Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2022-06-20

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 20
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 153▲ 15 vs year ago 112 · +13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 23▼ 3 vs year ago 18 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 24▲ 7 vs year ago 3 · +233.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Temperatures in the mid 90's again resulted in low receipts and moderate buyer interest. All feeder calf classes were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady on a light and plain offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.34/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$151.34
54 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.94
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520151.8678953
Medium and Large 2-3600124.007441thin
One grade step is worth $27.86/cwt here — about $45 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 sale54 hd
151.34
—
KY average24 barns · 2,860 hd
146.40
+4.94
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—Average1,890108.812,0572thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39484.351,1768thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25281.851,0253thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13080.709123thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,0702thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$5601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$9251thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355198.00/cwt198.00–198.007031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430181.00/cwt181.00–181.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528171.00/cwt171.00–171.009032
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555128.00/cwt128.00–128.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565167.49/cwt161.00–171.009463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605163.00/cwt163.00–163.009863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2303171.00/cwt171.00–171.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359162.65/cwt156.00–165.005844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415165.50/cwt165.50–165.506876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415151.51/cwt145.00–155.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463160.00/cwt160.00–160.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520153.24/cwt146.00–155.5079716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573151.31/cwt151.00–151.508675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626144.96/cwt144.50–145.5090711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662122.14/cwt118.00–130.008093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775119.00/cwt119.00–119.009221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320202.00/cwt202.00–202.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440164.00/cwt164.00–164.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3453146.00/cwt146.00–146.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475164.51/cwt164.00–165.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558152.00/cwt152.00–152.008483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3627116.70/cwt110.00–119.007324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631137.04/cwt129.00–140.008657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665134.00/cwt134.00–134.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830111.27/cwt103.00–114.009244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383588.00/cwt88.00–88.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy84093.00/cwt93.00–93.007811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,890108.81/cwt108.00–110.002,0572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13080.70/cwt78.00–83.009123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24379.78/cwt77.50–82.009922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31078.50/cwt78.50–78.501,0281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40685.19/cwt81.00–87.501,1987
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,069.72/head925.00–1,185.001,0702
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950925.00/head925.00–925.009251

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.