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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 18
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 314▲ 16 vs year ago 201 · +8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 69▲ 41 vs year ago 7 · +585.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 42▲ 21 vs year ago 7 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold steady with good demand for those calves over 500 lbs. Feeder heifers sold fully steady with strong demand. The slaughter cattle buyer's interest was low due to the overrun of slaughter cattle sold recently resulting in slaughter cows and bulls selling 5.00-7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.26/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$145.26
75 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$796
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$26.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539148.1779966
Medium and Large 2-3625128.678053thin
Large 1-2607121.507376thin
One grade step is worth $26.67/cwt here — about $62 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 sale75 hd
145.26
—
KY average25 barns · 7,012 hd
155.34
−10.09
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—Average1,770104.131,8438thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35373.2899212
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20763.3676412
CowsLean 85-90%Average98462.116116thin

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)1,155$8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$8682thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$6301thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)830$8733thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,167$9609
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$8251thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2353181.06/cwt172.00–190.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430171.00/cwt171.00–171.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440151.48/cwt148.00–162.006678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536172.00/cwt172.00–172.009228
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545144.00/cwt144.00–144.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560133.00/cwt133.00–133.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613152.89/cwt144.00–162.009372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661164.40/cwt156.00–166.501,0875
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683137.00/cwt137.00–137.009362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283182.00/cwt182.00–182.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370155.00/cwt155.00–155.005741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424150.95/cwt150.00–152.0064012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464141.00/cwt141.00–141.006544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531156.41/cwt145.00–159.0083110
Heifers—Large 1-2538128.00/cwt128.00–128.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3548135.00/cwt135.00–135.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584147.23/cwt145.50–149.0086013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611141.40/cwt132.50–150.0086410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670138.00/cwt138.00–138.009251
Heifers—Large 1-2675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718129.11/cwt120.00–131.009276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780116.00/cwt116.00–116.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-298595.00/cwt95.00–95.009361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2276183.81/cwt175.00–186.005075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325174.00/cwt174.00–174.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386171.33/cwt165.00–180.006617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421168.56/cwt161.00–174.007105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473158.00/cwt158.00–158.007475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510146.85/cwt139.00–153.5074914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563130.00/cwt130.00–130.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588147.40/cwt144.00–148.5086711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623135.38/cwt131.00–144.008436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2687129.90/cwt125.00–136.508927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790118.00/cwt118.00–118.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,13886.50/cwt86.50–86.509842
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46296.94/cwt92.00–102.501,4173
Bulls——1,954108.45/cwt105.50–115.002,1195
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94265.25/cwt61.00–68.506153
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01549.96/cwt47.00–53.005072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04577.00/cwt77.00–77.008051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18968.86/cwt63.50–74.508197
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23155.65/cwt51.00–61.006855
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34557.50/cwt56.50–58.507732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35576.43/cwt70.00–81.001,03610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045630.00/head630.00–630.006301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175868.11/head740.00–1,010.008682
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,131991.36/head850.00–1,100.009914
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,185887.75/head750.00–1,035.008884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830873.25/head825.00–960.008733

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.