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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 31
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 208▲ 5 vs year ago 237 · +2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 27▲ 31 vs year ago 13 · +238.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 16▼ 2 vs year ago 19 · −10.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 4.00 higher. All classes of feeder cattle saw strong demand on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.36/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$153.36
99 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.40
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504154.5377894
Medium and Large 2-3357131.384695thin
One grade step is worth $23.15/cwt here — about $309 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 sale99 hd
153.36
—
KY average24 barns · 3,165 hd
144.96
+8.40
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—Average1,68487.301,4705thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42465.049267thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22258.8971922
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01649.6950515

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)1,493$9872thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$9601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$7142thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$6751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)968$9372thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)870$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$7251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$6751thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435171.00/cwt171.00–171.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460164.00/cwt163.00–165.007542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520163.00/cwt163.00–163.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572158.64/cwt158.50–159.009077
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626158.71/cwt146.00–163.0099412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290163.00/cwt163.00–163.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336151.21/cwt150.00–155.005084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369150.72/cwt143.00–155.005569
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441146.29/cwt145.00–151.006459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463147.55/cwt138.00–148.5068311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511141.10/cwt125.00–142.5072120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571132.23/cwt125.00–137.0075519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625123.02/cwt122.00–124.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632141.31/cwt141.00–143.0089313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688134.00/cwt134.00–134.009224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326165.83/cwt160.00–175.505416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3339131.72/cwt130.00–137.504474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374164.28/cwt156.00–174.5061410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414169.06/cwt156.50–173.5070019
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482161.14/cwt150.00–166.0077722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523142.00/cwt140.00–145.007435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574147.83/cwt135.00–150.008497
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614148.02/cwt144.00–150.009096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2654136.73/cwt131.00–140.0089411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2707124.20/cwt118.00–126.008788
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67577.85/cwt76.00–80.001,3042
Bulls——1,69093.60/cwt93.00–95.001,5823
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94736.58/cwt35.50–38.003463
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01856.63/cwt52.00–62.005768
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06345.65/cwt44.50–47.004854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13372.06/cwt70.00–74.008162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21363.10/cwt60.50–66.507658
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24253.88/cwt47.00–58.0066912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30059.00/cwt59.00–59.007671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44566.05/cwt62.00–70.009546
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28701,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285713.57/head700.00–725.007142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,493986.56/head875.00–1,075.009872
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2968937.02/head925.00–950.009372
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980675.00/head675.00–675.006751

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.