Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2022-10-03

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 3
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 265▼ 6 vs year ago 229 · −2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 45▲ 11 vs year ago 34 · +32.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 74▲ 8 vs year ago 31 · +25.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower and bull calves traded 8.00-10.00 lower. Buyer demand remained low on all feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.26/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$151.26
97 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.23
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496151.8775392
Medium and Large 2-3479140.006715thin
One grade step is worth $11.87/cwt here — about $83 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 sale97 hd
151.26
—
KY average25 barns · 3,199 hd
146.03
+5.23
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—Low1,646101.271,6674thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36469.479474thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19766.6279712
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01854.8855820

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)1,530$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$9837
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$9016
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,328$8643thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$7601thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)725$5501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,326$1,3434thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,2333thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$6851thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438171.00/cwt171.00–171.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517165.86/cwt160.00–168.0085711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577156.65/cwt155.00–160.009043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619139.00/cwt139.00–139.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659151.24/cwt149.00–152.009974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300146.00/cwt146.00–146.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368148.04/cwt130.00–150.0054510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420136.59/cwt130.00–140.005743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425152.50/cwt152.50–152.506487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464144.93/cwt136.00–146.0067210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475112.00/cwt112.00–112.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516142.34/cwt135.00–145.0073415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556142.21/cwt136.00–145.007918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583120.00/cwt120.00–120.007005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615148.00/cwt148.00–148.009107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665126.00/cwt126.00–126.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3693108.73/cwt102.50–115.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775112.50/cwt112.50–112.508721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835107.50/cwt107.50–107.508981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310150.00/cwt150.00–150.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2329166.39/cwt160.00–170.0054714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420153.00/cwt153.00–153.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422163.36/cwt160.50–168.0068920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474151.54/cwt141.00–155.007188
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475133.00/cwt133.00–133.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509152.34/cwt140.00–158.5077519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578148.97/cwt144.00–155.0086115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595132.00/cwt132.00–132.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618123.69/cwt121.00–129.007647
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668132.30/cwt125.00–137.008848
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0711
Bulls——1,780106.36/cwt105.00–107.001,8933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91438.82/cwt32.00–44.003555
Cows—Lean 85-90%98351.06/cwt46.00–57.505026
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06062.28/cwt60.00–68.006607
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18667.97/cwt64.00–71.008066
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19660.12/cwt58.50–61.007195
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23380.54/cwt77.00–85.009932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28555.00/cwt55.00–55.007071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39074.29/cwt73.00–75.001,0333
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200901.18/head700.00–1,050.009016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300983.42/head860.00–1,175.009837
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,328863.96/head750.00–1,025.008643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5301,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,275.20/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,372.95/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3732
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4701,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725550.00/head550.00–550.005501

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.