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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 5
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
843 head
▲ 755 vs last sale 88▲ 137 vs year ago 706 · +19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 22▼ 4 vs year ago 40 · −10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 7▲ 2 vs year ago 22 · +9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder cattle due to low receipts last week. The demand was moderate on a good quality offering of feeder calves. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded 3.00-4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.72/cwt on 333 head.
Average price
$146.72
333 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528148.29782302
Medium and Large 2-3519131.3568231
One grade step is worth $16.94/cwt here — about $100 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 sale333 hd
146.72
—
KY average26 barns · 8,846 hd
148.98
−2.27
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—Low1,79085.721,5353thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37056.617768thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20055.0866110
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02745.764709thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,525$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$7182thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$5851thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)870$7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)795$6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)790$5601thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,590$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,139$9574thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)930$9001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$6751thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)810$6672thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$6201thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363180.74/cwt170.00–186.006566
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395152.00/cwt152.00–152.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421170.89/cwt160.00–175.0071912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423140.00/cwt140.00–140.005923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460164.50/cwt156.00–168.0075722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528167.11/cwt155.00–172.5088237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575148.16/cwt140.00–160.0085246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630152.83/cwt140.00–159.0096340
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670149.00/cwt149.00–149.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730150.61/cwt146.00–155.001,09948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0986
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826138.44/cwt130.00–145.001,1447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2983130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2298158.00/cwt158.00–158.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329154.55/cwt152.00–162.505084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360134.00/cwt134.00–134.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364160.77/cwt153.00–164.0058515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416152.04/cwt145.00–160.0063224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455147.00/cwt147.00–147.0066927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484160.00/cwt160.00–160.0077472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3484139.92/cwt129.00–141.0067714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516142.95/cwt136.00–144.0073839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539151.00/cwt151.00–151.0081440
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590121.88/cwt120.00–123.007198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624136.66/cwt135.00–140.0085339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633120.40/cwt120.00–121.007625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682123.93/cwt115.00–130.0084510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719140.25/cwt140.25–140.251,00824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2793125.08/cwt118.00–126.509926
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2336168.02/cwt160.00–178.0056510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403168.00/cwt168.00–168.0067710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441143.95/cwt140.00–160.0063510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484149.67/cwt145.00–160.0072415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511160.41/cwt149.00–163.0082022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580139.92/cwt132.50–151.0081214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615142.96/cwt133.00–145.0087941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680139.41/cwt135.00–144.5094819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3696124.00/cwt124.00–124.0086312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712123.93/cwt118.00–128.0088210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763127.50/cwt127.50–127.5097311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2811123.00/cwt123.00–123.009985
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71381.08/cwt76.00–85.001,3892
Bulls——1,94595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,8481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98137.02/cwt30.00–40.003634
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05047.00/cwt47.00–47.004941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06854.19/cwt51.50–55.505794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20061.50/cwt61.50–61.507381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20054.37/cwt51.00–60.506529
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36865.09/cwt62.00–68.008902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37153.78/cwt50.00–57.007376
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810667.41/head660.00–675.006672
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000620.00/head620.00–620.006201
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138717.63/head660.00–775.007182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140585.00/head585.00–585.005851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,455875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,525825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2930900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,115750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,155975.54/head950.00–1,000.009762

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.