Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2023-07-17

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 17
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 220▼ 62 vs year ago 217 · −28.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 39▼ 27 vs year ago 48 · −56.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 20▼ 4 vs year ago 28 · −14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.95/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$220.95
64 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,064
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.14
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485223.991,08560
Medium and Large 2-3440175.387724thin
One grade step is worth $48.61/cwt here — about $314 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 sale64 hd
220.95
—
KY average26 barns · 6,772 hd
219.81
+1.14
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—Low1,22590.001,1031thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528100.571,5368thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22599.851,22315
CowsLean 85-90%Average98094.009211thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,155$1,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,242$1,2883thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,0132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)847$8363thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)975$1,4401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,2163thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)747$7593thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413259.48/cwt258.00–260.001,0724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468232.45/cwt225.00–248.001,0883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511248.01/cwt237.00–251.001,2676
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2286227.01/cwt226.00–230.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy356267.00/cwt267.00–267.009515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2356220.00/cwt220.00–220.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410172.50/cwt172.50–172.507071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422224.30/cwt223.00–225.009473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458219.60/cwt216.00–226.001,00613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485181.00/cwt181.00–181.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510173.00/cwt173.00–173.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512217.95/cwt212.00–219.501,11615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572225.79/cwt205.00–227.501,29213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623210.35/cwt201.00–220.001,3104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250235.00/cwt235.00–235.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270252.13/cwt243.00–260.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310216.00/cwt216.00–216.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330261.00/cwt261.00–261.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381223.94/cwt221.00–226.008535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466233.72/cwt225.00–241.001,08910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495172.50/cwt172.50–172.508541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy502243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,22590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98094.00/cwt94.00–94.009211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13591.24/cwt83.50–94.501,0365
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270104.16/cwt98.00–114.501,32310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34090.56/cwt86.50–94.001,2142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590103.91/cwt100.00–108.001,6526
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29751,440.00/head1,440.00–1,440.001,4401
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 2690688.68/head675.00–700.006892
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 2738714.49/head625.00–825.007142
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2845925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2421,287.87/head1,225.00–1,320.001,2883
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,215.88/head1,075.00–1,425.001,2163

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.