Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2022-05-02

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, May 2
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 302▲ 80 vs year ago 143 · +55.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 24▲ 26 vs year ago 23 · +113.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 102▼ 10 vs year ago 63 · −15.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold fully steady with good demand on the higher quality individuals. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter 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 $145.98/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$145.98
79 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$813
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$326
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568146.0783075
Medium and Large 2-3349144.385034thin
One grade step is worth $1.69/cwt here — about $326 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 sale79 hd
145.98
—
KY average27 barns · 5,310 hd
149.86
−3.87
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—Average1,758107.061,8826thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36982.801,13327
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18778.329307thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05468.317207thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380192.95/cwt191.00–195.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482176.69/cwt175.00–180.008523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542171.00/cwt171.00–171.009273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568161.00/cwt161.00–161.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,1013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,0592
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added881143.25/cwt143.25–143.251,26223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2914135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2344
Steers—Large 1967129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,2523
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy238193.00/cwt193.00–193.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293159.00/cwt159.00–159.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3314127.50/cwt127.50–127.504001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337161.01/cwt160.00–163.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380167.96/cwt166.00–169.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428163.77/cwt160.00–166.5070110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473145.90/cwt140.00–148.006904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500149.50/cwt149.50–149.5074812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570141.51/cwt140.00–144.0080713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2595136.00/cwt136.00–136.008092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627137.92/cwt136.00–139.008658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682139.00/cwt137.00–140.009483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2964121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,050113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,145116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245203.00/cwt203.00–203.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325181.00/cwt181.00–181.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326200.26/cwt197.00–204.006536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379198.00/cwt198.00–198.007507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455178.75/cwt178.75–178.7581310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468161.58/cwt159.00–172.0075611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519158.61/cwt149.00–162.508237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy564157.50/cwt157.50–157.508887
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577138.00/cwt138.00–138.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610148.00/cwt148.00–148.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623125.06/cwt121.00–129.007794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662141.35/cwt131.00–145.009364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725129.00/cwt129.00–129.009351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009352
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1891
Bulls——1,598102.89/cwt101.00–104.501,6442
Bulls——2,028114.20/cwt112.00–117.502,3163
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02553.00/cwt53.00–53.005431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05168.84/cwt61.00–78.007245
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10081.00/cwt81.00–81.008911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10066.50/cwt66.50–66.507321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18679.35/cwt75.00–83.009415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31874.67/cwt73.00–76.509845
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34691.52/cwt89.00–97.501,2324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38883.12/cwt79.00–87.001,15418
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,000825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,013899.38/cwt750.00–1,025.009,1112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178886.35/cwt735.00–1,000.0010,4412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223920.78/cwt775.00–1,040.0011,2612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2621,023.36/cwt800.00–1,360.0012,9159
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,006.96/cwt760.00–1,175.0012,78814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0015,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,285.00/cwt1,285.00–1,285.0018,2471
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,8061
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,650.00/cwt1,650.00–1,650.0020,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3541,310.00/cwt1,235.00–1,375.0017,7374
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,0421

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.