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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 4
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
634 head
▲ 390 vs last sale 244▲ 36 vs year ago 598 · +6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 45▲ 28 vs year ago 17 · +164.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 23▲ 30 vs year ago 13 · +230.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers sold mostly steady with calves under 500 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Buyers were favorable to packages and groups of preconditioned feeders. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.70/cwt on 290 head.
Average price
$151.70
290 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$17.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.61
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515152.74786273
Large 2527135.0471217thin
One grade step is worth $17.70/cwt here — about $74 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 sale290 hd
151.70
—
KY average23 barns · 7,005 hd
149.09
+2.61
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—Average1,824115.472,1065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44580.651,1657thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19171.3785018
CowsLean 85-90%High89363.585688thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362195.00/cwt195.00–195.007063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378175.03/cwt170.00–180.006622
Steers—Large 2415150.00/cwt150.00–150.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419178.03/cwt171.00–181.0074610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484172.78/cwt170.00–177.008365
Steers—Large 2495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508173.73/cwt168.00–178.0088316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
Steers—Large 2532156.00/cwt155.00–157.008308
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555131.26/cwt130.00–132.507282
Steers—Large 2570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583158.49/cwt157.00–160.0092412
Steers—Large 2600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605128.00/cwt128.00–128.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610148.00/cwt148.00–148.009034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,01324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680131.76/cwt131.00–132.508962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731142.36/cwt141.00–144.501,0415
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740117.00/cwt117.00–117.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,1243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812137.87/cwt126.00–143.501,12010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319161.59/cwt155.00–165.0051513
Heifers—Large 2365151.00/cwt151.00–151.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390174.92/cwt171.00–180.5068230
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408163.94/cwt151.00–167.0066936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462158.04/cwt157.50–160.0073033
Heifers—Large 2491133.52/cwt131.00–134.006566
Heifers—Large 2506139.50/cwt139.50–139.507066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516150.43/cwt142.50–155.5077670
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569145.13/cwt134.00–149.0082627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626142.89/cwt132.00–146.0089437
Heifers—Large 2630129.50/cwt129.50–129.508163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673135.00/cwt128.00–141.0090911
Heifers—Large 2730118.00/cwt118.00–118.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756127.52/cwt115.00–130.0096411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,0523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 2240167.50/cwt167.50–167.504021
Bulls—Large 2268163.57/cwt160.00–167.504382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2272197.49/cwt195.00–202.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313167.56/cwt160.00–175.005242
Bulls—Large 2345157.50/cwt157.50–157.505431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy349196.00/cwt196.00–196.006847
Bulls—Large 2369152.43/cwt145.00–160.005625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379188.07/cwt179.00–193.0071325
Bulls—Large 2420147.50/cwt147.50–147.506201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430179.43/cwt175.00–181.0077214
Bulls—Large 2474148.70/cwt147.50–149.007055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478166.94/cwt164.00–170.0079822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511166.50/cwt166.50–166.5085127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571152.59/cwt149.00–154.0087118
Bulls—Large 2595140.00/cwt140.00–140.008335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619146.81/cwt146.50–147.0090914
Bulls—Large 2672127.50/cwt127.00–128.008574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720131.50/cwt131.50–131.509476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770117.00/cwt117.00–117.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297090.00/cwt90.00–90.008731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,02590.00/cwt90.00–90.009231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,608112.22/cwt108.00–115.501,8042
Bulls——1,968117.63/cwt116.50–119.002,3153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75041.00/cwt41.00–41.003081
Cows—Lean 85-90%91262.24/cwt56.00–66.505685
Cows—Lean 85-90%91878.22/cwt74.00–83.007182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16070.03/cwt66.50–77.0081213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25082.41/cwt81.00–83.501,0303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30063.50/cwt63.00–64.008262
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44072.34/cwt70.50–74.001,0422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45882.97/cwt81.00–85.001,2104
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.0016,2401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2873652.15/cwt500.00–800.005,6932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,186937.20/cwt650.00–1,175.0011,1157
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190889.76/cwt710.00–1,150.0010,5886
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,262.50/cwt825.00–1,525.0014,25414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,283.14/cwt1,210.00–1,350.0015,14110
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,0301

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.