Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2022-09-26

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 26
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 144▲ 7 vs year ago 258 · +2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 24▼ 34 vs year ago 79 · −43.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 19▲ 14 vs year ago 60 · +23.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 lower and feeder heifers traded 10.00-12.00 lower. Buyer demand was low on feeder cattle due to the changing weather's affects on feeder cattle health. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher on a average quality offering and slaughter bulls were steady an a plain offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.13/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$142.13
124 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$28
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2461145.64671107
Medium and Large 2-3536120.0264417thin
One grade step is worth $25.62/cwt here — about $28 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 sale124 hd
142.13
—
KY average25 barns · 5,188 hd
150.77
−8.64
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—Average1,62886.621,4106thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47676.351,12711
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14866.4576310
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01455.9256714

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,191$1,01410
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,096$96712
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)864$7994thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)705$7751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)955$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)908$1,2976
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,09811

Every lot

61 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370182.44/cwt172.50–185.006756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440178.00/cwt178.00–178.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485166.00/cwt166.00–166.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533166.98/cwt160.50–173.008906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588149.00/cwt149.00–149.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625149.97/cwt146.00–154.009372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660145.33/cwt145.00–146.009593
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240140.00/cwt140.00–140.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2303147.61/cwt137.00–156.0044712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359151.96/cwt140.00–157.0054616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3398125.00/cwt125.00–125.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411148.15/cwt145.00–151.0060917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469147.75/cwt135.00–150.0069321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516147.28/cwt140.00–148.0076011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3548126.00/cwt126.00–126.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574136.71/cwt134.00–141.5078522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595117.05/cwt110.00–118.006968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617150.00/cwt150.00–150.009265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630101.00/cwt101.00–101.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715111.00/cwt111.00–111.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728121.00/cwt121.00–121.008812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2272181.53/cwt179.00–186.004943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335146.00/cwt146.00–146.004891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370126.00/cwt126.00–126.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375168.94/cwt160.00–176.0063413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413175.00/cwt175.00–175.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425130.31/cwt129.00–131.005543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436160.30/cwt149.00–165.0069912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459160.71/cwt160.00–161.007387
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516160.35/cwt152.50–165.5082710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577149.45/cwt140.00–160.0086210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633142.48/cwt138.00–146.5090213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672138.42/cwt134.00–144.0093015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770124.00/cwt124.00–124.009552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44582.09/cwt76.00–89.501,1864
Bulls——1,99595.67/cwt92.50–98.501,9092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97144.39/cwt40.00–47.004315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00081.00/cwt81.00–81.008101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03655.81/cwt53.50–59.005785
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05566.96/cwt64.00–70.007063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12359.48/cwt58.00–61.006682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15074.52/cwt73.00–76.008572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15666.09/cwt64.00–67.507646
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42583.53/cwt83.00–84.001,1902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46478.67/cwt77.00–80.001,1524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50771.63/cwt65.00–75.001,0795
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2864798.55/head600.00–1,000.007994
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,096967.16/head725.00–1,225.0096712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,013.59/head775.00–1,300.001,01410
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28301,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29241,290.91/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2915
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,098.44/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0982
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,045.77/head700.00–1,225.001,0464
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1441,139.07/head825.00–1,235.001,1395
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705775.00/head775.00–775.007751

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.