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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 22
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 202 vs last sale 271▼ 58 vs year ago 127 · −45.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 13▼ 3 vs year ago 22 · −13.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 15 vs year ago 25 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder heifers and bull calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher with moderate demand. Due to low receipts no trend on feeder steers, slaughter cows, and slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.29/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$158.29
31 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$879
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569160.4791326
Medium and Large 2-3483147.007105thin
One grade step is worth $13.47/cwt here — about $203 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 sale31 hd
158.29
—
KY average24 barns · 4,783 hd
166.49
−8.19
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—Average1,26388.971,1243thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46889.381,3124thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23682.891,0254thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95978.637544thin

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)1,090$1,2662thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$9851thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,228$1,5003thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,075$1,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,1751thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$8701thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455177.00/cwt177.00–177.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007762
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325181.00/cwt181.00–181.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2354174.00/cwt173.00–175.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388148.00/cwt148.00–148.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439173.78/cwt169.00–175.007635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465184.00/cwt184.00–184.008562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519170.54/cwt163.00–172.008856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570149.50/cwt149.50–149.508522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772132.49/cwt129.00–143.001,0234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy870130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930128.50/cwt128.00–129.001,1952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230191.00/cwt191.00–191.004391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343206.00/cwt206.00–206.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412185.76/cwt181.00–195.007653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490172.40/cwt167.50–182.508453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527172.45/cwt160.50–176.509096
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570137.58/cwt133.00–142.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590163.92/cwt163.50–166.009676
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600142.50/cwt142.50–142.508551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,26388.97/cwt83.50–94.001,1243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88574.00/cwt74.00–74.006552
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03383.25/cwt83.00–83.508602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15086.03/cwt84.00–88.009892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40568.50/cwt68.50–68.509621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50286.51/cwt83.00–90.001,2993
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29351,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,266.06/head1,150.00–1,350.001,2662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000870.00/head870.00–870.008701

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.