Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2023-02-27

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 27
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 93▼ 46 vs year ago 126 · −36.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 15▲ 1 vs year ago 13 · +7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 96▲ 9 vs year ago 6 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Light test on feeder cattle. A good quality offering on all classes sold sharply higher. No trend 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 $184.08/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$184.08
31 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$47.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.16
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473186.1988029
Medium and Large 2-3590168.009911thin
Medium 1-2605139.008411thin
One grade step is worth $47.19/cwt here — about $39 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 sale31 hd
184.08
—
KY average24 barns · 5,816 hd
174.92
+9.16
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—High1,778113.382,0164thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14383.389534thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41483.231,1773thin
CowsLean 85-90%High96571.506902thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$1,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,1632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$7392thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,1851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,183$1,0682thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$1,1501thin

Every lot

45 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 1-2Fancy345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370226.52/cwt222.50–231.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added549210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2204
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255190.00/cwt190.00–190.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290205.00/cwt205.00–205.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334209.68/cwt209.00–210.007003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390203.00/cwt203.00–203.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419192.26/cwt192.00–193.008064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475179.03/cwt178.00–180.008502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515186.12/cwt185.00–188.009598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565168.55/cwt162.00–180.009526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590168.00/cwt168.00–168.009911
Heifers—Medium 1-2605139.00/cwt139.00–139.008411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270235.00/cwt235.00–235.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362232.91/cwt212.50–242.008436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405230.00/cwt230.00–230.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438195.00/cwt195.00–195.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470181.00/cwt181.00–181.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730138.06/cwt135.00–141.001,0082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,778113.38/cwt108.00–118.002,0164
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96058.00/cwt58.00–58.005571
Cows—Lean 85-90%97085.00/cwt85.00–85.008251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10071.00/cwt71.00–71.007811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15787.50/cwt84.00–92.001,0123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41389.59/cwt88.00–91.001,2662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41570.50/cwt70.50–70.509981
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0501,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2993739.48/head700.00–775.007392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,163.48/head1,125.00–1,200.001,1632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2800975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-28501,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.