Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2022-11-28

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 28
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 20▼ 135 vs year ago 223 · −60.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 23▲ 2 vs year ago 20 · +10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 203 vs last sale 210▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on the feeder cattle due to low receipts last week. Demand for the feeder calves was moderate on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $156.79/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$156.79
34 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.31
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2475158.1575132
Medium and Large 2-3380135.005132thin
One grade step is worth $23.15/cwt here — about $238 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 sale34 hd
156.79
—
KY average11 barns · 1,175 hd
142.47
+14.31
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—High1,87086.561,6195thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,67663.891,0718thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,20355.206645thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05052.505512thin

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)1,390$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)975$7851thin

Every lot

41 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 1-2430174.00/cwt174.00–174.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595154.00/cwt154.00–154.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832149.32/cwt146.00–151.001,2423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290174.00/cwt174.00–174.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330154.00/cwt154.00–154.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365167.00/cwt167.00–167.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417151.50/cwt151.00–152.506323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467144.00/cwt144.00–144.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517141.06/cwt135.00–144.007297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574128.27/cwt127.00–134.507366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640143.50/cwt143.50–143.509185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800123.00/cwt123.00–123.009841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230175.00/cwt175.00–175.004032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2284165.00/cwt165.00–165.004694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334171.90/cwt170.00–175.005745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432165.49/cwt152.50–170.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480153.30/cwt147.00–160.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529158.27/cwt155.00–160.008376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590144.28/cwt140.50–148.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670141.00/cwt141.00–141.009452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709140.50/cwt140.50–140.509965
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69874.72/cwt74.50–75.001,2692
Bulls——1,87091.69/cwt90.00–93.501,7152
Bulls——2,215100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,2151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03057.00/cwt57.00–57.005871
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07048.00/cwt48.00–48.005141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13035.00/cwt35.00–35.003961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21364.50/cwt60.00–68.007823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24547.50/cwt47.50–47.505911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53055.54/cwt54.00–57.008502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62064.00/cwt60.50–68.001,0374
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,93572.03/cwt71.00–73.001,3942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.