Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2023-01-23

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 23
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
376 head
▲ 242 vs last sale 134▲ 142 vs year ago 234 · +60.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 27▼ 13 vs year ago 23 · −56.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 1▼ 21 vs year ago 28 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts last week however a good number was sold today seeing good demand. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher and bull calves were fully steady. Feeder buyers showed strong interest in a favorable quality offering. No test on slaughter cows and bulls due to low receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.24/cwt on 176 head.
Average price
$155.24
176 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$854
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550156.53861166
Medium and Large 2-3556133.9274510thin
One grade step is worth $22.61/cwt here — about $116 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 sale176 hd
155.24
—
KY average24 barns · 5,808 hd
155.88
−0.64
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—Average1,72098.001,6861thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53862.009532thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23360.007402thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05359.236234thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,665$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$8601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$8101thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)880$7751thin

Every lot

58 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 2-3360157.50/cwt157.50–157.505671
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415139.00/cwt139.00–139.005771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432189.63/cwt187.00–195.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470183.76/cwt173.00–190.5086418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519180.27/cwt177.50–183.0093617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530138.68/cwt138.00–140.007353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569183.54/cwt170.00–185.501,0448
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585151.77/cwt140.00–166.508884
Steers—Medium 1-2630121.00/cwt121.00–121.007622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,11422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650146.00/cwt146.00–146.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670172.22/cwt159.00–177.001,15435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2748165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2754155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1696
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,2192
Steers—Medium 1-2830134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270168.00/cwt168.00–168.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367168.92/cwt165.00–172.506204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410169.72/cwt161.00–175.0069616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473153.96/cwt152.00–158.0072825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480134.00/cwt134.00–134.006433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519164.05/cwt155.50–170.0085151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520151.00/cwt151.00–151.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577132.74/cwt128.00–136.007665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579151.29/cwt149.00–152.2587620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637151.05/cwt148.00–151.7596216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655150.00/cwt150.00–150.0098322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715141.82/cwt137.00–146.501,0144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715122.50/cwt122.50–122.508761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0753
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295196.00/cwt196.00–196.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372183.33/cwt178.00–195.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426191.54/cwt190.00–194.008165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455143.00/cwt143.00–143.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472171.50/cwt171.50–171.508093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513159.95/cwt156.00–170.0082111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574162.50/cwt162.50–162.509335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595141.00/cwt141.00–141.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605155.00/cwt155.00–155.009381
Bulls—Medium 1-2610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630131.00/cwt131.00–131.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670144.00/cwt144.00–144.009651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0625
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,72098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,6861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03064.00/cwt64.00–64.006591
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06057.64/cwt55.00–59.506113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21065.00/cwt65.00–65.007871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25555.00/cwt55.00–55.006901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43068.00/cwt68.00–68.009721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64556.00/cwt56.00–56.009211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2880775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6651,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.