Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2023-02-06

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 6
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 80▼ 5 vs year ago 123 · −4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 28▲ 13 vs year ago 8 · +162.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 13▼ 21 vs year ago 29 · −72.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No comparison on feeder calves due to low receipts last week. All feeder cattle under 600 lbs. sold extremely well with strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-12.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $184.17/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$184.17
44 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$953
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$67.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.80
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508191.0897136
Medium and Large 2-3542157.218527thin
Medium 1-2685124.008491thin
One grade step is worth $67.08/cwt here — about $121 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 sale44 hd
184.17
—
KY average22 barns · 1,369 hd
163.37
+20.80
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—Low1,79390.001,6132thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53583.101,27610
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21180.539756thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95568.626552thin

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)1,365$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,375$1,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,0562thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)990$1,1851thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)860$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,3001thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355238.00/cwt238.00–238.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512170.50/cwt170.50–170.508733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1223
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270175.00/cwt175.00–175.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313175.68/cwt174.00–177.505502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335188.00/cwt188.00–188.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370152.50/cwt152.50–152.505641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy398189.00/cwt189.00–189.007525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448179.00/cwt179.00–179.008022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524170.00/cwt165.00–173.0089110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557165.00/cwt165.00–165.009195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582124.27/cwt120.00–130.007235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611160.00/cwt160.00–160.009784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650145.00/cwt145.00–145.009431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703134.50/cwt134.50–134.509463
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255217.00/cwt217.00–217.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330172.50/cwt172.50–172.505691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334195.69/cwt195.00–196.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340218.00/cwt218.00–218.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368218.73/cwt211.00–227.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406234.25/cwt234.00–235.009514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425203.00/cwt203.00–203.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440162.50/cwt162.50–162.507151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450194.00/cwt194.00–194.008731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480177.50/cwt177.50–177.508521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509195.00/cwt195.00–195.009937
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530156.50/cwt150.00–163.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2542180.84/cwt180.00–182.509803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580172.00/cwt172.00–172.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635157.77/cwt155.00–166.001,0024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668165.24/cwt163.00–167.001,1047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009791
Bulls—Medium 1-2685124.00/cwt124.00–124.008491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1481
Bulls——1,945110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,1401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95568.62/cwt64.50–73.006552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16383.62/cwt80.50–86.509732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21896.79/cwt91.00–103.001,1792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25361.18/cwt55.00–67.007672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40553.00/cwt53.00–53.007451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45577.04/cwt75.00–79.001,1212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57789.13/cwt84.50–100.001,4067
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2860775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29901,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,056.28/head985.00–1,125.001,0562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.