Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2022-06-06

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 6
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
675 head
▲ 395 vs last sale 280▲ 400 vs year ago 275 · +145.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 43▼ 9 vs year ago 37 · −24.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 56▲ 15 vs year ago 25 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last Monday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.74/cwt on 410 head.
Average price
$153.74
410 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.13
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568154.04875406
Medium and Large 2-3564122.756924thin
One grade step is worth $31.29/cwt here — about $183 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 sale410 hd
153.74
—
KY average25 barns · 4,570 hd
150.60
+3.13
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—Average1,628108.191,7616thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40885.241,2007thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20382.309907thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04568.237134thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$9662thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,163$7252thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,585$1,6751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)908$1,0642thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,177$1,4836
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$1,2595
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,055$8501thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368201.48/cwt201.00–202.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420185.00/cwt185.00–185.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483174.64/cwt173.00–180.0084413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517155.13/cwt149.00–162.0080216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy545137.00/cwt137.00–137.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574164.65/cwt158.00–167.009455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,03419
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3611130.50/cwt130.50–130.507974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625152.22/cwt145.00–159.009512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687148.60/cwt147.25–154.501,02145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720139.58/cwt135.00–145.001,0055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1193
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330162.00/cwt162.00–162.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374160.13/cwt153.00–167.005998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427163.60/cwt161.00–166.5069928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428145.00/cwt145.00–145.006216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479156.41/cwt146.00–160.5074910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481166.63/cwt165.00–167.5080150
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515154.67/cwt153.00–156.5079727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560118.00/cwt118.00–118.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566144.81/cwt134.00–148.5082027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580158.17/cwt156.60–159.10917132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2642141.98/cwt134.00–143.7591232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667147.23/cwt141.00–147.7598276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680121.00/cwt121.00–121.008231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy722111.33/cwt111.00–112.008043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753122.00/cwt122.00–122.009192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,0253
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225190.00/cwt190.00–190.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265206.00/cwt206.00–206.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338206.00/cwt206.00–206.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373185.04/cwt175.00–190.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431186.80/cwt185.00–190.008058
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3453139.38/cwt136.00–146.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485168.00/cwt168.00–168.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518163.00/cwt163.00–163.008442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523145.94/cwt144.00–148.007634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3539128.70/cwt127.50–129.006945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556153.00/cwt153.00–153.008519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595132.77/cwt125.00–138.007905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626146.26/cwt145.00–148.009167
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3648128.00/cwt128.00–128.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708116.00/cwt116.00–116.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2826115.00/cwt115.00–115.009503
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,628108.19/cwt104.00–113.001,7616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04073.00/cwt73.00–73.007592
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05063.46/cwt63.00–64.006662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,1061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20182.51/cwt79.00–84.009914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23874.53/cwt73.00–76.009232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33880.52/cwt80.00–81.001,0772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43687.13/cwt83.00–90.501,2515
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29081,063.64/head900.00–1,200.001,0642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5851,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145965.50/head825.00–1,100.009662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,163725.00/head725.00–725.007252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,232.20/head960.00–1,425.001,2322
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,055850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,336.61/head1,110.00–1,650.001,3373
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,608.98/head1,325.00–1,850.001,6094

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.