Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2022-05-23

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, May 23
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 221▲ 180 vs year ago 100 · +180.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 52▲ 29 vs year ago 14 · +207.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 36▲ 49 vs year ago 7 · +700.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder heifers less than 600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher with those over 600 lbs. selling steady. Feeder steers and bulls traded steady with a softer demand on the lightweight calves. The high dressing slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher with average dressers selling steady. Slaughters bulls on a light test sold steady compared to previous sales.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.76/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$151.76
99 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$19
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.79
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2488152.6974594
Medium and Large 2-3541134.207265thin
One grade step is worth $18.49/cwt here — about $19 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 sale99 hd
151.76
—
KY average26 barns · 6,531 hd
150.97
+0.79
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—High1,980122.412,4242thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43788.431,27119
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03479.238193thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15778.499086thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275167.50/cwt167.50–167.504611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350147.50/cwt147.50–147.505161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355177.50/cwt177.50–177.506301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383201.00/cwt201.00–201.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479166.41/cwt164.00–167.007975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525164.00/cwt163.00–165.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575161.00/cwt160.00–162.009262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2648148.00/cwt148.00–148.009595
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670131.00/cwt131.00–131.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683145.51/cwt145.00–146.009942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added698147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823146.10/cwt146.10–146.101,20232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825137.50/cwt137.00–138.001,1344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2854141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2044
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230172.50/cwt172.50–172.503971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275163.00/cwt163.00–163.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308161.20/cwt155.00–167.504962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365162.90/cwt158.00–166.0059515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2409163.00/cwt163.00–163.0066711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458159.50/cwt159.50–159.5073111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478150.60/cwt149.00–153.0072010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479142.00/cwt142.00–142.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524151.03/cwt150.00–153.0079118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579148.00/cwt148.00–148.008579
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582129.00/cwt129.00–129.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623134.50/cwt134.50–134.508386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663134.50/cwt134.50–134.508926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765123.50/cwt123.50–123.509453
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy223210.48/cwt210.00–211.004692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240177.50/cwt177.50–177.504262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270208.00/cwt208.00–208.005621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285167.50/cwt167.50–167.504772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325203.00/cwt203.00–203.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355157.50/cwt157.50–157.505592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370182.37/cwt172.50–187.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy396195.00/cwt195.00–195.007726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424165.00/cwt165.00–165.007004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466172.29/cwt165.00–177.5080310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546154.00/cwt154.00–154.008417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563139.75/cwt138.00–143.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660145.00/cwt145.00–145.009572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718130.00/cwt130.00–130.009332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761120.51/cwt120.00–122.009174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-299096.00/cwt96.00–96.009501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,980122.41/cwt117.00–127.502,4242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01570.00/cwt70.00–70.007111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04383.85/cwt82.50–85.008752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14786.65/cwt86.00–87.009943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16566.00/cwt66.00–66.007691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16872.50/cwt72.00–73.008472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43194.32/cwt92.00–101.001,3507
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44085.00/cwt81.00–90.001,22412
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,189967.64/cwt900.00–1,175.0011,5056
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,5331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265960.00/cwt960.00–960.0012,1441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0017,6691
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0171,747.87/cwt1,650.00–1,950.0017,7763
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0014,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,773.31/cwt1,650.00–1,900.0019,6842
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,425.61/cwt1,375.00–1,475.0017,3922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3171,575.04/cwt1,375.00–1,675.0020,7439
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4321,696.20/cwt1,435.00–1,850.0024,29010

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.