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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 15
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
271 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 121▲ 120 vs year ago 151 · +79.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 11▼ 17 vs year ago 30 · −56.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 11▼ 21 vs year ago 29 · −72.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher and bull calves sold 6.00-8.00 higher with strong demand for both classes. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls 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 $163.43/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$163.43
149 head · 619 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,011
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.23
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2620163.851,016147
Medium and Large 2-3538132.507122thin
One grade step is worth $31.35/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 sale149 hd
163.43
—
KY average26 barns · 4,997 hd
164.66
−1.23
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—Average1,430104.501,4942thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20089.251,0715thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53586.501,3281thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09884.509272thin

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)1,110$8851thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$8201thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)830$1,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,1751thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315157.50/cwt157.50–157.504961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390197.00/cwt197.00–197.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460154.00/cwt154.00–154.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484182.46/cwt170.00–185.0088311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570171.00/cwt170.00–172.009752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,0454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669156.47/cwt153.00–160.001,0472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,3432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,002145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4533
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321174.04/cwt171.00–177.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370173.20/cwt171.50–176.0064110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429179.65/cwt173.00–180.507719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471170.58/cwt167.00–173.0080310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527163.67/cwt155.00–168.0086311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569142.96/cwt141.00–145.008134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632151.49/cwt151.00–154.009576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680166.75/cwt166.75–166.751,13472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,0244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,19715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275192.00/cwt192.00–192.005284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325172.50/cwt172.50–172.505611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382198.00/cwt198.00–198.007569
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426182.12/cwt177.00–185.007768
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476174.50/cwt174.50–174.508316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528167.60/cwt161.00–172.5088516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2598156.00/cwt156.00–156.0093310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2634145.00/cwt145.00–145.009194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675143.37/cwt139.00–148.009684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1001
Bulls——1,690115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,9441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08579.00/cwt79.00–79.008571
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11090.00/cwt90.00–90.009991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19687.06/cwt84.00–90.001,0414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53586.50/cwt86.50–86.501,3281
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28301,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.