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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 12
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 705 vs last sale 843▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 36▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 24▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts today. Feeder heifers and bull calves under 500 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 higher with those over 500 lbs. were 3.00-5.00 lower. The feeder calves saw moderate demand on a plain quality offering. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls because of low receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.98/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$143.98
63 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524151.8279646
Medium 1-2505130.006571thin
Medium and Large 2-3608122.3174316thin
One grade step is worth $29.51/cwt here — about $53 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 sale63 hd
143.98
—
KY average24 barns · 2,757 hd
145.40
−1.41
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—Low2,03384.061,7094thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15959.616915thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,23050.826253thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04550.005232thin

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)1,380$9101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$8942thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,430$8851thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$7251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)815$6752thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,3251thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640153.00/cwt153.00–153.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2784140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2907136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2343
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3950115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305136.00/cwt136.00–136.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350166.00/cwt166.00–166.005815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433155.00/cwt155.00–155.006715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463154.00/cwt154.00–154.007136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480131.00/cwt131.00–131.006291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524138.86/cwt131.00–141.0072813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556135.00/cwt135.00–135.007518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2646130.00/cwt130.00–130.008405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725120.50/cwt120.50–120.508742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758118.50/cwt117.00–120.008982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3769114.00/cwt114.00–114.008775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,105108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305155.00/cwt155.00–155.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325177.03/cwt175.00–179.005754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382173.07/cwt171.00–175.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438160.24/cwt150.00–164.5070213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468132.00/cwt132.00–132.006182
Bulls—Medium 1-2505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528157.00/cwt157.00–157.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3553130.00/cwt130.00–130.007194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564146.00/cwt146.00–146.008236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613149.00/cwt149.00–149.009137
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630126.00/cwt126.00–126.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656136.00/cwt136.00–136.008924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3693106.00/cwt106.00–106.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708120.57/cwt119.50–126.008546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3723111.00/cwt111.00–111.008033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,79877.34/cwt75.50–79.501,3912
Bulls——2,26890.77/cwt87.50–95.002,0592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00559.00/cwt59.00–59.005931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08541.00/cwt41.00–41.004451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10054.50/cwt54.00–55.006002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19055.73/cwt54.00–57.006632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19863.02/cwt62.00–64.007553
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31041.00/cwt41.00–41.005371
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815675.00/head675.00–675.006752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135894.19/head850.00–935.008942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,380910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,430885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.