00–140.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553171.88/cwt164.00–179.009503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717146.98/cwt144.00–148.501,0549
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2798142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,048135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300161.00/cwt161.00–161.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305143.00/cwt143.00–143.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384156.70/cwt156.00–159.0060211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2444153.30/cwt142.50–154.506819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461148.02/cwt146.50–152.506828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512149.12/cwt147.00–150.0076324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569140.14/cwt131.00–144.5079714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626138.38/cwt135.00–142.5086621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full655123.00/cwt123.00–123.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728116.00/cwt116.00–116.008442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy733129.00/cwt129.00–129.009463
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379170.57/cwt165.00–177.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400186.00/cwt186.00–186.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2444174.58/cwt167.00–177.007754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464165.71/cwt164.00–166.507697
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2503164.33/cwt164.00–165.0082715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520143.50/cwt143.00–144.007466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562159.10/cwt151.00–167.0089422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595134.00/cwt134.00–134.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619148.57/cwt146.50–150.5092015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623130.00/cwt130.00–130.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2704137.50/cwt137.50–137.509689
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2752128.00/cwt128.00–128.009633
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1131
Bulls——1,735100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7351
Bulls——1,975110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,1731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90763.34/cwt59.00–69.005743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11554.49/cwt54.00–55.006082
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11851.01/cwt40.00–58.005703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24049.00/cwt49.00–49.006081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33166.39/cwt64.00–68.008845
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43369.53/cwt68.50–70.009963
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45875.59/cwt74.00–79.001,1023
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,169.63/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0011,9895
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,187.11/cwt1,175.00–1,200.0012,4412
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2903736.24/cwt520.00–925.006,6483
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2913880.66/cwt775.00–925.008,0403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073974.48/cwt950.00–1,000.0010,4562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210760.00/cwt760.00–760.009,1961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2971,003.87/cwt800.00–1,175.0013,0205
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27751,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.008,7191
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,560.23/cwt1,375.00–1,775.0019,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,541.13/cwt1,425.00–1,650.0020,5435

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.