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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 12
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 247▼ 53 vs year ago 333 · −15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 45▲ 15 vs year ago 22 · +68.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 32▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to the Labor Day holiday last Monday. All classes of weaned feeder cattle saw good demand this week. Buyer interest seemed to be lower on slaughter cows and bulls than in previous sales.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.45/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$159.45
103 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$811
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.52
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515160.3182697
Medium and Large 2-3400145.495826thin
One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about $244 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 sale103 hd
159.45
—
KY average25 barns · 5,650 hd
159.97
−0.52
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—Average1,657100.301,6627thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46276.811,12310
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20375.0090212
CowsLean 85-90%Low98166.476526thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,250114.001,4251thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,056$1,3108
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,097$1,21810
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,0033thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,189$9736
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,232$9697
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$7251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)950$1,4504thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)938$1,2802thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,2603thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,050$9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$8252thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,590$1,6351thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,010$1,1802thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)845$1,6082thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,161$1,5486
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,4413thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)855$9501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$8042thin

Every lot

74 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 1-2Fancy350205.00/cwt205.00–205.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405198.00/cwt198.00–198.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410174.00/cwt174.00–174.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475190.00/cwt190.00–190.009034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525184.00/cwt184.00–184.0096611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564175.55/cwt166.00–178.009905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,05212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0987
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3329151.74/cwt142.50–160.004994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2349175.00/cwt175.00–175.006118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372153.07/cwt146.00–160.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431167.01/cwt156.00–169.0072016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469166.25/cwt155.00–169.0078021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530163.19/cwt154.00–166.5086517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561157.16/cwt144.00–159.5088212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2642153.60/cwt149.00–154.0098612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650131.00/cwt131.00–131.008521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714127.50/cwt127.50–127.509105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,030120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250155.50/cwt155.50–155.503891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313200.00/cwt200.00–200.006261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2344186.20/cwt172.50–191.006416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350122.50/cwt122.50–122.504291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375182.72/cwt171.00–191.006857
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416176.71/cwt164.00–182.0073514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483166.75/cwt160.00–175.008059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512172.09/cwt167.00–174.0088111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565170.51/cwt157.00–172.0096318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3598154.00/cwt154.00–154.009212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618161.76/cwt154.00–164.001,00012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2654145.00/cwt145.00–145.009484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810121.00/cwt121.00–121.009803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009832
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,250114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58195.92/cwt92.50–99.001,5164
Bulls——1,758106.15/cwt105.50–107.001,8663
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90558.86/cwt56.50–61.505332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01970.27/cwt64.00–75.507164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18665.04/cwt58.00–69.007714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20585.73/cwt85.50–86.001,0332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21378.06/cwt76.00–81.009476
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29370.74/cwt70.50–71.009152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50478.33/cwt74.50–83.001,1788
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,180.07/head925.00–1,375.001,1802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5901,635.00/head1,635.00–1,635.001,6351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29101,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2603
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29381,279.67/head825.00–1,600.001,2802
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4504
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,050975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28451,608.28/head1,425.00–1,775.001,6082
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2855950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,473.77/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1611,548.49/head1,300.00–1,800.001,5486
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025803.66/head750.00–850.008042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0561,310.21/head1,075.00–1,375.001,3108
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,003.08/head900.00–1,100.001,0033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0971,217.66/head825.00–1,350.001,21810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,189973.01/head775.00–1,060.009736
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,232969.42/head775.00–1,100.009697

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.