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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 13
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
153 head
▼ 522 vs last sale 675▲ 16 vs year ago 137 · +11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 28▼ 39 vs year ago 62 · −62.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 40▼ 107 vs year ago 131 · −81.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold fully steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher on a good quality offering. Good demand on all feeder classes. 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 $145.99/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$145.99
56 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$844
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$248
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.01
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2585146.6385853
Medium and Large 2-3453134.676103thin
One grade step is worth $11.96/cwt here — about $248 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 sale56 hd
145.99
—
KY average27 barns · 4,912 hd
149.00
−3.01
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—Average1,890110.002,0791thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37886.481,19210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13379.068966thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16077.508991thin

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)1,400$1,2502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$1,2882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,067$1,08610

Every lot

48 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 1-2300181.00/cwt181.00–181.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455178.85/cwt171.00–180.008148
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3503152.00/cwt152.00–152.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528171.00/cwt171.00–171.009032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628153.67/cwt153.00–155.009653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677147.40/cwt145.00–151.009985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723146.54/cwt145.00–148.001,0592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2383
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285169.38/cwt166.00–173.004832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320158.00/cwt158.00–158.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373167.04/cwt165.00–169.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2406168.87/cwt162.00–170.006867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463153.40/cwt144.00–159.007106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465122.00/cwt122.00–122.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512154.50/cwt153.00–156.007918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573149.51/cwt143.00–153.008578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575124.00/cwt124.00–124.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631139.00/cwt139.00–139.008777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664140.00/cwt140.00–140.009305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715126.00/cwt126.00–126.009011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828112.00/cwt112.00–112.009272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,114104.50/cwt104.50–104.501,1644
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325187.00/cwt187.00–187.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414171.85/cwt166.00–175.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2454171.52/cwt164.00–174.007794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538160.00/cwt160.00–160.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545142.00/cwt142.00–142.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579150.75/cwt148.00–164.0087310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633134.37/cwt130.00–145.008517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655144.00/cwt144.00–144.009435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720129.66/cwt126.50–131.5093415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297582.00/cwt82.00–82.008003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,890110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,0791
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09865.38/cwt62.00–69.007182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14882.36/cwt76.50–85.509453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16096.50/cwt96.50–96.501,1191
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16077.50/cwt77.50–77.508991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37093.50/cwt93.00–94.001,2812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38084.73/cwt82.50–87.501,1698
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,004936.80/head875.00–1,000.009374
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,167.41/head1,075.00–1,375.001,1675
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502

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.