Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2022-08-08

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 8
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 163▲ 36 vs year ago 85 · +42.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 24▼ 7 vs year ago 18 · −38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 13▲ 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold 5.00-7.00 higher with good demand. Interest in the slaughter cows and bulls remained low with no trend due to low receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.27/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$158.27
62 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.04
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545158.8286561
Medium and Large 2-3450125.005631thin
One grade step is worth $33.82/cwt here — about $303 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 sale62 hd
158.27
—
KY average24 barns · 5,798 hd
163.32
−5.04
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—High1,449100.631,4583thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38583.501,1561thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27581.501,0391thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93477.447236thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)925$9152thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$1,4902thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)845$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,1751thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445175.00/cwt175.00–175.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509175.96/cwt174.00–181.008967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,0035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565168.00/cwt168.00–168.009492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295167.73/cwt161.00–171.004953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2347172.67/cwt166.00–174.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350159.00/cwt159.00–159.005571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2402167.00/cwt165.00–168.006716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478157.84/cwt154.00–165.0075410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2504161.00/cwt161.00–161.008116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577153.69/cwt148.00–157.508877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2642160.48/cwt148.00–162.501,0307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721161.50/cwt161.50–161.501,16410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730133.54/cwt131.50–140.009754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,04595.00/cwt95.00–95.009931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308190.00/cwt190.00–190.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338179.44/cwt173.00–184.006077
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390127.50/cwt127.50–127.504971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463162.43/cwt160.00–165.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478150.00/cwt150.00–150.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510160.00/cwt160.00–160.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2598150.00/cwt150.00–150.008972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640147.00/cwt147.00–147.009411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740135.00/cwt135.00–135.009991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34896.45/cwt94.00–100.001,3002
Bulls——1,650109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,7991
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91875.93/cwt74.00–77.006975
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01585.00/cwt85.00–85.008631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27581.50/cwt81.50–81.501,0391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38583.50/cwt83.50–83.501,1561
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28451,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,489.54/head1,475.00–1,500.001,4902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925914.73/head875.00–950.009152

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.