Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2022-11-21

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 21
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 124 vs last sale 144▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 24▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 16▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder cattle because of the low number of feeders received due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.45/cwt on 10 head.
Average price
$132.45
10 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−15.58
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520132.4568910thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale10 hd
132.45
—
KY average21 barns · 6,214 hd
148.03
−15.58
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—Average1,90392.951,7692thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,48963.009388thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21857.436998thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04046.674853thin

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)1,293$1,51916
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,226$1,2777
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,317$1,09617
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$97327
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,109$9496
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,188$7663thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,470$1,4751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,310$1,3074thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,221$1,42840
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)946$1,2148
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,268$1,0132thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)775$1,2101thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)965$6501thin

Every lot

40 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2354141.00/cwt141.00–141.004994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473134.82/cwt125.00–140.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678123.00/cwt123.00–123.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381170.98/cwt170.00–175.006515
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,90392.95/cwt92.00–94.001,7692
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99040.00/cwt40.00–40.003961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06550.00/cwt50.00–50.005332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19155.18/cwt53.50–57.506575
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26261.17/cwt60.00–63.007723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36558.50/cwt58.50–58.507991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40545.00/cwt45.00–45.006321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43365.39/cwt63.00–67.009374
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70569.45/cwt69.00–70.001,1842
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,307.49/head900.00–1,800.001,3074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4701,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2870875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28901,055.48/head925.00–1,250.001,0554
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2920775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29451,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,458.06/head1,400.00–1,525.001,4582
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1991,466.07/head1,150.00–1,650.001,4667
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2391,467.32/head1,150.00–1,600.001,46724
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2761,426.39/head1,000.00–1,700.001,4267
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4351,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2980675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,000925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0201,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,035725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,004.16/head875.00–1,275.001,0045
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188766.34/head550.00–950.007663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2261,276.81/head1,150.00–1,450.001,2777
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,518.72/head1,075.00–1,675.001,51916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,293982.69/head725.00–1,300.0098326
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3371,107.01/head775.00–1,400.001,10716
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27751,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965650.00/head650.00–650.006501

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.