Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2022-08-29

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 29
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
247 head
▲ 178 vs last sale 69▲ 165 vs year ago 82 · +201.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 19▲ 37 vs year ago 8 · +462.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 10▲ 25 vs year ago 7 · +357.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower and bull calves traded fully steady. No trend on feeder steers, slaughter cows, and slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week. Moderate demand was shown on all classes of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.35/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$166.35
89 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.11
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501166.7683687
Medium and Large 2-3398148.505902thin
One grade step is worth $18.26/cwt here — about $246 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 sale89 hd
166.35
—
KY average24 barns · 5,148 hd
165.24
+1.11
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—Average1,725111.351,9212thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40786.831,22110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22581.781,00111
CowsLean 85-90%Low95767.9465013

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)1,011$9624thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)986$87310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,5251thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,000$9752thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)854$7714thin

Every lot

60 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 1-2Fancy278201.00/cwt201.00–201.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425186.45/cwt179.00–191.007925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470176.00/cwt176.00–176.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513184.50/cwt184.50–184.509463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2592179.65/cwt175.00–184.501,06411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691177.05/cwt173.00–177.251,22320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,160113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2203195.00/cwt195.00–195.003963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280191.00/cwt191.00–191.005357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335176.00/cwt176.00–176.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335146.00/cwt146.00–146.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361177.45/cwt167.00–180.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421171.99/cwt160.00–176.0072417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460151.00/cwt151.00–151.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463180.00/cwt180.00–180.0083310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524167.83/cwt156.00–170.0087921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590162.54/cwt155.00–164.009596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667140.52/cwt138.00–145.009378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735127.00/cwt127.00–127.009331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759128.98/cwt126.00–132.009792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,130101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230202.50/cwt202.50–202.504661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278202.00/cwt202.00–202.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285187.50/cwt187.50–187.505341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335205.00/cwt205.00–205.006876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345173.00/cwt173.00–173.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384174.16/cwt170.00–186.006694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395195.00/cwt195.00–195.007706
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405144.00/cwt144.00–144.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437186.00/cwt186.00–186.008135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469167.51/cwt164.50–170.507868
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520179.20/cwt176.00–179.759327
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583164.30/cwt163.00–165.009587
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631160.81/cwt160.50–161.001,0155
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685137.00/cwt137.00–137.009382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,1034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3815115.00/cwt115.00–115.009371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,725111.35/cwt107.50–115.001,9212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93061.83/cwt55.00–66.005757
Cows—Lean 85-90%98875.07/cwt70.00–77.507426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21981.95/cwt76.50–87.009999
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22566.00/cwt66.00–66.008091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34099.50/cwt99.50–99.501,3331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41485.42/cwt83.00–88.001,2089
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2854770.79/head725.00–825.007714
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2986872.72/head700.00–1,025.0087310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,011962.02/head725.00–1,175.009624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251

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.